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Authors and free speech campaigners have claimed that writers are not being commissioned by some literary agents due to their perceived “privilege”.

An investigation by the Telegraph has found examples of literary agencies making clear their preference for authors deemed under-represented or marginalised – normally meaning people of colour, disabled writers and those from the LGBTQ+ community – prompting concern that authors who do not meet the criteria are becoming “ostracised”