Clarke steps up as Association of Authors’ Agents president

Catherine Clarke, managing director of Felicity Bryan Associates, has stepped up to the role of president of the Association of Authors’ Agents (AAA), praising outgoing president Isobel Dixon for leading the association with “poise, warmth, immense hard work and resolve, in probably the most challenging two years of any of our lives”. 

Clarke said: “Being vice-president for the past two years and working closely with Isobel has given me a lot of insight into what our members are interested in. I’ve seen first-hand how co-operation with other trade bodies in the book industry is vital for campaigning on all the urgent issues of our times, including copyright protection for the authors we represent, and sustainability. We’re also here to help build a truly representative and diverse workforce throughout this industry. With such an engaged and energetic committee, I am honoured to help drive that as president.” 

Dixon, of The Blake Friedmann Agency, added: “I am entirely confident that the AAA will continue to flourish with Catherine’s leadership and an ace committee team at her side. She will be a superb president, bringing to bear on this task all her insight, tact, firmness, sense of fairness and purpose.” 

RCW’s Claire Wilson joins as vice-president and Madeleine Milburn of Madeleine Milburn Literary, Film & TV Agency joins as ordinary member after the Bent Agency’s Molly Ker Hawn stepped down.  

Other current members of the committee are: Ella Kahn of The DKW Literary Agency (treasurer), Camille Burns of David Higham Associates (secretary), Sheila Crowley of Curtis Brown and Jemma McDonagh of The Marsh Agency.