19 years of international literary scouting from the heart of London

Daniela started her publishing career at an independent publisher in Frankfurt, Germany. She moved on to join Random House in Munich, commissioning German authors as well as writers from the UK, the US and specialising in fiction from the Nordic countries. In 2005, Daniela relocated to London and founded DSLS Ltd. Daniela is the company director.

After more than 15 years in international publishing, Elisabet joined DSLS in 2022 as a business consultant and reader. Elisabet’s background is in agenting, having spent seven years at literary agencies and publishers in London, UK, and a further eight in Stockholm, Sweden, as head of Bonnier Rights Sweden & Finland, most recently in a managerial role. She reads in Swedish, Norwegian and Danish. 

Harriet joined the agency in 2015, after interning at Octopus and at Janklow and Nesbit in London. She has degrees in Classics from King’s College
London. Harriet is in charge of non-fiction and film/TV scouting at DSLS. She also reads commercial and literary fiction.
Harriet received a London Bookfair Trailblazer Award in 2020.

Sophie joined the agency in 2019 after working at Penguin Random House Children’s, Curtis Brown and Bell Lomax Moreton. She has degrees in
English, Comparative and Children’s Literature from Cambridge and Edinburgh. Sophie scouts for children’s and YA books at DSLS. She
received recognition as a Rising Star by The Bookseller in 2021.

Olivia joined the agency in 2024 after working at The Curtis Brown Group in both their publishing and talent divisions. She has experience across commercial fiction and general nonfiction. Olivia graduated from Kingston University with honours in History and Drama. She reads crime & thriller and commercial fiction. 

Sarah joined the agency in 2023 after working at Alfred A. Knopf. She has degrees in English Literature and Comparative Literature from Oxford University and the Sorbonne. She has previously worked as a bookseller at Shakespeare and Company in Paris. Sarah reads adult fiction and non-fiction in English, French and Italian.

Kaye Baginsky (they/them) joined DSLS in 2024. Based in NYC, Kaye covers the US market with a focus on SFF, romantasy, and horror titles. Previously they worked as a junior scout at Bettina Schrewe Literary Scouting, interned at Writers House and Maria B. Campbell Associates, and was a bookseller at Books of Wonder. They have a degree from Stockton University in Literature and Creative Writing and a minor in Classical Latin.

Isabel joined the agency in 2022 after completing an MPhil in European, Latin American and Comparative Literatures and Cultures at the University of Cambridge. She previously worked as a paralegal in Washington, DC, and holds a BA in Comparative Literature and Gender Studies from Brown University. Isabel has also lived in Lisbon and Bologna, and she reads Portuguese and Italian.

Lily joined the agency in 2023, after previously working for The Bookseller, an independent bookshop and in academic publishing. She has a degree in French and Portuguese from the University of Southampton and enjoys reading translated and contemporary fiction.

Charlotte has been reading for the agency since 2013. After a graduate traineeship at Orion, she worked as an editor at Quercus, commissioning books from the company’s earliest days, and later at independent publishers Oneworld. She has an MA in Economics and Economic History from the University of Edinburgh. Charlotte reads a wide range of adult fiction and non fiction.