Helen Lane

Helen Lane is an agent with the Ki Agency. She is also a developmental editor. She has a BSc in Environmental Science from the University of East Anglia and a postgrad qualification in Acoustics. She lives in London with her family and the world’s naughtiest cocker spaniel.

Helen represents (Adult) Fantasy, Sci Fi, Horror, Romance, Action & Adventure, & Thrillers. She also represents select YA Fantasy.

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I will be open to queries from the 1^st April. This will be through QM unless I personally request an email from an author. All unsolicited emails regarding queries will be deleted. I am not yet sure how long I will be open as it will depend on the number of queries I receive and my workload. I will try and give at least a weeks’ notice before I close though.

I am not open to all of my usual genres so please check the information below. I always remind people that I don’t like affairs or abuse in books (my husband likes me to add here that this is nothing to do with him, I just don’t like sad stories) but otherwise I am open to pretty much anything content wise. I am drawn to the weird though and my list is full of genre blends and authors who aren’t easily categorised. So if you have struggled to pitch something, it is likely a fit for me.

Books I’ve recently lost my mind over (that I don’t represent): Play Nice by Rachel Harrison, Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor, Dresden Files by Jim Butcher, The Villa, Once Beloved and Escape Velocity by Victor Manibo, First Sign of Danger by Kelley Armstrong, Eternal Ruin by Tigest Girma, Empire of the Dawn by Jay Kristoff, Bloom by Delilah S. Dawson, The Dark Olympus Series by Katee Robert, Savage Blooms by S.T. Gibson, Accomplice to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer, Voyage of the Damned by Francis White, Love and other conspiracies by Mallory Marlowe, Diavola by Jennifer Marie Thorne, and Don’t Let the Forest In by C.G. Drews.

To make querying more accessible I do not require personalisation in a query letter or a synopsis. But if you have one already, please include it.

I AM open to all Fantasy EXCEPT romantasy at this time. I love romance but I need the fantasy to be more important and strong world building is vital.

I AM always obsessed with paranormal romance/ urban fantasy. I would love something that’s helping people/ crime/ detective element like Harry Dresden or something like the Mercy Thompson series. The important bit is characters that I can return to book after book.

I AM open to all horror as long as it doesn’t focus on abuse. I’d love a horror romance.

I AM actively seeking high heat romance in the form of the Salacious Players Club/ monster romance. But otherwise I am unlikely to request romance unless it really catches my eye.

I am NOT opening to sci fi, but if you have sci fi horror just put it under horror for me on QM. Parasites and space monsters make me particularly happy! I love military sci fi. Same for anything with monsters. If you have a tentacle or a toothy sea creature in your book, I am probably the agent for you.

I am NOT open to YA.

I AM open to thrillers and action and adventure. However, I am less likely to take on psychological or crime thrillers. But I AM always on the lookout for an Action and Adventure series along the lines of Cliver Cussler’s Numa series or James Rollins Sigma Series.

I am NOT open to anthologies or novellas.

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Submission Guidelines

Submissions should be emailed to https://QueryManager.com/HelenLane

10 pages, query letter, and optional synopsis to QM.