Jade Kavanagh and Rebeka Finch step up at Darley Anderson

Jade Kavanagh and Rebeka Finch have been promoted at Darley Anderson Agency & Associates, expanding the agency’s space for romance, fantasy, crime and horror. 

Both are stepping up from associate to literary agent. Kavanagh joined the agency in early 2020 from Caroline Sheldon Literary Agency as assistant to Camilla Bolton before quickly taking the step up to agenting. She signed on her first author, Holly Craig, who became an e-book bestselling writer. Kavanagh is building her list of crime, horror and suspense authors. 

Finch joined DA in 2019 as assistant to Darley Anderson, supporting him across his list of brand authors. Now Finch is leading the agency’s growth in the romance and adult fantasy space, with a roster of new authors publishing in the coming months. 

Bolton said: “Every day Jade and Rebeka astound me; the passion, instinct, care and dynamism they bring not only to their authors but the whole team is phenomenal. 

“Already both have hugely impressive achievements under their belts... Jade and Rebeka aren’t just building their own incredibly exciting lists of authors but offer so much to the agency behind the scenes. From their expertise on social media to their tenacity in negotiating contracts, they bring a full package of knowledge to their authors.” 

Bolton added: “The agency is incredibly lucky to have them as key members of the team and to have so many talents in-house. We are very excited for their futures as agents and I know their authors and careers will have a huge impact on commercial publishing worldwide.” 

Kavanagh said: “Learning from and being mentored by the incredible Camilla Bolton and working closely with her stellar list is a masterclass in agenting. We’re incredibly lucky at DA to have a team around us who are relentless in their drive to foster not only an inspiring and supportive environment for our authors, but for colleagues, too. I am motivated and excited to continue to build my list of authors and champion talented, unique and entertaining voices.” 

Finch commented: “Working so closely with Darley and his fantastic roster of authors has been invaluable to my growth in the industry. I also feel incredibly fortunate to be surrounded by such a wonderful and talented team that work tirelessly to bring our authors’ books to readers across the world. Romance and fantasy fiction has my whole heart so I’m thrilled to be able to channel this passion into a career, both for myself and my wonderful authors.”