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Felicity Bryan, British literary agent who spearheaded journalism fellowship, dies at 74

June 21, 2020 at 11:53 a.m. EDT
Literary agent Felicity Bryan in 2008. (Ben Hartley/Shutterstock)

Felicity Bryan, a leading British literary agent who helped nurture journalism on both sides of the Atlantic, organizing a long-standing fellowship that brings a young British journalist to work in The Washington Post newsroom each summer, died June 21 at home in Kidlington, England. She was 74.

The literary agency she founded and chaired, Felicity Bryan Associates, announced earlier this month that she was stepping back from day-to-day involvement while being treated for stomach cancer. Her death was announced in a statement by her family.