Stephanie Delman An agent with Trellis Literary Management (see other agents at this agency). About Stephanie Delman spent 10 years building her list at Sanford J. Greenburger Associates before co-founding Trellis Literary Management in the fall of 2021. Stephanie is focused on adult fiction: stylish writing, literary/upmarket fiction, socially conscious thrillers, untold or underrepresented historical fiction, psychologically propulsive suspense, maximalist storytelling (in ambition, not in word count), and literary novels that play with genre. She enjoys fiction that’s grounded in reality, but tinged with something else: a bit of surrealism, a touch of horror. A very small part of Stephanie’s list is nonfiction: specifically, braided/speculative memoir projects by authors with established platforms and diverse perspectives. Her clients include New York Times and international bestsellers, GMA Book Club and Book of the Month picks, National Endowment for the Arts, Tin House, and Kundiman fellows, Rona Jaffe and Harper Lee award winners, Barnes & Noble Discover authors, and more. Stephanie loves books that are “many things at once”—books that span genres and take risks. She is also seeking projects that use gothic traditions or speculative elements to illuminate contemporary fears and societal injustice. For projects that reach beyond the darkness, Stephanie is drawn to tenderness, vulnerability, and humor. Stephanie studied Writing Seminars at Johns Hopkins University and considers herself a “hands-on” agent, both editorially and as an advocate. She was raised in Northern California and has lived in Brooklyn, NY for the past twelve years. Before building her own list, Stephanie worked in foreign rights at Sanford J. Greenburger Associates and as an assistant to the president, where she helped broker international deals across 50+ foreign languages. This agent may not respond to all queries. After waiting 84 days, assume your submission will not be accepted. Country of Publication United States Professional Associations Member of AALA AI Policy Unknown AI policy Statistics Synopsis FasterStephanie Delman's overall average response time is faster than most agents. Normal AcceptanceStephanie Delman's overall acceptance rate is within a normal range for agents. More ResponsiveStephanie Delman's overall rate of non-response is lower than most agents. Collapse section Fiction Open Stephanie is focused on adult fiction: literary/upmarket, maximalist storytelling, near-historical and non-Eurocentric historical fiction, psychologically propulsive suspense, and literary novels that play with genre and dip a toe into the speculative, magical, and/or fantastical.Audience:Open to a broad Audience.Genres: General Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Cross-Genre, Historical, Magic Realism Suspense/Thriller Open to all/most SubgenresLengths: NovelStyles: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 Stephanie also represents a limited selection of memoir/narrative nonfiction projects by authors with established platforms and diverse perspectives.Audience:Open to a broad Audience.Lengths: BookStyles:Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream.Topics: Open to all/most Topics including... Society/Culture: Crime.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. Go to agent's webpage Report: Submission/Query Correction/Update New Cover ArtSocial:Instagram @trellisliteraryX (Twitter) @trellislit 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. Stephanie Delman 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 outliers Include other agents at the same agency Accuracy We have received 19 reports from 18 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information. Days Reported 27 min | 44.8 mean avg | 40.5 median | 94 max days (525.8 std dev) Responses 100 % Acceptances: 0.00 % Rejections: 100.00 % (41.9 avg. days per rejection) | 10.5 % personal, 79.0 % form, 10.5 % unspecified | 4.6 % full MS requested Non-Responses 0.00 % Lost/Returned: - Never Responded: - Withdrawals - Pending 3 responses are pending (10 min | 30.0 mean avg | 34.0 median | 46 max days waiting | 668.8 std dev) from 3 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. (5.3 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 84 days.) This agent may not respond to all queries. After waiting the time indicated above, assume your submission will not be accepted. Most submissions are acknowledged on the same day. Most recent response reported was received on 30 Aug 2026. 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