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Sharon Pelletier

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

About

Sharon Pelletier joined Dystel, Goderich & Bourret in 2013 after working in editorial at small presses and as a B&N bookseller, was named senior agent in 2021, and named vice president in 2024. Born and raised in the suburbs of Detroit, Michigan, Sharon has lived in New York since 2009, but often returns to visit the Midwest and dreams of living by the ocean one day. Sharon’s list includes upmarket fiction of all sorts, from smart, complex women’s fiction; to unexpected suspense fiction and romance; to hearty, unforgettable book club fiction. She also occasionally takes on compelling, fierce narrative nonfiction by journalists, experts, or emerging voices with a promising platform.

Country & Year Established

United States
Agent since 2013

AI Policy

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

Faster
Sharon Pelletier's overall average response time is faster than most agents.
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Collapse section Fiction Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults.

Genres:

General Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Women's Fiction
Suspense/Thriller 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

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults.

Lengths:

Book

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Mainstream.

Topics:

Religion/Spirituality.
Sexuality/Gender: Women/Female issues.
Society/Culture: Pop culture, Social issues.
Sports/Recreation.

Submissions:

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

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Sharon Pelletier Submission Statistics

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Accuracy
We have received 8 reports from 8 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported
3 min | 13.4 mean avg | 10.0 median | 29 max days (130.3 std dev)
Pending
2 responses are pending (7 min | 10.0 mean avg | 10.0 median | 13 max days waiting | 3.1 std dev) from 2 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 56 days.
Do not query on the status of your submission before 56 days have passed.
Most recent response reported was received on 09 Jul 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 29 Jun 2026.
Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 04:10 UTC (5 hours, 34 minutes ago).

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Dates

Last Updated: 04 Sep 2026

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