Lucy Cleland An agent with Frances Goldin Literary Agency, Inc. (see other agents at this agency). About Lucy Cleland joined the agency in 2025 and brings over a decade of experience representing prize-winning authors of fiction and nonfiction. Her taste is bold and eclectic; she loves working with writers who, to steal from a line Dickinson, “tell all the truth but tell it slant.”Lucy’s clients have been National Book Award and Pulitzer finalists, winners of the NBCC Award and PEN America Awards, recipients of MacArthur “Genius” grants, and elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences; their books have been featured in the New Yorker Briefly Noted, New York Times Editors’ Choice, and a variety of best books of the year lists, as well as ranked as USA Today Bestsellers and selected for the Book of the Month Club.A southern transplant originally from Atlanta, Lucy lives with her wife and two dogs in Boston. Previously, she worked as an agent at Kneerim & Williams and Calligraph. Country United States AI Policy Human-created work only; no AI use allowed Statistics Synopsis Regular Speed Lucy Cleland's overall average response time is within a normal range for agents. Collapse section Fiction Temp Closed In fiction, Lucy is drawn to novels with sticky or unusual concepts. On the literary side, she loves authors that explore how social issues and human hearts get painfully and gloriously tangled up together. On the commercial side, she gravitates towards transportive historical fiction and genre-bending contemporary work, particularly grounded fantasy and sci-fi stories that trace the downstream effects of a single “twist” on our world.Audience:Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults.Genres: Open to all/most GenresLengths: NovelStyles:Open to all/most Styles, including: Mainstream.Topics: Open to all/most Topics.Submissions:Method: Email. Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed. Collapse section Nonfiction Temp Closed Lucy’s nonfiction taste is anchored by her interest in the way culture shapes us (and we shape it). She represents ‘big idea’ books, narrative nonfiction, pop culture/cultural criticism, history, psychology, social science, philosophy, natural science, and select memoir. She’s looking for stylish writers who have their hands on a curiosity-inducing subject, books that add depth and context to conversations in the zeitgeist, and experts that offer readers powerful and urgent clarity about their lives and the world around them.Audience:Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults.Lengths: BookStyles:Open to all/most Styles, including: Mainstream, Personal.Topics: Open to all/most Topics including... History: Biographies, See guidelines. Memoir. Society/Culture: Crime, See guidelines.Submissions:Method: Email. 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:Instagram @shelfpromotionX (Twitter) @VonClelandBluesky @goldinagency.bsky.socialX (Twitter) @GoldinAgency 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. Lucy Cleland 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 outliers Include other agents at the same agency Accuracy We have received 5 reports from 5 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information. Days Reported 78 min | 107.8 mean avg | 111.5 median | 124 max days (865.0 std dev) Pending 1 response is pending (227 days waiting). This only includes pending reports from people who have been active on Duotrope within the past 30 days Other Information The agent will try to make a decision within 42 days. (100.0 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 42 days.) Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 02:38 UTC (3 hours, 8 minutes ago). Work submitted to this agent was also submitted to...This section is available to subscribers only. Sign up and start your free trial today!Members accepted by this agent also had work accepted by...This section is available to subscribers only. Become a member and start your free trial today! Your Submissions This section is available to subscribers only. Join today! Other Agents at this AgencyCaroline EisenmannRoz FosterSulamita Garbuz DNQEllen Geiger OPTED OUTRia Julien DNQAlison LewisMatt McGowanSam StoloffTess WeitznerJade Wong-BaxterAyla Zuraw-Friedland Before SubmittingWe cannot guarantee that the information on this page is correct. We do our best to keep up, but it isn't always possible. Duotrope listings do not imply endorsement or recommendation of the agent or agency being listed. 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