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Elaine Spencer

An agent with The Knight Agency (see other agents at this agency).

About

Elaine Spencer joined The Knight Agency in 2005, after graduating from the University of Georgia with a degree in economics and literature. Originally serving as the agency’s submissions coordinator, Elaine then moved on to head the foreign rights department, before beginning to actively build her own individual client list. Over the last decade Elaine has placed over 500 titles in a wide variety of sub-genres across the market.

Elaine continues to keep a focused author list as she believes it is important to work closely with her clients through each step of the publishing process. She relishes seeing her clients’ talents grow alongside their careers, and one of her favorite parts of the job continues to be educating authors about the market and business at large.

Elaine lives in Athens, Georgia with her husband, daughter, and four-legged sons. Elaine is a member of RWA and the WFWA and is also an AAR recognized agent. She is interested in a wide-variety of categories including but not limited to women’s fiction, historical fiction, romance, contemporary fiction, and a multitude of nonfiction topics which align with her personal interests.

Country of Publication

United States

Professional Associations

Member of AALA

AI Policy

Human-created work only; no AI use allowed

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Audience:

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

Genres:

General Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Urban, Women's Fiction
Romance Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Romantic Comedy

Lengths:

Novel

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Mainstream.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Lifestyle: Cooking, Pets, See guidelines.
Place/Regions: Specific region.
Style/Beauty: Fashion.
Other: See guidelines.

Submissions:

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

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Audience:

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

Lengths:

Book

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Children/Family: Parenting/Child care.
Lifestyle: General, Diet, Self-help.
Memoir: See guidelines.
Sexuality/Gender: Women/Female issues.
Society/Culture: Crime, Pop culture.

Submissions:

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

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Elaine Spencer Submission Statistics

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We have not received any submission reports for this listing in the past 12 months.

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Dates

Last Updated: 28 Jul 2026

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