There's a heap of pros and cons about whether you need a Lit Agent or not, so you need to wade through it all and make up your own mind. When I started I had Curtis Brown and they were great, steered and advised brilliantly, so for 15% it's worth it, especially if you aren't really doing it to get rich!
Below are a few tags that are well worth exploring before you make up your mind, but be prepared for a lot of them that are so swamped with submissions that they restrict them....
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