Emily Sweet is a hands-on, creative and energetic London-based agent. Prior to working as a literary agent and consultant, Emily spent ten years as an editor in trade publishing houses. Focusing primarily on non-fiction, Emily enjoys taking a personal, collaborative approach to working with authors, helping clients across all platforms and placing them with a wide range of publishers - from the major ‘Big Five’ through to smaller independents.
With a broad and dynamic UK and US client list – including journalists, chefs, academics and health professionals – Emily regularly sees her authors on the Sunday Times bestseller list, as well as winning and featuring on a diverse range of prize shortlists, including: the James Beard Awards, the Fortnum & Mason Food and Drink Awards and the Guild of Food Writers Awards, through to the Walter Scott Prize, the British Book Awards and the Victor Turner Prize for Ethnographic Writing.
As an agent working with Aevitas Creative, Emily offers the best of all worlds: an independent approach backed by a full-service worldwide literary agency – including a highly experienced team selling translation rights, as well as a specialist TV and film department – bringing all the benefits and expertise of a larger network and specialist contacts.
Emily welcomes proposals for a broad range of non-fiction, including cookery, health, wellness and psychology titles, as well as those covering history, memoir, biography, current affairs and topical non-fiction.