Jade Kavanagh and Rebeka Finch have been promoted at Darley Anderson Agency & Associates, expanding the agency’s reach into romance, fantasy, crime and horror.
Both are moving up from associate to literary agent. Kavanagh joined the agency in early 2020 from the Caroline Sheldon Literary Agency as an assistant to Camilla Bolton before quickly moving up to agent. She signed her first author, Holly Craig, who became a bestselling e-book author. Kavanagh is building her roster of crime, horror and suspense writers.
Finch joined DA in 2019 as an assistant to Darley Anderson, helping him build his branded author roster. Now, Finch is leading the agency’s growth in adult romance and fantasy and will be releasing a slate of new authors in the coming months.
Bolton said: “Jade and Rebeka amaze me every day. The passion, instinct, care and drive they bring not only to their writers but to the entire team is phenomenal.
“They both have very impressive track records already… Jade and Rebeka are not only building their own incredibly exciting author rosters, but they also offer so much to the agency behind the scenes. From their social media expertise to their tenacity in negotiating contracts, they bring a complete knowledge package to their authors.”
Bolton added: “The agency is incredibly lucky to have them as key members of the team and to have so much talent in-house. We are very excited about their future as agents and I know their authors and careers will have a huge impact on commercial publishing worldwide.”
Kavanagh said: “Learning from and being mentored by the incredible Camilla Bolton and working closely with her outstanding roster is a masterclass in the agent business. We are incredibly lucky at DA to have a team around us who work tirelessly to create an inspiring and supportive environment not only for our authors, but also for our colleagues. I am motivated and excited to continue to grow my roster of authors and promote talented, unique and entertaining voices.”
Finch commented: “Working closely with Darley and his fantastic roster of authors has been invaluable to my development in the industry. I also feel incredibly lucky to be surrounded by such a wonderful and talented team who work tirelessly to bring our authors’ books to readers around the world. Romance and fantasy are close to my heart and I’m excited to be able to turn that passion into a career, both for myself and for my wonderful authors.”
