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Sarah Bowlin

An agent with Aevitas Creative Management (see other agents at this agency).

About

Sarah Bowlin joined Aevitas in early 2017 after a decade as an editor of literary fiction and nonfiction. She has worked on the international breakout novel How Should a Person Be? by Sheila Heti; the New York Times Notable Book, The Beautiful Bureaucrat by Helen Phillips; the National Book Award-nominated The End by Salvatore Scibona; the acclaimed novels Marlena by Julie Buntin and Goodbye, Vitamin by Rachel Khong; and works by the award-winning novelist, Juan Gabriel Vásquez.

Bowlin has a BA in American Literature from New York University. Originally from the South, she got her start in publishing at Riverhead Books and was most recently a senior editor at Henry Holt & Company.

As an Aevitas agent based in Los Angeles, she is focused on bold, diverse voices in fiction and nonfiction. She’s especially interested in stories of strong or difficult women and unexpected narratives of place, of identity, and of the shifting ways we see ourselves and each other. She’s also interested in food history, wine, and dance.

Country

United States

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Statistics Synopsis

Faster
Sarah Bowlin's overall average response time is faster than most agents.
Normal Acceptance
Sarah Bowlin's overall acceptance rate is within a normal range for agents.
More Responsive
Sarah Bowlin's overall rate of non-response is lower than most agents.

Collapse section Fiction Temp Closed

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: All ethnic groups/populations, All genders.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Novel

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Sexuality/Gender: Women/Female issues.

Submissions:

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

Collapse section Nonfiction Temp Closed

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: All ethnic groups/populations, All genders.

Lengths:

Book

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Lifestyle: Food and Drink.
Performing Arts: Dance.
Sexuality/Gender: Women/Female issues.

Submissions:

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

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Sarah Bowlin Submission Statistics

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Accuracy
We have received 11 reports from 11 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported
0 min | 73.3 mean avg | 4.0 median | 278 max days (102.7 std dev)
Responses
90.91 %
Acceptances:
0.00 %
Rejections:
90.91 % (82.5 avg. days per rejection) | 10.0 % personal, 80.0 % form, 10.0 % unspecified
Non-Responses
0.00 %
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
-
Withdrawals
9.09 % (0.0 avg. days per withdrawal)
Pending
1 response is pending (84 days waiting). This only includes pending reports from people who have been active on Duotrope within the past 30 days

Other Information

Most submissions are acknowledged on the same day.
Most recent response reported was received on 09 May 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 17 Nov 2025.
Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 06:38 UTC (3 hours, 30 minutes ago).

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Dates

Last Updated: 14 Sep 2026

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