What We Do

With years of experience and expertise in both publishing and the film and TV industry, we offer a comprehensive and tailored service to our clients. MTLS is London based and specialises in the UK market, but with an eye to great storytellers and writing the world over.

We work with translation publishers and film and TV companies to help them find the very best books. For our translation clients we read and report on books being sold in the publishing market, both in the UK and internationally. We look at fiction and non-fiction, and across genres, from literary to more commercial books, isolating the best and hottest books out there and helping clients navigate the market.

For our film and TV clients we are now partnered with Fox Literary to scout books suited to adaptation. We read and cover a wide range of books, from graphic novels, literary fiction, crime and thriller, memoir to non-fiction that gives windows into different worlds. We work closely with our clients to isolate what they are looking for and keep them up-to-date on trends and sales in the publishing industry, as well as submissions from book to film agents.

Who We Are

Mira Trenchard, literary scout and founder

I have worked in international and UK publishing for over twenty years, and founded MTLS Literary Scouts in 2007. I love matchmaking books with publishers/producers and there is nothing better than the thrill of starting a new manuscript and knowing you are reading something truly special.

mira@miratrenchard.co.uk

Sarah Fox, literary scout and founder (Fox Literary)

A native of Ireland, I've been working in the publishing and film/TV industries for almost two decades and as a book scout for more than 12 years, launching Fox Literary in 2019. I love having the opportunity to read across genres but equally enjoy the collaborative process of scouting - building relationships and talent watching across the industry.

sarah@fox-literary.com

Martha French, literary scout

I joined MTLS in 2024, after studying for a BA and MPhil in English in Cambridge and working variously in theatre and bookselling. Alongside reading non-fiction for MTLS, I work as a senior scout across the slate of film/TV clients for both MTLS and Fox Literary. I also direct and manage our monthly longform, podcast, and graphic novel reports.

martha@miratrenchard.co.uk

Ella Munn-Giddings, international scout

I scout the international market for MTLS which I joined in 2019, having previously worked as assistant to a literary agent, language teacher, and freelance reader. I hold a BA in French & Hispanic studies and an MA in French Literature and Culture from King’s College London. I am fluent in French, Spanish and Portuguese.

ella@miratrenchard.co.uk

Claudia Ramage, junior scout

I joined MTLS in 2025, first as an intern, and now as assistant and junior scout. I previously worked as a bookseller at Waterstones, and hold a Masters in English Literature from UCL.

claudia@miratrenchard.co.uk

Isaac Jackson, co-ordinator

I joined Fox Literary/MTLS Literary Scouts in May 2026, where I coordinate logistics for the team alongside supporting with reading and coverage for clients. Prior to this, I worked as a freelance reader for another London-based scouting firm, following four years studying for a BA in English and an MPhil in Film and Screen Studies at the University of Cambridge.

isaac@fox-literary.com