David Fugate

An agent with LaunchBooks Literary Agency

About

David Fugate is the President & Founder of LaunchBooks Literary Agency. He has successfully represented a wide range of fiction and nonfiction projects to more than 40 different publishers that have generated in excess of $30 Million for their authors.

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United States

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Statistics Synopsis

Slower: David Fugate's overall average response time is slower than most agents.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

Fantasy Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Cross-Genre, Urban Fantasy
Science Fiction Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Cross-Genre
Suspense/Thriller Subgenre: Cross-Genre

Lengths:

Novel

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Mainstream.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Society/Culture: Pop culture.

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: Humorous, Mainstream.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Business/Finance.
Politics/Political Science.
Science.
Society/Culture: Current events, Pop culture, See guidelines.
Sociology: See guidelines.
Sports/Recreation.
Technology.

Submissions:

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

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David Fugate Submission Statistics

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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

98 min | 242.8 mean avg | 273.5 median | 326 max days (116.2 std dev)

Pending

2 responses are pending (45 min | 146.0 mean avg | 146.0 median | 247 max days waiting | 316.2 std dev) from 2 different members

Other Information

Most recent response reported was received on 20 Jan 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 14 Oct 2025.
Date compiled: 07 Sep 2026 19:20 UTC (less than a minute ago).

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Dates

Last Updated: 25 Aug 2026

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