Elias Altman An agent with Massie McQuilkin & Altman Literary Agents (see other agents at this agency). About A graduate of Concord Academy and the University of Vermont, Elias Altman served as a senior editor at Lapham’s Quarterly for seven years, editing writers like Anne Fadiman, Pico Iyer, Simon Winchester, and Daniel Mason. In 2015 he became an agent at Aevitas Creative Management and three years later joined Massie & McQuilkin. Books he represents have received or been named finalists for the Pulitzer Prize, National Book Critics Circle Award, National Book Award, Dayton Literary Peace Prize, Plutarch Prize, New York City Book Award, and the MAAH Stone Book Award. His own writing has appeared in Vogue, n+1, The Nation, The Columbia Journalism Review, The Georgia Review, Lapham’s Quarterly, and Lit Hub. This agent may not respond to all queries. After waiting 2 days, assume your submission will not be accepted. Country & Year Established United States Agent since 2015 AI Policy Unknown AI policy Statistics Synopsis FasterElias Altman's overall average response time is faster than most agents. 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, Personal.Topics: Open to all/most Topics including... History. Memoir.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. 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Learn more about the statistics. Filter: Category: All Categories Fiction Nonfiction Group by submission Include outliers Include other agents at the same agency Accuracy We have received 8 reports from 6 different members within the past 12 months. The more responses reported, the more accurate the information. Days Reported 3 min | 63.7 mean avg | 21.0 median | 154 max days (140.4 std dev) Other Information The agent will try to make a decision within 2 days. (100.0 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 2 days.) This agent may not respond to all queries. After waiting the time indicated above, assume your submission will not be accepted. Submissions are acknowledged within 49 days on average. Most recent response reported was received on 13 Aug 2026. Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 24 May 2026. Date compiled: 05 Sep 2026 23:14 UTC (less than a minute ago). 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