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Milly Reilly is a literary agent at Colwill & Peddle, where she represents a dynamic list of writers of non-fiction and literary fiction. Prior to joining Colwill & Peddle, she worked at First Story and Jo Unwin Literary Agency.
In non-fiction, Milly’s taste is broad. She’s on the look-out for informed, illuminating writing that challenges readers to think and live critically and imaginatively. Topics that interest her include food, art, comedy, the natural world, human behaviour and psychology, and the social and political. She represents writers of memoir and creative non-fiction, where she’s especially excited by bold, perceptive writing that interrogates the means of telling a story. When it comes to fiction, she’s drawn to brutally honest, character-driven stories that delve into inner lives and social dynamics. She likes a story that deals with darkness and complexity but is not without hope, and writing that’s playful and poetic.