Gabrielle Demblon
Foreign Rights Manager and Literary Agent
I joined Watson, Little as an agent in 2024 after six years as a literary scout. I head up the foreign rights department, with the assistance of Ayesha Mukherjee. Together we help Watson, Little authors find publishers around the world. We work directly in all territories, apart from East Asia, where we partner with expert co-agents.
I am also building my own list of authors. I’m looking for literary and upmarket fiction, particularly with queer themes or from unusual/underrepresented perspectives, as well as select upmarket thrillers and nonfiction.
I am currently closed to new submissions.
In fiction, I’m drawn to bold hooks and flawed characters, stories that start conversations and challenge assumptions, like DETRANSITION, BABY by Torrey Peters, ALL FOURS by Miranda July, BIG SWISS by Jen Beagin, and REJECTION by Tony Tulathimutte.
I love atmospheric, character-led stories about overlooked or uncomfortable aspects of history and popular culture, like THE SAFEKEEP by Yael van der Wouden, ORDINARY HUMAN FAILINGS by Megan Nolan, BOX HILL by Adam Mars Jones, FIRE RUSH by Jacqueline Crooks, SCATTERLINGS by Rešoketšwe Manenzhe, and THE MANNINGTREE WITCHES by AK Blakemore.
I’m looking for literary speculative/high concept fiction from queer/female/transnational perspectives, in the vein of STATION ELEVEN by Emily St John Mandel, TOWARD ETERNITY by Anton Hur, MINISTRY OF TIME by Kaliane Bradley, and TRIANGULUM by Masande Ntshanga. I’d also like to find horror reminiscent of works by Carmen Maria Machado, Eliza Clark or Julia Armfield.
In thrillers, I am drawn to atmospheric mysteries involving family secrets, small communities, or epic natural settings, in the vein of Tana French or THE GOD OF THE WOODS by Liz Moore.
In nonfiction, I’d love to work with experts, academics, journalists, or influencers specializing in dating and relationships, personal finance, career guidance, queer family formation, fashion, cultural history, economics, food, or music, especially from a unique or unusual perspective.
I’m not the right agent for crime procedurals, hard sci-fi, fantasy, YA, children’s.
