Hélène Butler is Head of Rights and a director at Johnson & Alcock.

Born and raised in France, Hélène started her publishing career in rights in Paris before moving to London to work as a scout with Koukla MacLehose. She soon returned to Foreign Rights as Senior Rights Manager at A.M. Heath, where for six years she handled bestselling and award-winning titles in over 40 languages. She joined Johnson & Alcock in 2018 to set up the Rights department, and has overseen rapid growth across this area of the business.

With colleagues and friends in every country, and the help of our international co-agents, Hélène is proud to represent our authors across the world, finding the best possible home for them in each market. She currently sells rights directly in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Portugal and Brazil, and manages selected co-agents in other territories. You can find further details here.

You can follow her on Twitter at @HeleneFAgent