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Ashley Lopez

An agent with Massie McQuilkin & Altman Literary Agents (see other agents at this agency).

About

ASHLEY LOPEZ received her MFA in Fiction from Sarah Lawrence College and has over a decade of publishing experience. Formerly the Director of Foreign Rights and an agent at WLA Books, she has worked on international and New York Times bestsellers, bringing a global perspective to her authors. Ashley is the co-founder of Pigeon Pages Literary Journal where she served as Managing Editor. She is drawn to writing that creates its own sense of movement on the page, and stories that center unforgettable characters and singular experiences that, once captured, speak to something universal. She loves writers who aren’t afraid to raise the stakes, and smart people sharing their obsessions. Ashley is a member of AALA. She represents literary and book club fiction, grounded speculative, horror, thrillers, narrative and practical nonfiction, as well as select poetry and YA.

This agent may not respond to all queries. After waiting 42 days, assume your submission will not be accepted.

Country of Publication

United States

Professional Associations

Member of AALA

AI Policy

Unknown AI policy

Statistics Synopsis

Slower
Ashley Lopez's overall average response time is slower than most agents.

Collapse section Fiction Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults, Young adults.

Genres:

General Open to all/most Subgenres
Horror Open to all/most Subgenres
Science Fiction 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.

Collapse section Nonfiction Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Book

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Memoir.

Submissions:

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

Collapse section Poetry Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults, Young adults.

Genres:

General Open to all/most Subgenres
Horror Open to all/most Subgenres
Science Fiction Open to all/most Subgenres
Suspense/Thriller Open to all/most Subgenres

Lengths:

Poetry Collection

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

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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Ashley Lopez Submission Statistics

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Accuracy
We have received 9 reports from 9 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported
19 min | 146.1 mean avg | 87.0 median | 382 max days (143.0 std dev)
Pending
4 responses are pending (68 min | 189.0 mean avg | 191.0 median | 239 max days waiting | 608.9 std dev) from 4 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. (77.8 % 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 submissions are acknowledged within one day.
Most recent response reported was received on 02 Mar 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 11 Feb 2026.
Date compiled: 05 Sep 2026 22:11 UTC (less than a minute ago).

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Dates

Last Updated: 08 Jul 2026

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