Michael Taeckens An agent with Massie McQuilkin & Altman Literary Agents (see other agents at this agency). About Michael Taeckens received his MFA from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, and has been working in publishing since 1995. He co-founded Broadside PR in 2015, and his clients in that time have been awarded and shortlisted for the Pulitzer Prize, National Book Award, Booker Prize, National Book Critics Circle Award, PEN America Literary Award, Whiting Award, International Dublin Award, Windham-Campbell Prize, Women’s Prize, Story Prize, L.A. Times Book Prize, Young Lions Award, Lambda Literary Award, NAACP Image Award, and the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize, and have been featured regularly in national media, including eight of his projects on the cover of the New York Times Book Review. He’s interested in literary fiction and a wide variety of narrative nonfiction (including biography, cultural studies, history/current events, hybrid work, memoir, popular culture, and science). This agent may not respond to all queries. After waiting 42 days, assume your submission will not be accepted. Country United States AI Policy Unknown AI policy Statistics Synopsis Regular Speed Michael Taeckens's overall average response time is within a normal range for agents. Collapse section Fiction Open Audience:Open to a broad Audience.Genres: GeneralLengths: NovelStyles:Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.Topics: Open to all/most Topics.Submissions:Method: Email. Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed. Collapse section Nonfiction Open Audience:Open to a broad Audience.Lengths: BookStyles:Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream, Personal.Topics: Open to all/most Topics including... History: General, Biographies. Memoir. Science. Society/Culture: General, Pop culture.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:LinkedIn LinkedInFacebook FacebookInstagram @mmqalit 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. Michael Taeckens 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 3 reports from 3 different members within the past 12 months. The more responses reported, the more accurate the information. Days Reported 73 min | 94.7 mean avg | 77.0 median | 134 max days (34.1 std dev) 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.) This agent may not respond to all queries. After waiting the time indicated above, assume your submission will not be accepted. 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