Alec Shane

An agent with Writers House LLC (see other agents at this agency).

About

I began my career at Writers House as an intern in September of 2008 and simply refused to leave, so I was given the wonderful job of Assistant to Jodi Reamer. I am now also in the process of actively building my own list and currently represent a fairly eclectic mix of Children's and Adult fiction and nonfiction. I'm eagerly looking for both.

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United States

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On the fiction side, I love mysteries, thrillers (although I'm experiencing a bit of terrorist fatigue at the moment), bad-ass protagonists with a chip on their shoulders, beautifully told historical fiction (The Vietnam War, the Maccabees, and The American Revolution fascinate me in particular),well-researched adventure stories, and great horror - I haven't been scared to turn off the light in far too long and something needs to be done about it. In terms of children's books, getting boys to read again is especially important to me, and thus I'm particularly on the lookout for a fun middle-grade adventure series, ghost story, or anything else geared toward younger male readers.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults, Children, Middle grades, Young adults, All genders, Males.

Genres:

General Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Historical
Action-Adventure Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Historical
Horror Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Supernatural
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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On the nonfiction side, I'm attracted to odd, quirky histories, military history, biographies of people I didn't even know existed (but definitely should have), "guy" reads, humor, narrative nonfiction that sheds light on under-the-radar events and lifestyles, and all things sports. I'm also currently up in the air as to whether or not I believe in ghosts, hauntings, and the supernatural, so if you have something that can convince me one way or the other, I'd love to see it.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults, Children, Middle grades, Young adults, All genders, Males.

Lengths:

Book

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Folklore/Mythology: Ghost stories.
History: General, Biographies, Military history.
Society/Culture.
Sports/Recreation.

Submissions:

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

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We have received 7 reports from 7 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

Days Reported

60 min | 82.4 mean avg | 68.0 median | 171 max days (39.4 std dev)

Pending

4 responses are pending (1 min | 24.3 mean avg | 24.0 median | 48 max days waiting | 614.7 std dev) from 4 different members

Other Information

The agent will try to make a decision within 56 days. (100.0 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 56 days.)
Most recent response reported was received on 31 Aug 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 24 Jun 2026.
Date compiled: 05 Sep 2026 23:13 UTC (less than a minute ago).
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Last Updated: 16 Jun 2026

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