Alia Hanna Habib An agent with The Gernert Company (see other agents at this agency). About Alia is a Vice President and literary agent at The Gernert Company, which she joined in 2017 after starting her publishing career as a publicist at HMH and working as an agent at McCormick Literary. Her tastes include narrative nonfiction, memoir and literary fiction. Alia graduated from Barnard College and earned an MA in English Literature with a concentration in the nineteenth-century novel from Rutgers. Her book Take It From Me, a guide to nonfiction writing careers for emerging and established writers, will be published by Pantheon in 2025. She lives in Brooklyn. This agent may not respond to all queries. After waiting 42 days, assume your submission will not be accepted. Country & Year Established United States Agent since 2011 AI Policy Human-created work only; no AI use allowed Statistics Synopsis FasterAlia Hanna Habib's overall average response time is faster than most agents. Collapse section Fiction Open Audience:Open to a broad Audience.Genres: General Open to all/most SubgenresLengths: NovelStyles:Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.Topics: Open to all/most Topics.Submissions:Method: Email. Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed. Collapse section Nonfiction Open Audience:Open to a broad Audience.Lengths: BookStyles:Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream, Personal.Topics: Open to all/most Topics including... Memoir.Submissions:Method: Email. Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed. Always check guidelines for details and restrictions. If you aren't familiar with these terms, see our glossary. 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Filter: Category: All Categories Fiction Nonfiction Group by submission Include other agents at the same agency Accuracy We have received 3 reports from 3 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information. Days Reported 44 min | 52.0 mean avg | 49.0 median | 63 max days (9.8 std dev) Pending 3 responses are pending (29 min | 165.7 mean avg | 131.0 median | 337 max days waiting | 156.9 std dev) from 3 different members This only includes pending reports from people who have been active on Duotrope within the past 30 days Other Information The agent will try to make a decision within 42 days. (100.0 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 42 days.) This agent may not respond to all queries. After waiting the time indicated above, assume your submission will not be accepted. Most recent response reported was received on 04 May 2026. 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