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.

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