Ed Wood
@edwoodagent.bsky.social
Literary Agent and Director of Fiction Development at The Blair Partnership.
Fiction, crime, thriller, mystery, book club, gothic, horror. All views my own.
Submissions: https://www.theblairpartnership.com/literary-agents/ed-wood/
Fiction, crime, thriller, mystery, book club, gothic, horror. All views my own.
Submissions: https://www.theblairpartnership.com/literary-agents/ed-wood/
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Ed Wood
@edwoodagent.bsky.social
· Jan 13
Literary & Entertainment Agents | The Blair Partnership
The Blair Partnership literary & entertainment agents are always actively looking for promising new writers and established talent to represent.
www.theblairpartnership.com
I'm now open for submissions at
@tbpagency.bsky.social! I'm dying to see your exceptional crime, thriller, mystery, whodunnit, gothic and high-concept book club fiction:
More on me:
www.theblairpartnership.com/literary-age...
Submissions guidance here: www.theblairpartnership.com/literary-sub...
@tbpagency.bsky.social! I'm dying to see your exceptional crime, thriller, mystery, whodunnit, gothic and high-concept book club fiction:
More on me:
www.theblairpartnership.com/literary-age...
Submissions guidance here: www.theblairpartnership.com/literary-sub...
I’ve downloaded the Frankfurt Book Fair episode of Youth to watch on the way to the Frankfurt Book Fair.
October 5, 2026 at 6:54 PM
I’ve downloaded the Frankfurt Book Fair episode of Youth to watch on the way to the Frankfurt Book Fair.
I'm just asking for a single day when I don't have to think about either AI or far-right politics in the news. Thank you for your attention.
September 14, 2026 at 10:52 AM
I'm just asking for a single day when I don't have to think about either AI or far-right politics in the news. Thank you for your attention.
Real love is my nine-year-old daughter pretending to be a candle so my older autistic teenage son can ‘blow her out’ - because he gets too pressured by blowing out real candles on his birthday cake.
September 5, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Real love is my nine-year-old daughter pretending to be a candle so my older autistic teenage son can ‘blow her out’ - because he gets too pressured by blowing out real candles on his birthday cake.
I’ve listened to some fantastic audiobooks lately - The Paper Palace, London Falling - but The Castle by jonronson.bsky.social has been a complete binge listen for me. It’s as structurally beautiful as it is humane. So clever and revealing.
Jon Ronson (@jonronson.bsky.social)
New book THE CASTLE can be preordered now! Things Fell Apart, Debutante, 🦋 Effect, Okja, Shamed, Frank, Psychopath📋, Kubricks 📦, Lost at 🌊, 🧔🏼😶🐐, Them Jonronson.com
jonronson.bsky.social
September 4, 2026 at 7:59 PM
I’ve listened to some fantastic audiobooks lately - The Paper Palace, London Falling - but The Castle by jonronson.bsky.social has been a complete binge listen for me. It’s as structurally beautiful as it is humane. So clever and revealing.
This might be the best collection of words ever.
August 2, 2026 at 10:18 AM
This might be the best collection of words ever.
Off to #TheakstonsCrime. Last year as a new agent (and old-hand ex-publisher) I arrived with just one author; this year it’s five who could make it. The family gets bigger! Can’t wait to see everyone.
July 23, 2026 at 11:55 AM
Off to #TheakstonsCrime. Last year as a new agent (and old-hand ex-publisher) I arrived with just one author; this year it’s five who could make it. The family gets bigger! Can’t wait to see everyone.
First time attending the Harrogate Crime Festival? 👀🕵️
Our latest The Not-So-Secret Agents Substack shares everything you need to know.
With special thanks to Charlotte Essex for sharing her festival insights and expertise.
Read here: thenotsosecretagents.substack.com/p/harrogate-...
Our latest The Not-So-Secret Agents Substack shares everything you need to know.
With special thanks to Charlotte Essex for sharing her festival insights and expertise.
Read here: thenotsosecretagents.substack.com/p/harrogate-...
July 20, 2026 at 3:17 PM
That was extremely familiar. Like 40 years of Deja Vu all at once.
July 15, 2026 at 9:26 PM
That was extremely familiar. Like 40 years of Deja Vu all at once.
Toy Story 5 has a basic failure no one is discussing. The first films worked for all ages, including (especially) the very young. The new film is about social media - which under 13s are not meant to have access to - and has plot points that require you to be able to read. It cuts out young viewers.
July 4, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Toy Story 5 has a basic failure no one is discussing. The first films worked for all ages, including (especially) the very young. The new film is about social media - which under 13s are not meant to have access to - and has plot points that require you to be able to read. It cuts out young viewers.
4-2
55/35
What a great week for results.
55/35
What a great week for results.
June 19, 2026 at 6:42 AM
4-2
55/35
What a great week for results.
55/35
What a great week for results.
Yesteryear really is a superb novel: clever, nuanced and deeply effective satire. The twist (no spoilers) also genuinely took me by surprise despite being RIGHT THERE. It felt completely earned. It takes elements of thriller, book club, literary, and even horror and makes them fresh.
June 12, 2026 at 9:59 AM
Yesteryear really is a superb novel: clever, nuanced and deeply effective satire. The twist (no spoilers) also genuinely took me by surprise despite being RIGHT THERE. It felt completely earned. It takes elements of thriller, book club, literary, and even horror and makes them fresh.
What a wonderful thing to do. I’ve visited the UEA crime course a number of time, chaired its annual prize and now rep one of its incredible authors. It turns out superb writers at a high level every year. Good on Lee.
ICYMI: Bestselling author Lee Child has established a professorship in crime writing at the University of East Anglia (UAE). 👇
Lee Child funds new UEA crime writing professorship
ebx.sh
May 24, 2026 at 8:13 PM
What a wonderful thing to do. I’ve visited the UEA crime course a number of time, chaired its annual prize and now rep one of its incredible authors. It turns out superb writers at a high level every year. Good on Lee.
What NOT to do when you're submitting. My new Substack on easy mistakes to avoid when querying. thenotsosecretagents.substack.com?utm_source=n...
The Not-So-Secret Agents | Substack
Lifting the lid on the publishing industry, because open books are better than closed ones. Written by the expert team at The Blair Partnership literary agency. Click to read The Not-So-Secret Agents,...
thenotsosecretagents.substack.com
May 19, 2026 at 2:08 PM
What NOT to do when you're submitting. My new Substack on easy mistakes to avoid when querying. thenotsosecretagents.substack.com?utm_source=n...
I'm judging a short story competition for @bmthwritingfest.bsky.social - deluge them with your masterpieces.
Writing Competition NOW live. Accepting submissions for short stories and poems.
Judges @edwoodagent.bsky.social and Matthew West from Artfulscribe, supporting charity Roots & Shoots.
Early bird 20% discount ends on 31st May
Find out more: www.bournemouthwritingfestival.co.uk/2027-writing...
Judges @edwoodagent.bsky.social and Matthew West from Artfulscribe, supporting charity Roots & Shoots.
Early bird 20% discount ends on 31st May
Find out more: www.bournemouthwritingfestival.co.uk/2027-writing...
May 18, 2026 at 3:05 PM
I'm judging a short story competition for @bmthwritingfest.bsky.social - deluge them with your masterpieces.
One of my favourite places. Thrilled to be back and endangering my luggage weight limit with new books.
April 12, 2026 at 3:59 PM
One of my favourite places. Thrilled to be back and endangering my luggage weight limit with new books.
First marathon down. Would never have believed my PE-loathing self could have done something like this one day. Thank you @coachbennett.bsky.social, couldn't have done it without you in my ear.
April 7, 2026 at 4:37 PM
First marathon down. Would never have believed my PE-loathing self could have done something like this one day. Thank you @coachbennett.bsky.social, couldn't have done it without you in my ear.
This is excellent news, it was a terrible proposal that pretty much the entire publishing industry was against.
Fantastic news in the UK today - the government has apparently ditched its plan to force creatives to 'opt out' if they don't want AI companies training on their life's work.
www.thetimes.com/uk/technolog...
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March 17, 2026 at 10:24 PM
This is excellent news, it was a terrible proposal that pretty much the entire publishing industry was against.
I'm inordinately proud of my awesome colleague @hatteatime.bsky.social for being shortlisted as Literary Agent of the Year at this year's British Book Awards. She is one of the smartest agents in the whole industry, and any author would be lucky to have her represent them.
March 13, 2026 at 12:23 PM
I'm inordinately proud of my awesome colleague @hatteatime.bsky.social for being shortlisted as Literary Agent of the Year at this year's British Book Awards. She is one of the smartest agents in the whole industry, and any author would be lucky to have her represent them.
@ferguscraig.bsky.social Alert! The new series of Married at First Sight Australia is live.
March 11, 2026 at 9:18 PM
@ferguscraig.bsky.social Alert! The new series of Married at First Sight Australia is live.
Our latest Not-So-Secret Agents Substack, by me - 'What agents and editors REALLY mean in their rejection letters' open.substack.com/pub/thenotso...
What agents and editors REALLY mean in their rejection letters
by Ed Wood
open.substack.com
February 17, 2026 at 12:13 PM
Our latest Not-So-Secret Agents Substack, by me - 'What agents and editors REALLY mean in their rejection letters' open.substack.com/pub/thenotso...
Really proud of this guy, one of the absolute finest UK crime writers around. I was his publisher for a decade and the books were unbelivably good right from the first draft every single time. Billingham is the best.
Mark Billingham has been awarded the Crime Writers’ Association Diamond Dagger, sponsored by Karen Baugh Menuhin 👇 #BookSky
Mark Billingham receives CWA Diamond Dagger
ebx.sh
January 29, 2026 at 10:58 AM
Really proud of this guy, one of the absolute finest UK crime writers around. I was his publisher for a decade and the books were unbelivably good right from the first draft every single time. Billingham is the best.
Best possible result. I feel like we gazed into Stephen’s soul - and found nothing but goodness. #TheTraitors
January 23, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Best possible result. I feel like we gazed into Stephen’s soul - and found nothing but goodness. #TheTraitors
What am I and other Blair Partnership agents looking for this year? Find out on our Substack! For me, it's all about mystery and emotion...
thenotsosecretagents.substack.com/p/what-novel...
thenotsosecretagents.substack.com/p/what-novel...
What novels are we looking for in 2026?
Three of our agents share the projects they'd love you to send them...
thenotsosecretagents.substack.com
January 23, 2026 at 12:34 PM
What am I and other Blair Partnership agents looking for this year? Find out on our Substack! For me, it's all about mystery and emotion...
thenotsosecretagents.substack.com/p/what-novel...
thenotsosecretagents.substack.com/p/what-novel...
Harriet giving it full Liam Neeson in Taken is everything. I knew she’d be good, but what a dream. #TheTraitors
January 14, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Harriet giving it full Liam Neeson in Taken is everything. I knew she’d be good, but what a dream. #TheTraitors
It's my one year anniversary of starting as an agent at The Blair Partnership. I'm proud to have found fantastic authors and wonderful homes for them, and I have some AMAZING books going out on submission in the coming months. Roll on 2026.
January 7, 2026 at 4:08 PM
It's my one year anniversary of starting as an agent at The Blair Partnership. I'm proud to have found fantastic authors and wonderful homes for them, and I have some AMAZING books going out on submission in the coming months. Roll on 2026.