Dodd steps up at ASH Literary

Agency assistant at Saffron Dodd is being promoted to associate agent at ASH Literary, focusing on middle-grade and YA titles.

Taking up the new role on 1st January 2023, Dodd will be building her own list, prioritising UK creators, alongside agency founder Alice Sutherland-Hawes.

Sutherland-Hawes said: “Saffron joined the agency at the start of 2022 and has made a lasting impact on our clients and the work we do. Her passion and joy for the work has been wonderful to witness and I am so excited for her future with the agency. I can’t wait to welcome her clients to ASH Literary.”

Dodd will join Sutherland-Hawes at Bologna 2023 and is actively looking for writers to start her list. She is particularly seeking middle-grade fantasy, contemporary, and YA fantasy.

“I’m so excited to be stepping into this new role at ASH Literary," Dodd said. "Since I joined the agency Alice has been an amazing mentor and I’ve loved learning from her, working with her, and assisting with her brilliant list of clients. I can’t wait to get started building my own list and continuing my development as an agent.”