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Jillian Schelzi

An agent with HG Literary (see other agents at this agency).

About

Jillian graduated from Trinity College in Hartford, CT with a BS in Mathematics. After working for years in Finance at a consulting firm in Boston, Jillian realized her passion did not lie within excel sheets, and she set off to pursue a new dream. She moved to New York City to attend NYU and obtained her MS in Publishing: Digital and Print Media. Her first role in publishing was as an intern for HG Literary in 2023. She also provided contract work for Gina Protano of GGP Publishing (whom she met by chance in Barnes & Noble). Upon graduating NYU, she returned full time to HG Literary as an assistant to Josh Getzler.

She is thrilled to now be open to queries herself!

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Jillian loves a novel that is going to make her feel deeply, whether that is devastating sorrow or profound joy. She is primarily looking for adult fiction and is specifically interested in thrillers, particularly anything psychological (or anything with a shocking twist!) with page turning suspense. She is also drawn to rich historical fiction set against the backdrop of war. She also loves any book that includes representation of mental illness and is not afraid of novels that include darker, more challenging themes. She is open to novels that skew literary and upmarket, as well as anything Book Club.

For YA, Jillian is only considering YA romance at this time.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults, Young adults.

Genres:

General Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Historical
Romance Open to all/most Subgenres
Suspense/Thriller Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Psychological

Lengths:

Novel

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Health/Medicine: Mental health.

Submissions:

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

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Jillian Schelzi Submission Statistics

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We have received 2 reports from 2 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
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1 response is pending (128 days waiting). 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 13 May 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 13 May 2026.
Date compiled: 20 Sep 2026 16:53 UTC (5 hours, 47 minutes ago).

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Dates

Last Updated: 05 Aug 2026

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