Catherine Jones

An agent with Union Literary (see other agents at this agency).

About

Catherine Jones graduated from Kenyon College with a degree in Film and English and a concentration in creative writing. She read for The Kenyon Review and Sweet Literary magazine and continues to work as an international literary scout for Edmison/Harper. She loves character-driven books with heart and humor. She is looking for cinematic speculative fiction like Kaliane Bradley's The Ministry of Time or Silvia Moreno-Garcia's Mexican Gothic; literary horror and imaginative fairytale retellings like Christina Henry's Lost Boys or The Chronicles of Alice; gut-wrenching coming-of-age books like Milkman by Anna Burns or Maurice by E.M. Forster; and well-researched, inspiring nonfiction like Why We Swim by Bonnie Tsui.

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United States

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Statistics Synopsis

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults.

Genres:

General Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Magic Realism
Fantasy Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Magic Realism
Horror Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Magic Realism
Science Fiction Open to all/most Subgenres

Lengths:

Novel

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Submissions:

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

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults.

Lengths:

Book

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Submissions:

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

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We have received 4 reports from 4 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

Days Reported

154 min | 268.5 mean avg | 260.0 median | 400 max days (114.0 std dev)

Pending

4 responses are pending (127 min | 217.3 mean avg | 213.5 median | 315 max days waiting | 68.8 std dev) from 4 different members

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Most submissions are acknowledged on the same day.
Date compiled: 07 Sep 2026 19:20 UTC (less than a minute ago).

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Dates

Last Updated: 22 May 2026

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