Marjacq was founded in 1974. It takes its unusual name from combining those of its founders, George Markstein and Jacqui Lyons.  Jacqui first became a literary agent in 1971, working for Peters Fraser & Dunlop. George was a highly successful screenwriter, author and TV executive.

The original small client list included the late R.D. Wingfield, popular for his radio thrillers and his Inspector Frost books, James Follett (‘Earthsearch’ saga among other popular works of sci-fi), Chris Boucher (‘Blake's 7’)  and George, whose espionage thrillers are classics of the Cold War. We now represent dozens of writers, handling both screenplays and fiction and non-fiction books.

When home computers first appeared, Jacqui was quick to spot the opportunities in electronic authorship and the new entertainment medium and founded Marjacq Micro Ltd specifically to represent computer games developers in 1983.

Jacqui was the first agent ever to represent the young creators of the new medium and protect their rights. Clients included Ian Bell and David Braben (‘Elite’), Frontier Developments (David’s own development team (Frontier Elite II), the Oliver Twins (founders of Blitz Interactive) and Chris Sawyer (‘RollerCoaster Tycoon’). Marjacq Micro launched the international careers of some of the UK's finest and most creative software development teams, and can claim a significant part in establishing what is now the largest entertainment sector.

Marjacq Micro clients have worked on videogame projects with the largest game publishers in the market (such as Microsoft, Atari, Sony, Sega, Activision, and EA) and we can bring some of the experience of those complicated products to bear on film, TV and publishing deals.

Marjacq Scripts, the literary side of the agency, has been developed by Philip Patterson (with the recent addition of Isabella Floris) and Luke Speed, responsible for film and TV.

Marjacq Scripts is now a growing book, film and television rights agency, representing a range of established and 'up and coming' authors, screenwriters, directors and graphic novelists. We also represent the publication, film, television and ancillary rights to some of the interactive titles handled by Marjacq Micro.

Having seen the exciting results coming from the most recent encounter between the gaming industry and the publishing industry, Marjacq Scripts is now representing software development teams for telephone and tablet apps embodying literary content.

Jacqui Lyons remains involved with the companies Marjacq Scripts Ltd and Marjacq Micro Ltd as well as a partner in the Illustration Cupboard LLP