Abby Saul

About

With nearly 20 years of publishing experience, Abby Saul is an editorial expert with a passion for fantastic reads.
Abby founded The Lark Group in 2016 after a decade working on both the publishing and agenting side of the business. She represents bestselling, award-winning, and engrossing adult commercial and literary fiction, as well as select nonfiction.
Abby’s personal library of beloved titles runs the gamut from literary newbies and classics, to cozy mysteries, to sappy women’s fiction, to dark and twisted thrillers. She’s a member of the AALA. A magna cum laude graduate of Wellesley College, Abby spends her weekends—when she’s not reading—cooking and hiking with her husband and children.

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Faster: Abby Saul's overall average response time is faster than most agents.
Normal Acceptance: Abby Saul's overall acceptance rate is within a normal range for agents.
More Responsive: Abby Saul's overall rate of non-response is lower than most agents.

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Fiction Open

Dates:

Open to fiction submissions through 17 September 2026* (approx. 2 days from now).

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults.

Genres:

General Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Historical, Women's Fiction
Mystery/Crime Open to all/most Subgenres
Suspense/Thriller Open to all/most Subgenres

Lengths:

Novel

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.

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We have received 11 reports from 10 different members within the past 12 months. The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

Days Reported

5 min | 9.6 mean avg | 9.0 median | 16 max days (3.6 std dev)

Responses

100.00 %

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Rejections:

100.00 % (9.6 avg. days per rejection) | 18.2 % personal, 63.6 % form, 18.2 % unspecified

Non-Responses

0.00 %

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Other Information

Most recent response reported was received on 08 Sep 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 25 Aug 2026.
Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 06:30 UTC (3 hours, 37 minutes ago).
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Last Updated: 28 Aug 2026

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