Simons and Heathfield launch Greenstone Literary Agency

Tanera Simons and Laura Heathfield, both previously of Darley Anderson and Associates, have launched Greenstone Literary Agency. 

Greenstone Literary will specialise in commercial fiction including romance, rom-com, crime & thriller, and book club fiction, as well as select non-fiction. The name Greenstone is inspired by Greenstone Point, a place of personal connection to Tanera that also reflects the agency’s ethos of providing a strong and constant foundation for authors while remaining dynamic and adaptive to the changing market.

Greenstone launches with 15 authors including Sunday Times bestsellers Beth O’Leary and Sally Page and Radio 2 Bookclub pick, Tammye Huf. Sophie White, Mandy Baggot, Emma Steele, Ally Zetterberg, Claire McCauley, Kate Smith and Claire Frost also join Simons and Heathfield at their new venture.

Heathfield said: "First and foremost we believe in the power of stories to unite, inform, and inspire. Our motto is ‘Strength is Stories’ and we are open to submissions and actively searching new talented storytellers to join the Greenstone list of authors."

Simons said: "We are so excited to be embarking on this new venture and for our authors to be joining Greenstone Literary. We aim to continually innovate in how we work with authors and publishers; and to provide an approachable and comprehensive service, keeping our clients at the heart of everything we do. We look forward to a successful future at Greenstone."