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Jennifer Udden

An agent with Laura Dail Literary Agency (see other agents at this agency).

About

With over a decade of experience agenting, including time spent at the Donald Maass Agency, the Barry Goldblatt Agency, and New Leaf Literary, Jennifer Udden is very excited to now join the team at LDLA. She has worked with a wide variety of notable authors of genre fiction, among them New York Times bestsellers and Hugo award finalists and winners. She is a member of the AALA.

She’s also worn many other hats, including comics recruiter, freelance editor, and romance novelist, has a soft spot for the Golden Age of Detective Fiction, and runs a weekly newsletter about publishing & writing called A Faster No.

Important: This agent opens to different genres and categories at different times. As always, check the current guidelines on the agency's website before querying.

Country of Publication

United States

Professional Associations

Member of AALA

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Statistics Synopsis

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Jennifer Udden's overall average response time is faster than most agents.
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Fiction Open

Fantasy: from epic secondary world to historical or more contemporary fantasy, character-driven fantasy of all stripes with strong world building and a distinctive voice

Science Fiction: science fiction of all stripes, particularly if there is a cross-genre element or an interesting hook

Romance: innovative historical romance, sports romance, and romantasy

Mystery/Thriller: Anything with a classic British feel, particularly if those tropes are subverted or there is a nontraditional narrator/setting

Horror: Psychological and body horror, especially if there is a fresh take on an old trope

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults.

Genres:

General
Fantasy Open to all/most Subgenres
Mystery/Crime Open to all/most Subgenres
Science Fiction Open to all/most Subgenres
Suspense/Thriller Subgenre: Crime

Lengths:

Novel

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Submissions:

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

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Jennifer Udden Submission Statistics

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Accuracy
We have received 6 reports from 6 different members within the past 12 months. The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported
3 min | 43.5 mean avg | 58.5 median | 62 max days (26.0 std dev)

Other Information

The agent will try to make a decision within 84 days.
Most recent response reported was received on 11 Aug 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 11 Jun 2026.
Date compiled: 06 Sep 2026 20:11 UTC (2 hours, 38 minutes ago).
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Dates

Last Updated: 13 Aug 2026

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