Simon Trewin's guest appearances

Simon Trewin

Murder One: The Podcast

The Global Interview

A Life of Crime (Writing) with James Murphy

Sam Blake

Sharon Brown

John Banville

Pat Kane

Katz Kiely

Paul Doherty

Stuart Turton

Anna Carey

Hallie Rubenhold

Andrew Wilson

Martina Cole

Jess Kidd

Samantha Kelly

Peter Rose

Csaba Toth

OwlTail

Simon Trewin established his agency, Simon Trewin Ltd, in February 2019 and counts both Sam Blake and A.A. Dhand among his Crime Fiction writers. Prior to establishing his agency, Simon used to lead the London Literary arm of this worldwide talent agency and was a senior partner. He has been an agent for over twenty years and is a three time nominee for the Bookseller Industry Awards Literary Agent of the Year. As a former Secretary of the Association of Authors' Agents his knowledge of the book world is assured.Trewin began his career in the theatre and he continues to represent a number of playwrights including West End and television favourite, Jeremy Dyson. In 2007, he was one of a group of agents who broke away from super agency, Peters, Fraser and Dunlop to set up United Agents. After a spell as a Director at UA, he made the move to William Morris Endeavor in search of a more global stage, 'I wanted my clients to play on the biggest possible canvas they could. Simple as that".WME's American ownership and Trewin's stable of high profile US and UK authors make him something of a literary powerhouse on both sides of the Atlantic.Trewin's client lists included a number of award winning writers including: national treasure and former Poet Laureate, Andrew Motion; John Boyne, author of the phenomenally successful book turned film, 'The Boy In Striped Pajamas', and Andrew Miller, winner of the 2012 Costa Book Of the Year. His literary tastes are diverse, taking in literary and historical fiction, dystopian fantasies (Lalline Paul); children's books (Mackenzie Crook); thrillers (Robert Goddard); historical non-fiction (Keith Lowe); graphic novels (Isabel Greenberg); and popular science (David McCandless).His support for new writing is highlighted by his role as a trustee for the Arvon Foundation.

Simon Trewin established his agency, Simon Trewin Ltd, in February 2019 and counts both Sam Blake and A.A. Dhand among his Crime Fiction writers.  Prior to establishing his agency, Simon used to lead the London Literary arm of this worldwide talent agency and was a senior partner. He has been an agent for over twenty years and is a three time nominee for the Bookseller Industry Awards Literary Agent of the Year. As a former Secretary of the Association of Authors' Agents his knowledge of the book world is assured. Trewin began his career in the theatre and he continues to represent a number of playwrights including West End and television favourite, Jeremy Dyson. In 2007, he was one of a group of agents who broke away from super agency, Peters, Fraser and Dunlop to set up United Agents. After a spell as a Director at UA, he made the move to William Morris Endeavor in search of a more global stage, 'I wanted my clients to play on the biggest possible canvas they could. Simple as that". WME's American ownership and Trewin's stable of high profile US and UK authors make him something of a literary powerhouse on both sides of the Atlantic. Trewin's client lists included a number of award winning writers including: national treasure and former Poet Laureate, Andrew Motion; John Boyne, author of the phenomenally successful book turned film, 'The Boy In Striped Pajamas', and Andrew Miller, winner of the 2012 Costa Book Of the Year. His literary tastes are diverse, taking in literary and historical fiction, dystopian fantasies (Lalline Paul); children's books (Mackenzie Crook); thrillers (Robert Goddard); historical non-fiction (Keith Lowe); graphic novels (Isabel Greenberg); and popular science (David McCandless). His support for new writing is highlighted by his role as a trustee for the Arvon Foundation.

Episode 11- Simon Trewin, Literary Agent

Simon Trewin graduated from the University of Kent in 1988. He spent 5 years in the theatre world before spending the last 28 years working as a literary agent at various agencies, including Sheil Land Associates, Peters Fraser and Dunlop &amp; United Agents and, more recently, as a Partner at WME (William Morris Endeavor), the American sports and entertainment group.  “Nothing creative ever needs to be hurried! The best creative projects come from the heart and soul and not from the wallet. Chase the money first, and you end up producing crap and working with assholes!” Simon Trewin  ----- Visit the Website: https://theglobalinterview.com/ Follow  The Global Interview on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/globalintv LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-global-interview/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theglobalinterview/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheGlobalInterview/  Anchor Podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-global-interview/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnbqvXYd44_OGQHOLaccwmQ  Episode Transcript: https://theglobalinterview.com/interviews-season-15/2021/3/8/simon-trewin-creative-founder-ceo-literary-agent-brand-manager

Simon Trewin graduated from the University of Kent in 1988. He spent 5 years in the theatre world before spending the last 28 years working as a literary agent at various agencies, including Sheil Land Associates, Peters Fraser and Dunlop &amp; United Agents and, more recently, as a Partner at WME (William Morris Endeavor), the American sports and entertainment group. “Nothing creative ever needs to be hurried! The best creative projects come from the heart and soul and not from the wallet. Chase the money first, and you end up producing crap and working with assholes!” Simon Trewin ----- Visit the Website: <a href="https://theglobalinterview.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theglobalinterview.com/</a> Follow The Global Interview on: Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/globalintv" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/globalintv</a> LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-global-interview/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-global-interview/</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/theglobalinterview/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/theglobalinterview/</a> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheGlobalInterview/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/TheGlobalInterview/</a> Anchor Podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/the-global-interview/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/the-global-interview/</a> YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnbqvXYd44_OGQHOLaccwmQ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnbqvXYd44_OGQHOLaccwmQ</a> Episode Transcript: <a href="https://theglobalinterview.com/interviews-season-15/2021/3/8/simon-trewin-creative-founder-ceo-literary-agent-brand-manager" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://theglobalinterview.com/interviews-season-15/2021/3/8/simon-trewin-creative-founder-ceo-literary-agent-brand-manager</a>

The Global Interview S15 E8 Simon Trewin

Sam Blake chats to literary agent Simon Trewin about what catches an agent’s eye, famous hits and misses, and his top ten tips for writing a killer pitch. He gives examples of pitches that worked so you can find out how to make your book irresistible to a literary agent.    Murder One is part of the HeadStuff Podcast Network    For more on the Murder One Festival, head to the Murder One website     Music in this episode from X3nus at Freesound.org.

Sam Blake chats to literary agent Simon Trewin about what catches an agent’s eye, famous hits and misses, and his top ten tips for writing a killer pitch. He gives examples of pitches that worked so you can find out how to make your book irresistible to a literary agent.    Murder One is part of the <a href="https://www.headstuff.org/headstuff-podcast-network/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HeadStuff Podcast Network </a> For more on the Murder One Festival, head to the <a href="http://www.murderone.ie/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Murder One website  </a> Music in this episode from X3nus at <a href="https://freesound.org/people/X3nus/sounds/449940/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Freesound.org</a>.

2: The Killer Pitch (Simon Trewin and Sam Blake)