Farley Chase An agent with Chase Literary Agency About Founder and owner Farley Chase has worked in publishing for 30 years. He became a literary agent in 2002 and founded Chase Literary Agency in 2012. He has had magazine experience at both The New Yorker and Talk Magazine. And he's worked at The New Press and later became an editor at Talk Miramax Books. He lives in NYC with his wife and dog and is a graduate of Macalester College. He has served on the Board of the Association of American Literary Agents and Literary Agents of Change, a 501(c)3 nonprofit dedicated to helping members of underrepresented communities start and sustain careers in publishing."I love working with authors to develop their stories at whatever stage in their career. I take a deliberate, editorial-minded, and collaborative approach to projects across genres. I'd rather my authors start a trend than follow one. If you have a platform let's use it. If you don't have a platform let's not worry about it. I'm excited by original ideas, strong and unique points of view, detailed research, personal expertise, and passion for subjects that give readers fresh perspectives on things they think they know. Country of Publication United States Professional Associations Member of AALA AI Policy Unknown AI policy Statistics Synopsis FasterFarley Chase's overall average response time is faster than most agents. Collapse section Fiction Open In fiction I'm looking for literary or commercial projects in either contemporary or historical settings. I'm open to anything with a strong sense of place, voice, and, especially, character and plot. I agree with Lorrie Moore who wrote 'We don't often know what intimate life consists of until novels tell us.' If you have a high-concept, character-driven fantasy please try me.Audience:Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults.Genres: General Open to all/most Subgenres, including: HistoricalLengths: NovelStyles:Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream.Topics: Open to all/most Topics.Submissions:Methods: Email. Postal. Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed. Collapse section Nonfiction Open In nonfiction I'm keen to see memoir, natural history, science, current affairs, journalism, history, humor, and biography. Original business and self-help books stemming from expertise are also of serious interest.Audience:Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults.Lengths: BookStyles:Open to all/most Styles, including: Humorous, Literary, Mainstream, Personal.Topics: Open to all/most Topics including... History: General, Military history. Memoir. Science. Society/Culture: Pop culture. Sports/Recreation. Other: See guidelines.Submissions:Methods: Email. Postal. 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Farley Chase 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 outliers 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 1 min | 26.2 mean avg | 3.0 median | 121 max days (53.0 std dev) Pending 2 responses are pending (6 min | 39.5 mean avg | 39.5 median | 73 max days waiting | 667.9 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 Most recent response reported was received on 03 Aug 2026. 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