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Laura Rennert

An agent with Andrea Brown Literary Agency (see other agents at this agency).

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Laura Rennert has been with the agency since 1998. She specializes in all categories of children's books, from picture books to young adult. On the adult side, she represents literary-commercial fiction, thrillers, horror, sci-fi/fantasy, speculative fiction, and select historical fiction. Her sweet spot in the market is literary voice and commercial conception. The common threads in the diverse range of projects Laura represents are an original, unexpected point of view, a fresh literary voice, a strong commercial hook—and conflicted characters who win your heart (sometimes against your will). Laura has a Ph.D. in English Literature and was a faculty member in the English departments of the University of Virginia, Osaka University of Foreign Studies, and Santa Clara University.

This agent may not respond to all queries. After waiting 84 days, assume your submission will not be accepted.

Country

United States

Fiction Open

Laura would love to find: Fantasy and spec fiction with a magical element based on Jewish lore or non-Western culture and mythology. Bonus points for delving into real social-political-cultural issues. A police procedural or thriller in the vein of Tana French, especially by BIPOC or underrepresented authors. A modern-day Gothic novel (in the vein of MEXICAN GOTHIC).

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults, Children, Middle grades, Young adults, All ethnic groups/populations.

Genres:
GenreSubgenres
General GeneralOpen to all/most Subgenres.
Fantasy FantasyOpen to all/most Subgenres.
Suspense/Thriller Suspense/ThrillerOpen to all/most Subgenres.
Lengths:
Novel Novel
Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Submissions:

Method: QueryManager.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.


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AccuracyWe have received 21 reports from 21 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 | 7.7 mean avg | 2.0 median | 92 max days (19.8 std dev)
Responses100.00 %
Acceptances0.00 %
Rejections100.00 % (7.7 avg. days per rejection) | 4.8 % personal, 76.2 % form, 19.1 % unspecified
Non-Responses0.00 %
Lost/Returned-
Never Responded-
Withdrawals-
Pending1 response is pending (74 days waiting). This only includes pending reports from users who have been active on Duotrope within the past 30 days

Other Information

The agent will try to make a decision within 84 days. (4.8 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 84 days.)
This agent may not respond to all queries. After waiting the time indicated above, assume your submission will not be accepted.
Most submissions are acknowledged on the same day.
Most recent response reported was received on 22 May 2024.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 20 May 2024.

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Dates

Last Updated: 26 May 2024
Last Audited: 27 Mar 2024. (We audit each active listing twice a year. Learn more at link.)
Date Added: 23 May 2018

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