UK Literary agent:
Amanda Preston
LBA Books
US/KidLit Literary agent:
Kesia Lupo
Donald Maass Literary Agency
Film agent:
Emily Hayward Whitlock
The Artists Partnership
Short bio:
Natali Simmonds is a multi-genre fiction author and storytelling brand consultant. Her debut thriller, Good Girls Die Last, is being adapted for TV by STV, and the last book of her fantasy trilogy, Children of Shadows, was shortlisted for the 2022 RNA Fantasy Award. As a consultant she works with various creative and entertainment brands, she has her own column in Kings College London’s Inspire The Mind magazine, and she lectures at London’s Raindance Film School. Originally from London, she now divides her time between the UK, Spain, and the Netherlands.
Long bio:
Natali Simmonds began her career in glossy magazines, then went on to manage marketing campaigns for big brands. In 2015 she co-founded online magazine The Glass House Girls and contributed to various online and print publications. Natali is now a creative brand consultant, freelance writer, and fiction author, writing multi-genre gritty and unflinching stories full of complex women and page-turning suspense (and sometimes a little magic).
Simmonds’ dark and feminist thrillers include While My Baby Sleeps and My Daughter’s Revenge, with her debut, Good Girls Die Last, being turned into a TV series by STV. As N J Simmonds, Natali penned the fantasy trilogy The Path Keeper and Son of Secrets, and in 2022 was shortlisted for the RNA Fantasy Award for the last book in the series, Children of Shadows. She’s one half of paranormal romance author duo, Caedis Knight, and has also written for children.
When she’s not writing or consulting, she has her own ‘Creativity & Balance’ column in Kings College London’s Inspire The Mind magazine, and lectures for various universities and Raindance Film School. Originally from London, Natali now divides her time between Spain, the UK, and the Netherlands where she can be found drawing, reading in her hammock, or complaining about cycling in the rain.
Thrillers
WHILE MY BABY SLEEPS
While My Baby Sleeps explores the very real dangers of postpartum sleep deprivation and the psychosis it can bring. Lu is angry.. Lu keeps having intrusive thoughts. Lu is no longer sure if she can trust her own mind. Until one night she wakes up outside her front door, covered in blood, and discovers her neighbour has been murdered. Is she a killer?
While My Baby Sleeps – 7 February 2025
Bookouture (UK)
Literary agent:
Amanda, LBA Lit Agency
MY DAUGHTER’S REVENGE
My Daughter’s Revenge is an exploration of female sexuality – how it feels to lose it, the power of discovering it, and how easily it can be exploited by men. This dark, twisty thriller will have you asking what it means to be a good mother…and what you are prepared to do to keep your child safe.
My Daughter’s Revenge – August 2024
Bookouture (UK), Porto (Portugal), Newton Compton (Italy)
Literary agent:
Amanda, LBA Lit Agency
GOOD GIRLS DIE LAST
Good Girls Die Last offers a compelling and at times disturbing insight into the ‘so-used-to-it-you-just accept-it’ sexism that women face daily. It also explores the commodification of brutal crimes, childhood trauma, female solidarity, and friendship – with the added bonus of a thrilling ‘against the clock’ quest.
Good Girls Die Last – June 2023
Headline (UK)
Literary agent:
Amanda, LBA Lit Agency
Film agent:
Emily Hayward Whitlock
The Artists Partnership
Fantasy
THE BLOOD WEB
N J Simmonds, along with fantasy author Jacqueline Silvester, writes paranormal romance under the pen name Caedis Knight. THE BLOOD WEB is their first independently published series. The first book was launched Oct 2020, with the series comprising 5 novels, plus a prequel novella, and a Christmas Special. Described as ‘addictive, sexy and wickedly funny’ it’s a cross between True Blood and The Girls With The Dragon Tattoo.
In January 2021 book 1 Vampires of Moscow was sold to Russia’s leading publishing house, AST.
UK Literary agent:
Amanda Preston, LBA Lit Agency
US Literary agent:
Trinity McFadden, The Bindery
THE PATH KEEPER TRILOGY
N J Simmonds’ debut The Path Keeper was first published by Accent Press in the UK (2017) before rights were moved to US publisher BHC Press who relaunched the series worldwide in May 2019. The sequel Son of Secrets was released in May 2020, and the final book in the series, Children of Shadows July 2021. Children of Shadows was shortlisted for an RNA Fantasy award in 2022. As of 1st January 2025, BHC Press no longer holds the rights to the series and a new publisher is being sought.
Literary agent:
MANGA
N J Simmonds’ debut Manga story OUT OF THE DARKNESS first released in the June 2020 edition of Big Bang! Manga – the #1 English language manga magazine. The gritty urban series runs over twelve chapters and is set in inner city London.
For more information on the series and other Big Bang! Manga titles click here.
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