Elianna Kan An agent with Massie McQuilkin & Altman Literary Agents (see other agents at this agency). About Elianna Kan was raised in New Hampshire by Soviet-Jewish parents. She has studied at Middlebury College, the University of Buenos Aires, and the Bread Loaf School of English, where she received her MA. She began her publishing career at Picador and as Senior Editor of The American Reader, where she edited literature in translation. She has taught creative writing and translation at Columbia University and Middlebury College. She comes to MMQA from Regal Hoffmann & Associates where she initially joined the agency to build a Spanish language literary list. Her roster of authors has since expanded to include international literary voices in any language, and literary fiction and non-fiction in English. She is particularly interested in voice-driven literary fiction, and select non-fiction (including cultural history, political reportage, hybrid memoir, literary criticism, and biography). This agent may not respond to all queries. After waiting 42 days, assume your submission will not be accepted. Country United States AI Policy Unknown AI policy Collapse section Fiction Open Audience:Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults.Genres: GeneralLengths: NovelStyles:Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.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, including: Adults.Lengths: BookStyles:Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream.Topics: Open to all/most Topics including... History: Biographies, See guidelines. Literature/Books: Theory/Analysis/Criticism. Memoir: General, See guidelines. Politics/Political Science: General, See guidelines. Society/Culture: General, See guidelines.Submissions:Method: Email. Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed. Always check guidelines for details and restrictions. If you aren't familiar with these terms, see our glossary. Go to agent's webpage Report: Submission/Query Correction/Update New Cover ArtSocial:Facebook FacebookInstagram @mmqalit For the Agent: Request Interview Duosuma Submission Manager Link to Duotrope Agent Impersonation Scams are becoming commonplace.A legitimate agent will not contact you and request money to represent you. Never pay an agent an up-front fee. That is not how literary agent representation works. Agents earn a commission only after they've landed a publishing deal for you. Also, agents scarcely ever contact writers. If an agent that you haven't queried contacts you about representation, be suspicious. Look up the agent and check if the email address is correct for that agent/agency. Elianna Kan Submission Statistics The statistics in this section are compiled from submission reports sent to us through our submission tracker. They are not provided by the agency or by Duotrope's admins. Information in this section is updated a few times per day. Learn more about the statistics. Filter: Category: All Categories Fiction Nonfiction Group by submission Include other agents at the same agency Accuracy We have received 1 report within the past 12 months. The more responses reported, the more accurate the information. Other Information The agent will try to make a decision within 42 days. (100.0 % 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. Date compiled: 05 Sep 2026 19:11 UTC (4 hours, 2 minutes ago). 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