About us
JM Agency is a dynamic and comprehensive publishing consultancy. Based in Listowel, Co Kerry, Ireland, we are proud to serve both Irish and international writers. Our services include manuscript review, copy-editing, writer mentoring, typesetting & cover design, book marketing services, including author websites, and a bespoke literary agency service. We also have a friendly ‘Book Management’ service for clients looking to self-publish their book. This means the JM Agency team works with the author through all stages, editing, design, printing and marketing, providing help and expertise at each step.
We have worked with bestselling authors (Marc Coleman, Eddie Hobbs), celebrities (Theresa Lowe, Billy Keane, Monica Walsh) and public figures (Dan Kiely, Jimmy Deenihan, Noel C Duggan). We have worked with a number of Irish publishers, including Lettertec, Ballpoint Press and Orpen Press, while also helping hundreds of local authors. What distinguishes us is our passion for helping everyone, regardless of how big or small the book.
The JM Agency team includes a trade-published author, a former senior editor in a UK publisher, a designer with years of experience in book publishing and a university lecturer. If you would like to discuss your book please contact us, or reserve a free fifteen minute call or Zoom consultation Here.
Meet the team
Jeremy Murphy
Jeremy Murphy is an Irish publisher, agent and former journalist. He founded JM Agency Publishing & Marketing Consultancy in 2018. He is the co-author (with Dan Kiely) of The Final Count, a candid account of the former senator’s colourful and eventful life. He is a graduate of Trinity College Dublin, University College Dublin and Dublin Technological University. His other interests include app development, journaling and helping people become more creative.
Dr Sarah Meehan O’Callaghan
Sarah’s expertise is in specialised non-fiction, including academic texts, history, local history, sociology, psychology & literary studies. She is also keenly interested in modern literature, particularly French avant-garde theatre and the work of Samuel Beckett. She holds a PhD from DCU’s School of Applied Languages and Intercultural Studies.
Amanda J Evans
Amanda is an award-winning, published Irish author of YA and adult fiction. Amanda appraises fiction manuscripts, mentors writers, and imparts her considerable store of wisdom gleaned from her years as an integral part of Ireland’s creative writing community. She won the Book of the Year Award at the Dublin Writers Conference 2018 and her book The Novel Planning Journal is a comprehensive guide to the art of writing fiction. Her latest novel, Winterland was published by Spellbound Press in 2023.
Susan Lewando
Susan holds an MA in Creative Writing from University College Cork and has held the role of Writing Tutor at the London School of Journalism for many years. She is the author of of numerous books across multiple genres, including Legends of the Selkie, which generated a three-book deal Bookouture, to be published in 2024. In addition to her expertise as an editor and typsescript analyst, she advises JM Agency clients on online publishing and distribution.
Dr Tiziana Soverino
Tiziana’s expertise is in academic and specialised non-fiction manuscripts. She holds a PhD in Irish Folklore and Early Irish from UCD, and 9 of her academic articles have appeared in peer-reviewed publications. Her research interests include festivals, place-lore, and folk medicine. She has been working as a teacher and a lecturer in Dublin for over a decade. Tiziana is also a published poet. Her work has appeared in Landing Places: Immigrant Poets in Ireland (2010), Boyne Berries (2012), and Ireland’s Own (2015).
Parvathi Venkitaraman
Parvathi is a freelance graphic designer and artist , originally from Mumbai, India. She has designed some of our most unique and accomplished recent book covers, including One Last Bend & Mosaic, and beautifully illustrated Linda Barry Tuohy’s collection Connecting to Source. She has been practicing various fine, digital and print art forms for close to a decade. Parvathi holds a postgraduate diploma in graphic design and visual communication and is a graduate of the University of Mumbai.