The Darley Anderson Children’s Book Agency Ltd. is home to bestselling and award-winning authors including Cathy Cassidy, A. M. Howell, Beth Reekles and Polly Ho-Yen.

The Agency specialises in nurturing and developing children’s authors at every step of their careers, from spotting new talent to guiding and supporting some of our brightest literary stars.

We’re looking for new talent!

Have you written the next children’s bestseller? We’re always looking for new authors to join our list and we welcome submissions. Please click here for our full submission guidelines.

Darley and the team are the best agents ever... and the cleverest, kindest and most caring too. They're fab!

Cathy Cassidy

A warm, bright, friendly team who really champion my books. I know I'm in good hands!

Beth Reekles

Winnie-the-Pooh Meets The King by Jane Riordan

Winnie-the-Pooh Meets The Queen by Jane Riordan

Mysteries at Sea: Peril on the Atlantic by A.M. Howell

Bumble and Snug and the Angry Pirates by Mark Bradley

Bumble and Snug and the Excited Unicorn by Mark Bradley

Bumble and Snug and the Shy Ghost by Mark Bradley

Link to article - Call Of The Titanic out now!

Lindsay Galvin

Joyce Efia Harmer

Link to article - Cosima Unfortunate flies to the selves!

Laura Noakes

Link to article - Sirdeshpande teams up with EmpathyLab!

Rashmi Sirdeshpande

Link to article - Be More Dog out today!

Caroline Crowe

Link to article - Harvey Small returns to the shelves!

Hannah Moffatt

Beth Reekles

Link to article - Meet Harriet Hound, the world's happiest superhero!

Kate Foster

Link to article - New Winnie-the-Pooh title out for Riordan!

Jane Riordan

Link to article - Publication day for Harman's latest non-fiction title

Alice Harman

Gina Blaxill

Ellie Robinson

Nick Sheridan

Link to article - Mr Leopard's Bookshop Out Today!

Alexa Brown

Link to article - Return to Little Spellshire with Diary of an Accidental Witch 4

Perdita & Honor Cargill

Link to article - Villains Academy makes its debut!

Ryan Hammond

Ayaan Mohamud

Catherine Jacob

@DA_Childrens RT @RashmiWriting: Can’t believe I almost missed this but GUESS WHAT! Dadaji’s Paintbrush - words by me and art by the amazing Ruchi Mhasan…

Our Journal...

Friday 10th February

As a reader and an agent, I am on the hunt for commercial romantic fiction, specifically for BookTok hungry new adult/20+ markets. I want books with romance at the very heart of the narrative. Messy, cheesy, heartbreaking,...

Thursday 2nd February

My interests lie in rom-com, love stories, commercial historical fiction, book club, and in female-driven novels with a slightly darker edge. Across all of these I am always looking for a strong hook – a set-up that...