Yasmin Standen

I graduated from University having read Law (LLB Hons).  After practising law briefly, I spent some time at a London based Literary Agency. In 2004, I set up my Agency, having a legal background was a great help and to date I have discovered a number of fantastic new writer’s and between them they have had 20  books published, this comprises of children’s fiction and young adult fiction.

I am very keen to be part of the publishing process which enables new literary voices to be heard. I am interested in all genres of writing, be it for adults or children, literary or fantasy fiction and keen to discover new talent, I view this as one of the most exciting aspects of my job.

I love my job and am fortunate to have a great relations with all my writers, being a small agency, I work in an old fashioned hands on manner.

I am delighted to have been asked to adjudicate at the newly launched Brit Writer’s Awards in March 2010.