The Lennon-Ritchie agency is a literary agency based in Cape Town. We represent a select group of international writers of literary and commercial fiction, non-fiction, and children's literature. Our award-winning books include the 2021 Giller Prize shortlisted and 2019 Sharjah best international book award winning THE SON OF THE HOUSE by Cheluchi Onuobia (Penguin Random House SA; Dundurn House Press NA; E/O Italy; Europa Editions UK; Antares, Armenia; Kalimat WAR); the 2021 Sunday Times Fiction prize winning and 2021 Walter Scott prize shortlisted A SIN OF OMISSION by Marguerite Poland (Penguin Random House SA; Envelope Books UK); the 2019 Sunday Times Fiction Prize winning THE THEORY OF FLIGHT by Gloria Siphiwe Ndlovu (Penguin Random House SA; Catalyst Press US; Trinta Zero Nove PALOP;Aser al-Kotob WAR), and winner of the 2020 SALA awards and the 2020 Humanities and Social Sciences best novel award, LACUNA by Fiona Snyckers (Picador Africa; Europa Editions US, UK).

The Lennon-Ritchie agency also sells International and film/TV rights for publishing houses including Penguin Random House South Africa, Pan Macmillan South Africa, Jonathan Ball Publishing, and Duck Creek Press, New Zealand

Pan Macmillan South Africa; Penguin Random House South Africa; Jonathan Ball Publishing South Africa; Duck Creek Press New Zealand.