THE AGENCY – WHO WE ARE
David Luxton Associates is a literary agency dedicated to non-fiction publishing in all formats and media. We have been behind some of the most successful sports books in recent years, an area in which we excel, but we are equally at home across all areas of non-fiction from music to lifestyle via diverse areas including nature-writing, investigative journalism, food-writing and photography. Our client base is a dynamic and diverse mix of authors, journalists, sports personalities and organisations including talent management companies and international publishers.
We negotiate major deals for our clients and we work with established writers to build their careers both in the UK and overseas. We can provide advice on publishing strategy and we also provide a highly-effective foreign rights agency for a number of other literary agents and publishers, and secure film and television deals and other promotional opportunities for our clients.
We work closely with all our clients assisting them to develop book ideas and we pride ourselves on providing expert editorial and contractual advice, from inception to publication and beyond. We can also call on a wide range of expertise to ensure that we tailor our services to suit the needs of individual authors, whatever their field of interest.
We also have a number of talented ghost-writers and editors on our client list and we are always happy to discuss potential collaborative ventures with publishers and other agents.
DAVID LUXTON
DAVID LUXTON began his career in publishing at Sports Pages, London’s leading sports bookstore. He went on to establish the highly regarded Luxton Harris Agency in 2003 where he developed a sought-after list of bestselling clients.
He established David Luxton Associates in 2011. David’s principal interests are in the fields of sport, music, food-writing and politics and he represents a diverse range of authors including countless high-profile sports personalities.
Many of David’s clients have won prestigious literary prizes for their work both in the UK and overseas. He was recently shortlisted for the Literary Agent of the Year award.
NICK WALTERS
NICK WALTERS is a Senior Agent and Head of Foreign Rights. He began his publishing career in 2013 when he interned for various publishing houses, including Headline and Faber, whilst completing his MA in Publishing.
He joined DLA in 2014 and has built a list of high-profile and bestselling authors including sports personalities, journalists, musicians, comedians and clinical experts.
His principle interests are in the fields of commercial non-fiction with an emphasis on sport, lifestyle, self-help and leadership.
REBECCA WINFIELD
REBECCA WINFIELD provides film and television representation for DLA’s clients and oversees the negotiation of our clients’ publishing and subsidiary rights contracts.
Additionally, she has her own small client list and provides foreign rights support for Judith Murdoch Literary Agency.
Prior to working with DLA, Rebecca was the Rights and Contracts Director for Transworld Publishers (Penguin Random House).
SAMANTHA RAC
SAM RAC has recently joined the agency in the position of Office Manager.
Sam has a long history of taking care of “all things admin” in the office environment, and she oversees all of the back-office functions of the agency, including invoicing, royalty payments, website updates, book submissions and any other general enquiries that arise on a daily basis.