Emily Forney An agent with BookEnds Literary Agency (see other agents at this agency). About Emily Forney is, as she likes to say, a professional fangirl. From the early days of crafting fiction prompts on Tumblr to writing miniseries on how to write a successful fantasy battle scene, she fell in love with the minor details of storytelling. After receiving her MFA in Creative Writing, emphasizing in commercial and upmarket fiction, she worked in editorial roles for both digital and print until she realized she wanted to stay with her favorite authors throughout their careers. She was named a 2022 Publisher's Weekly Star Watch honoree and was previously a publishing and editorial fellow for the LA Review of Books, where she trained with her editorial background to shift into agenting and find new, progressive voices.She bounces between Phoenix and Charleston, getting swept up in beach reads and epic eight-part fantasies on the daily. In another life, she was a historian, where she got a history degree after watching National Treasure one too many times, and now uses her four years of studies to impress tourists during bar trivia. A dedicated romantic, Emily is often on road trips, in flea markets, sitting on benches with local curmudgeons and trying to convince them to tell her life stories.Her list includes bestsellers, award winners, and books that inspire fandoms. Her tastes are wide ranging, but for the most part she looks for books with high concept commercial hooks, timeless stories with complex characters, escapist tales, and big, sweeping worlds. Country United States AI Policy Unknown AI policy Statistics Synopsis Regular Speed Emily Forney's overall average response time is within a normal range for agents. Fiction Open Emily is seeking fiction for middle grade and young adult audiences, and select adult/crossover stories. She does work on picture books, but is focused primarily on non-fiction and historical stories, and is currently not taking on unsolicited picture books at the moment. She would like to see more fiction from BIPOC and stories that do not necessarily feature trauma at the forefront of these character’s arcs (although she is open to reading anything complex and well done). She would love the next best heist novel, mythological retellings, young assassins, and heart pounding fantasy romances. Send her the best summer lovers, middle grade fantasies, adventure stories, and fantastical worlds.Across all age groups, Emily is especially keen on finding good genre fiction in the form of re-tellings, dark academia, high fantasy, and spooky. For young adult, she tends to lean more in the fantasy and speculative realm, but would also like to find Jenny Han-like cozy, sweet stories. She's also a sucker for classic YA tropes (fake dating, high school contests with rivals to lovers, etc.). For middle grade, she would love fantasy of all kinds, although it needs to be grounded and the world building cannot sacrifice the character development. In adult, she really only takes fantasy (witches, fae, and creatures of all kinds) or contemporary romances with young protagonists not gearing up for marriage or children yet. She wants lush worlds, romantic tension, court intrigue, spies and assassins, and powerful family betrayals. In contemporary romance, she looks for books that straddle the line between women’s fiction and romance, with big emotions, great atmosphere, and big hooks.Audience:Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults, Children, Young adults.Genres: Open to all/most Genres, including: General Subgenres: Historical, Magic Realism, Women's Fiction Fantasy Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Heroic Fantasy, Magic Realism, Shapeshifter, Supernatural, Urban Fantasy Romance Subgenres: Chick Lit, Contemporary, Paranormal Science Fiction Open to all/most Subgenres, including: DystopianLengths: NovelStyles:Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream.Topics: Open to all/most Topics including... Society/Culture: Ethnicity/Race.Submissions:Method: QueryTracker. 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:Instagram @emily.kaitlinnX (Twitter) @emilykaitlinnnInstagram @bookends_literaryX (Twitter) @bookendslit 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. Emily Forney 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: Group by submission Include other agents at the same agency Accuracy We have received 5 reports from 5 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information. Days Reported 76 min | 121.6 mean avg | 137.0 median | 143 max days (28.3 std dev) Pending 2 responses are pending (15 min | 15.0 mean avg | 15.0 median | 15 max days waiting | 0.0 std dev) from 2 different members This only includes pending reports from people who have been active on Duotrope within the past 30 days 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.) Most recent response reported was received on 03 Aug 2026. Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 19 Mar 2026. 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