Reilly appointed literary agent at Colwill & Peddle

Milly Reilly has joined Colwill & Peddle as a literary agent. She brings with her a list of non-fiction and literary fiction authors, including Dr Annabel Sowemimo, Gabrielle de la Puente and Zarina Muhammad, among others. 

Reilly started her career at First Story before joining Jo Unwin Literary Agency in 2017, originally as Unwin’s assistant. She said: "Kay and Charlotte are phenomenal agents. Their transparent and collaborative ethos is a force for good in the industry, and I’m delighted to be joining their agency.

"I am so grateful to Jo and the wider team – Rachel, Donna and Daisy – for my time at JULA, and all that I’ve learnt at the company. It has been a joy and privilege to work with such intelligent and inspiring colleagues, and I will miss them very much."

Charlotte Colwill and Kay Peddle added: "We are thrilled to welcome Milly and her amazing authors to Colwill & Peddle. We have long admired Milly’s taste, her intellectual rigour, her care and her compassion for her colleagues and authors.

"She has a keen eye for talent and her dedication to her authors is unparalleled. We can’t wait to bring even more brilliant books to the market together. We’re very excited for this new chapter."

Unwin added: "Milly Reilly has been the dream colleague: she’s thoughtful, caring, conscientious and brilliant fun, and she’s the same for her clients. I’ll miss her enormously."