Do UK agents accept foreign clients?

Moonfish

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There is a thread here dealing with a similar question to mine, but I dare pose mine anyway since the existing thread is about Canada and the US.

Would a UK agent consider having someone from outside the UK as a client? I live in such a small country in Europe that we have no agents, and I am merely curious to know if it would ever be possible for me to obtain an agent in the UK. And of course, in that case I'd be writing in English.
 

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I know a writer from New Zealand, resident in New Zealand, who has a London-based agent. The agent recently got her a deal with Picador.
 

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I am Canadian and have a UK agent. I did get her while living in the UK, but only a few months later I moved back to Canada, and she knew I was going to. Seems to be working out fine.
 

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Certainly. I am a (naturalised) German citizen and got a UK agent while living in Germany. No problem whatsoever, as long as your English is perfect.
 

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Thank you for your quick replies! We'll see, I have never tried writing anything in English so far, but it's always fun to toy with the idea. At least now I know that my place of residence will be no obstacle to my daydreams!