Georgia Tournay-Godfrey promoted to Literary Agent at The Bright Agency

The Bright Agency has promoted Georgia Tournay-Godfrey to Literary Agent.

Tournay-Godfrey joined Bright in 2019 as an assistant before becoming an associate agent and then working closely with founding agent Vicki Willden-Lebrecht to build her list.

Working across picture books, preschool, non-fiction and graphic novels, Tournay-Godfrey focuses on finding authors and illustrators with distinctive perspectives and bold ideas. “I’m all about ideas,” she said.

“I’m looking for picture books that take risks but that trust children to notice, question, and feel. I’m drawn to creators who resist neatness or convention, whose work is oddly funny and imaginative, or unusually profound. I’m drawn to stories that exist at the edge of the ordinary, that hold space for both the strange and the beautiful.”

“I’m especially eager to champion creators from lower socioeconomic backgrounds. The voices too often left unheard, yet rich with perspective, humour, and truth.”

She is drawn to stories with clever structure and playful pacing, non-fiction with real expertise and passion behind it, and graphic novels that pair humour with inventive visual storytelling. Tournay-Godfrey is also committed to supporting creatives from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, bringing an important perspective as someone who understands what it means to be working class in publishing.

Bright Founder Vicki Willden-Lebrecht said “Georgia has consistently impressed and inspired me, building a reputation as a respected and valued agent among her clients and artists. Her instinctive eye for storytelling, creative flair, and dedication to championing underrepresented voices truly set her apart. She’s clever, fun, and confident working with senior publishers. This promotion is so well deserved and is a recognition of her talent for spotting potential and shaping ideas into books that cut through in the children’s market. I’m so proud that Bright can nurture agent talent as well as artistic talent, and Georgia is certainly one to watch.” Her current clients include bestselling author Carys Bexington, CBeebies presenter Rebecca Keatley, John Condon, Subi Bosa, Ruth Hammond and Aaron Blecha, among others.

For more information, contact Georgia here.

For more information about The Bright Agency, get in touch here.

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This story originally appeared in The Bookseller, 14th November 2025