Meet the agent 2021

We are delighted to welcome Tom Drake-Lee, agent at DHH literary agency, to the festival for the first time.

We have six 15-minute slots available for a one-to-one with Tom, who will provide feedback on your submission.

If you would like to reserve a session, please book now using the checkout below and choose PayPal as your payment method. Then email your first three chapters and a one-page synopsis of your book to waynebh@hastingslitfest.org, quoting your PayPal confirmation number in the heading.

Submissions should be made on a word document using size 12 font, double spaced. Slots will be allocated on a first come basis and run between 3.30pm and 5.35pm on Thursday, September 23, 2021.

Tom Drake-Lee has worked in the publishing industry for a number of years and was a sales director for Vintage. In 2021 Tom joined DHH as an Associate Agent and is building a fiction and non-fiction client list.