Rights People is a full service rights agency based in London, UK. We regularly attend the book fairs in London, Bologna, Frankfurt and make several trips a year to the US. We sell directly to publishers in most territories, and work with trusted subagents in China, Japan, Korea and Russia. Our clients include publishers and literary agents in the UK, US, Europe, and Australia.
Alexandra Devlin (North America, Germany, Netherlands, Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Italy, and US audio)
After attending Centennial College’s post-graduate Book and Magazine Publishing program in Toronto, Canada, Alexandra started her career in publishing at Working Partners Ltd, a British fiction packager, where she developed the rights department. She has worked in the publishing industry in the UK and North America for nine years and is a regular speaker at industry events. Alexandra is a Director of Rights People. alexandradevlin@rightspeople.com
Alex Webb (UK & Commonwealth, ANZ, Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan, SE Asia, Spain, Portugal, Brazil & Latin America, South African English, and UK audio)
Alex Webb started her rights career at Scholastic Children’s Books, and she then went on to become Deputy Rights Director at Orion Children’s Books, where she worked for six years. She has worked in the British publishing industry for over 15 years now and has been a Director of Rights People since its inception in January 2006. alexwebb@rightspeople.com
Allison Hellegers (France, Scandinavia, Russia, Czech and Slovak Republics, Turkey, Greece, Israel, and the Arab world)
Based in New York City, Allison joined the Rights People team as a Director in June 2009. Allison handled all international rights for Alloy Entertainment and was previously a literary scout with Barbara Tolley & Associates. She has worked in children’s publishing for over 10 years and has been an active volunteer in the writing and mentoring community in New York City throughout her career. AllisonH@rightspeople.com
Caroline Hill-Trevor (picture books and non-fiction in all territories)
Caroline started her publishing career as an Editor at Heinemann Young Books, moving into rights at Scholastic Children’s Books in 1991 where she sold rights in a huge range of books ranging from humorous non-fiction to award-winning literary titles. Since leaving Scholastic Caroline has continued her rights career through her own consultancy work, and has been involved with Rights People from the beginning and with Working Partners Ltd before that. caroline@hill-trevor.co.uk
Rachel Richardson (Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia, Serbia, Albania, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, and South Africa (Afrikkans))
Rachel became assistant at Rights People in 2009 after two years of various odd jobs at Working Partners. She has since been crucial in helping to sell rights for Rights People. Although based in the UK she is originally from California and in addition to her work at Rights People, hopes to complete a PhD in history… soon. rachelr@rightspeople.com
Charles Nettleton
Charles has enjoyed a career of over thirty years in trade publishing. Before joining Working Partners he was Managing Director of Hodder Children’s Books and was on the Board of Hodder Headline. International trade, both export and rights sales, comprises a large part of his experience. As well as overseeing the selling activities of the Rights People team Charles also looks after the finance, contracts and admin functions that are so important in building a successful rights agency.
