Zoe-Aline Howard An agent with Pine State Literary About Zoe-Aline Howard began working as an agent in 2022, while earning her BFA in Creative Writing and Publishing Certificate at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. She has had the privilege to work across publishing in multiple capacities, including an internship at Lookout Books, and her current role as Senior Literary Publicist at Pine State Publicity. As Director of Pine State Literary, she represents adult literary fiction and adult nonfiction.She is a sister, and lives in Wilmington, NC.In both adult literary fiction and adult nonfiction, Zoe is looking for books that center place (and especially how place informs an author’s or character’s perspective); unique and intentional structure; writing on non-human life; and through-lines that cross disciplines. She is prone to reading sample pages first, and craves singular, daring voices–writing that lingers on language and in doorways, and makes the details the experience. Submission Caps: This agent may close to submissions early if they reach their quota. Country United States AI Policy Unknown AI policy Statistics Synopsis FasterZoe-Aline Howard's overall average response time is faster than most agents. Normal AcceptanceZoe-Aline Howard's overall acceptance rate is within a normal range for agents. More ResponsiveZoe-Aline Howard's overall rate of non-response is lower than most agents. Collapse section Fiction Open Audience:Open to a broad Audience.Genres: General Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Magic Realism Fantasy Subgenres: Fabulism, Magic Realism Horror Open to all/most Subgenres Western Open to all/most SubgenresLengths: NovelStyles:Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream.Topics: Open to all/most Topics including... Place/Regions: See guidelines. Sexuality/Gender: LGBTQ issues.Submissions:Method: QueryTracker. Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed. Collapse section Nonfiction Open Audience:Open to a broad Audience.Lengths: BookStyles:Open to all/most Styles, including: Mainstream, Personal.Topics: Open to all/most Topics including... Memoir. Religion/Spirituality. Society/Culture: Current events, Pop culture, See guidelines. Other: See guidelines.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 Platforms:None known 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. Zoe-Aline Howard 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 Accuracy We have received 16 reports from 16 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 | 19.9 mean avg | 14.0 median | 65 max days (143.3 std dev) Responses 100.00 % Acceptances: 0.00 % Rejections: 100.00 % (16.6 avg. days per rejection) | 50.0 % personal, 31.3 % form, 18.8 % unspecified Non-Responses 0.00 % Lost/Returned: - Never Responded: - Withdrawals - Pending 1 response is pending (80 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 05 Sep 2026. Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 27 Jul 2026. Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 07:50 UTC (2 hours, 18 minutes ago). View report of recent responses from this agent Work submitted to this agent was also submitted to...This section is available to subscribers only. 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