Portobello Literary
Caro Clarke, Layla McCayMusings from a literary agent by the sea
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 51 | Founded | 2 years ago | Last Issue | 3 days ago |
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Editing Course: Week 1
For the first week, we will be working on the story as a whole.
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Course: How to edit your first draft
© Cat Clarke, 2026
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I hope you’re all well and enjoying the summer! One of my favourite parts of my work as an agent is to work editorially with my clients. I love this part because I get to read an early draft and then my author a...
Why is everyone ghosting everyone?
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I woke up today feeling incredibly guilty about my full inbox and slow response times and decided to explain why everything has been getting slower. On my end for sure, but I think for everyone too. I mean, we all know why — m...
The book that got away (and what I did instead)
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Today I’m thrilled to welcome to Portobello Literary to celebrate the publication of her book The Queer Bookshelf: A Reader’s Guide. I first came across Layla when her brilliant agent Abi Fellows shared the news of the book and I...
Spreading the word
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I hope you’re all well and enjoying the sunshine! I am back at my desk refreshed after a couple of weeks off emails/meetings (which sounds like a holiday but some work was done!) and a flurry of catching up.
My authors’ recent pub...
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Authors
The writers behind this newsletter.
Literary agent based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Bookseller Rising Star 2024 and Rights Professional of the Year at the Nibbies 2021
Author of The Queer Bookshelf (2026). I write a newsletter about the joys of reading, bookshops, book events, and publishing, focusing on queer themes. Also wrote Breaking the Rainbow Ceiling (2024). Next: debut novel.
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