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Michaela Whatnall

An agent with Dystel, Goderich & Bourret LLC (see other agents at this agency).

About

Michaela Whatnall joined the agency’s West Coast office in 2019. They received a degree from Emory University in English and linguistics, completed the Columbia Publishing Course, and have experience in school & library marketing, bookselling, and reviewing for trade publications. In 2023, Michaela was named a Publishers Weekly Star Watch Honoree in recognition of their work as an agent at Dystel, Goderich & Bourret. Michaela approaches agenting with eagerness and passion, and is excited to continue building the careers of their existing clients as well as discovering new books to champion.

Country

United States

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Human-created work only; no AI use allowed
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Statistics Synopsis

Faster
Michaela Whatnall's overall average response time is faster than most agents.
Normal Acceptance
Michaela Whatnall's overall acceptance rate is within a normal range for agents.
More Responsive
Michaela Whatnall's overall rate of non-response is lower than most agents.
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Collapse section Fiction Open

They are most strongly interested in finding middle grade and young adult projects of all genres; upmarket adult fiction; and grounded fantasy. Michaela is also open to select adult romance; graphic novels; and picture books.

Audience:

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

Genres:

General Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Historical
Action-Adventure Open to all/most Subgenres
Fantasy Open to all/most Subgenres
Horror Open to all/most Subgenres
Romance Subgenre: Romantic Comedy
Science Fiction Open to all/most Subgenres

Lengths:

Novel

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Submissions:

Method: QueryTracker.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.

Collapse section Nonfiction Open

They are also open to select narrative nonfiction for both children and adults.

Audience:

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

Lengths:

Book

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
History: General, See guidelines.
Lifestyle: General, See guidelines.
Literature/Books: General, See guidelines.

Submissions:

Method: QueryTracker.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.

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Michaela Whatnall Submission Statistics

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Accuracy
We have received 16 reports from 16 different members within the past 12 months. The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported
3 min | 13.0 mean avg | 10.0 median | 44 max days (12.7 std dev)
Responses
100.00 %
Acceptances:
0.00 %
Rejections:
100.00 % (13.0 avg. days per rejection) | 6.3 % personal, 81.3 % form, 12.5 % unspecified
Non-Responses
0.00 %
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
-
Withdrawals
-

Other Information

The agent will try to make a decision within 60 days.
Do not query on the status of your submission before 60 days have passed.
Most submissions are acknowledged on the same day.
Most recent response reported was received on 03 Aug 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 15 Jul 2026.
Date compiled: 07 Sep 2026 13:25 UTC (5 hours, 54 minutes ago).

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Dates

Last Updated: 27 Aug 2026

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