Lane Heymont An agent with The Tobias Literary Agency (see other agents at this agency). About Lane Heymont’s literary agent journey began at the age of eight when his grandfather paid him $5 to read and discuss the classics of literature. He started his publishing career at The Seymour Agency. In 2016, Lane formed The Tobias Literary Agency. With his eclectic taste and particular passion for horror, Lane is the top literary agent in the genre.As a literary agent, Lane represents a broad range of commercial fiction and serious nonfiction. Country of Publication United States Professional Associations Member of AALA AI Policy Unknown AI policy Collapse section Fiction Open In fiction, he is especially interested in projects broadly defined as horror. This includes select young adult horror. He is always looking for projects by underrepresented voices both in horror and fiction in general.Audience:Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults, Young adults.Genres: General Open to all/most Subgenres Horror Open to all/most Subgenres Suspense/Thriller Open to all/most SubgenresLengths: NovelStyles:Open to all/most Styles, including: Mainstream.Topics: Open to all/most Topics.Submissions:Method: QueryTracker. Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed. Collapse section Nonfiction Open In nonfiction, Lane focuses on the sciences, cultural studies, history, pop-culture, and celebrity projects.Audience:Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults, Young adults.Lengths: BookStyles:Open to all/most Styles, including: Mainstream, Personal.Topics: Children/Family: Parenting/Child care. History. Memoir. Philosophy. Politics/Political Science. Science. Sexuality/Gender: Women/Female issues. Society/Culture: General, Crime, Current events, Pop culture. Other: See guidelines.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:Bluesky @thetobiasagency.bsky.socialFacebook FacebookInstagram @thetobiasliteraryagency 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. Lane Heymont 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 other agents at the same agency Accuracy 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. Pending 1 response is pending (158 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 16 Feb 2026. Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 23 Jan 2026. Date compiled: 07 Sep 2026 11:31 UTC (7 hours, 49 minutes ago). 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