Nina Richner An agent with Howard Morhaim Literary Agency (see other agents at this agency). About Nina Richner is an agent representing adult fiction and narrative nonfiction. They joined HMLA in 2023 after earning their BA in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Ohio University in 2020 and graduating from the Summer 2023 Columbia Publishing Course. Country United States AI Policy Unknown AI policy Statistics Synopsis Regular Speed Nina Richner's overall average response time is within a normal range for agents. Collapse section Fiction Open Nina is looking for literary fiction, horror/thriller, contemporary fiction, queer fiction, and magical realism. They are drawn to emotionally complex characters, family sagas (especially those that focus on mothers and daughters, or similar dynamics), voice-driven novels, and untold queer stories. The weird is of perennial interest, particularly unsettling and strange stories that aim to move the cultural needle. They are always on the lookout for psychological horror, particularly queer horror novels.Novels that have piqued their interest are Bunny by Mona Awad, All Fours by Miranda July, Darkenbloom by Eva Menasse, Detransition Baby by Torrey Peters, My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman, Where'd You Go Bernadette by Maria Semple, and I'm Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid.Audience:Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults.Genres: General Subgenre: Magic Realism Horror Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Psychological Suspense/Thriller Open to all/most Subgenres, including: PsychologicalLengths: NovelStyles:Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream.Topics: Open to all/most Topics including... Sexuality/Gender: LGBTQ issues.Submissions:Method: QueryTracker. Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed. Collapse section Nonfiction Open In nonfiction, they are most interested in narrative nonfiction such as memoirs and essay collections. Climate, psychology, and gender/queer studies are their top three categories of interest. Some favorite nonfiction titles include The Water Will Come by Jeff Gooddell, In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado, and Better by Arianna ReboliniAudience:Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults.Lengths: Nonfiction Collection BookStyles:Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream, Personal.Topics: Open to all/most Topics including... Memoir. Nature/Environment: Environmental issues. Sexuality/Gender: LGBTQ issues.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. 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Filter: Category: All Categories Fiction Nonfiction Group by submission Include outliers Include other agents at the same agency Accuracy We have received 9 reports from 9 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information. Days Reported 29 min | 100.0 mean avg | 106.0 median | 294 max days (77.4 std dev) Pending 8 responses are pending (5 min | 65.4 mean avg | 59.0 median | 148 max days waiting | 98.2 std dev) from 8 different members 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 84 days. (77.8 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 84 days.) Most submissions are acknowledged on the same day. Most recent response reported was received on 02 Mar 2026. Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 16 Jan 2026. 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