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“Alexandra Levick is currently CLOSED to unsolicited queries. ABOUT WRITERS HOUSE Writers House was founded in 1973 with a vision for a new kind of…”
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“ASH Literary is a Children’s & YA focused agency set up in 2020 by Alice Sutherland-Hawes.”
Ashlee MacCallumopen · confirmed 3w
“Ashlee MacCallum joined Howland Literary after interning at Triada US. Originally from Glasgow, Scotland, Ashlee is passionate about championing…”