Brent Taylor

About

Brent Taylor is the founder of July First Literary, where he represents fiction that is voice-driven, commercial, and genuinely fun to read.
Before founding July First, Brent spent twelve years at Triada US, where he represented bestselling and award-winning authors in both children’s and adult publishing.
During that time, he represented numerous #1 New York Times bestsellers, #1 USA Today bestsellers, #1 Publishers Weekly bestsellers, ABA IndieBound bestsellers, as well as a Wall Street Journal bestseller and an Amazon Charts bestseller.
His clients’ work has received some of publishing’s highest honors, including a Newbery Honor, Printz Honor, Schneider Family Book Award, YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults, multiple Stonewall Honors, a Walter Dean Myers Award, and an E.B. White Read Aloud Honor.
In addition to representing English-language authors in the U.S. market, Brent has extensive experience selling foreign and subsidiary rights. He has attended international rights fairs, built relationships with co-agents around the world, negotiated deals across dozens of territories and languages, and represented numerous international bestsellers.
Brent is known for his editorial approach, thoughtful career guidance, and hands-on advocacy throughout every stage of the publishing process. He believes the strongest author-agent relationships are true partnerships built on trust, transparency, and a shared commitment to the joy of storytelling.
Brent is a military spouse who loves long summer days, true crime podcasts, Bravo’s Below Deck, mat Pilates (reformer Pilates not so much), chicken tenders, sweet potato fries, and a good glass of rosé. Most days, though, you’ll find him doing what he’s loved since childhood: reading just one more chapter.

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

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Fiction Temp Closed

Audience:

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

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Novel

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Submissions:

Method: QueryTracker.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.

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

Days Reported

0 min | 1.9 mean avg | 1.5 median | 157 max days (49.1 std dev)

Responses

90.0 %

Acceptances:

0.00 %

Rejections:

90.00 % (1.6 avg. days per rejection) | 0.0 % personal, 77.8 % form, 22.2 % unspecified

Non-Responses

10.00 %

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Never Responded:

10.00 % (157.0 avg. days before reporting submissions as never responded)

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Other Information

Most submissions are acknowledged on the same day.
Most recent response reported was received on 12 Jun 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 08 Jun 2026.
Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 09:59 UTC (less than a minute ago).

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Last Updated: 18 Aug 2026

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