Prior to launching his own agency, Stuart worked for 12 years as a Literary Agent at Metrostar, representing authors, brands and TV production companies. Before that he spent 20 years as a Commissioning Editor and Editorial Director at a variety of highly regarded non-fiction publishers including Conran Octopus, Cassell, Pavilion, Aurum Press and BBC Books.
As both an agent and an editor, Stuart has worked on high-profile, best-selling titles with leading writers, TV personalities and influencers, including David Attenborough, Alan Sugar, Monty Don, Alan Titchmarsh and Terence Conran. He has handled numerous tie-in books for TV series including The Great British Bake Off, The Great British Sewing Bee, Call the Midwife, Doctor Who, Top Gear, The Thick of It and Dad’s Army. Stuart has considerable experience of editing and agenting books for charities and organisations, including the Royal Horticultural Society and Battersea Dogs and Cats Home.
The Stuart Cooper Agency has an in-depth knowledge of the publishing market and offers a full range of services to its clients including concept development, publisher pitches and contract negotiation. We are in regular contact with all of the leading publishers and are highly skilled at writing proposals, managing auctions and negotiating contracts. With expert knowledge of how books are created and sold, we provide our clients with unrivalled support at every stage of the publishing process.
More than just a literary agency, we are happy to work with clients on other opportunities should they wish to do so. Possessing an extensive range of contacts in all media, we are well placed to put them forward for TV appearances and series, radio and podcasts, journalism and brand work. We like to build strong relationships with our clients and help them to plan and manage all of their commercial activities, advising them on brand development, platform-building and the use of social media.