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Kirby Kim

An agent with Janklow & Nesbit Associates (see other agents at this agency).

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A native of Los Angeles, California, Kirby attended Harvard-Westlake high school then went to Pomona College where he was a PPE (Philosophy, Politics, and Economics) major. He spent the year after graduation teaching English in South Korea and when he returned moved to San Francisco to get his JD at UC Hastings College of the Law.
Kirby moved out to New York in the spring of 2004 and got his first job in publishing working for Charlotte Sheedy Literary, at that time an affiliate of Sterling Lord Literistic. He then moved to Vigliano Associates where he gradually started representing his own projects. In 2008, he joined Endeavor which the following year merged with William Morris. He stayed at WME for five years before joining Janklow & Nesbit.
Kirby is currently a board member of the Asian American Writers Workshop. He lives in Phoenix, Arizona with his wife and two kids.

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Country

United States

Fiction Open

Kirby represents both literary and commercial authors. He’s most interested in receiving manuscripts that straddle the fence a bit, with upmarket expression combined with a genre element or plot device. When it comes to straight literary work, he’s alternatively drawn to rich, sweeping stories that try to encompass a time or a place or tightly written, narratively innovative stories or voices with award potential. His commercial interests include thrillers, mysteries and speculative fiction.

Audience:

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

Genres:
GenreSubgenres
General GeneralOpen to all/most Subgenres.
Fantasy FantasyOpen to all/most Subgenres, including: Cross-Genre.
Horror HorrorOpen to all/most Subgenres, including: Cross-Genre.
Science Fiction Science FictionOpen to all/most Subgenres, including: Cross-Genre.
Suspense/Thriller Suspense/ThrillerOpen to all/most Subgenres, including: Cross-Genre.
Lengths:
Novel Novel
Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.


Nonfiction Open

He also represents a range of nonfiction working with leaders and journalists in the areas of science, culture and current affairs. He’s also known for representing pop culture, in particular music and comedy.

Audience:

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

Lengths:
Book Book
Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics, including: Music, Science, Society/Culture (General, Current events, Pop culture).

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.


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Kirby Kim Submission Statistics — Free Preview!

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This agent ranks among the 25 Slowest Fiction Agents in our database.
This agent ranks among the Most Unresponsive Fiction Agents in our database.
AccuracyWe have received 12 reports from 12 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported1 min | 222.4 mean avg | 199.0 median | 392 max days (117.7 std dev)
Responses16.67 %
Acceptances0.00 %
Rejections16.67 % (26.0 avg. days per rejection) | 100.0 % personal, 0.0 % form, 0.0 % unspecified | 7.1 % partial MS requested, 7.1 % full MS requested
Non-Responses83.33 %
Lost/Returned-
Never Responded83.33 % (261.7 avg. days before reporting submissions as never responded)
Withdrawals-
Pending2 responses are pending (59 min | 109.0 mean avg | 109.0 median | 159 max days waiting | 70.7 std dev) from 2 different members This only includes pending reports from users who have been active on Duotrope within the past 30 days

Other Information

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Most recent response reported was received on 15 Apr 2024.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 24 Feb 2024.

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Dates

Last Updated: 09 Oct 2024
Last Audited: 09 Oct 2024. (We audit each active listing twice a year. Learn more at link.)
Date Added: 10 May 2018

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