The Agency of True Places was founded by Matt Haslum in 2025.

Matt has worked across publishing, marketing and creative strategy, including roles as Marketing Director at Faber and Managing Director at Chelsea Green Publishing.

He now represents authors and projects to UK and international publishers, while also working with publishers and creative businesses on development and strategy.

Matt is also an ICF certified coach and print maker.

Approach

The agency combines literary representation with a development-led approach to projects.

We work closely with authors to shape ideas, clarify positioning and build projects with a clear audience and commercial potential.