Recent Agent Responses to Fiction Queries/Submissions

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Agent Responses to Fiction Queries/Submissions (received in the last 7 days, based on reports from our members)

Did you know that you can see 30 days of responses from a specific agent? Look for the link to view recent responses in the Response Times section of agent listings.

1. 101-day form rejection from Nicole Cunningham (Trellis Literary Management) on September 14.
2. 193-day form rejection from Sandy Harding (Spencerhill Associates) on September 14.
3. 12-day form rejection from Shannon Hassan (Marsal Lyon Literary Agency LLC) on September 14.
4. 13-day form rejection from Shannon Hassan (Marsal Lyon Literary Agency LLC) on September 14.
5. 2-day form rejection from Susan Ramer (Don Congdon Associates, Inc.) on September 14.
6. 4-day form rejection from Maria Whelan (Mushens Entertainment) on September 14.
7. 4-day form rejection from Laura Zats (Headwater Literary Management) on September 14.
8. 53-day form rejection from Jennifer Chevais (The Rights Factory) on September 13.
9. 41-day form rejection from Leslie Zampetti (Open Book Literary) on September 13.
10. 2-day rejection from Caitlin Blasdell (Liza Dawson Associates) on September 12.
11. 37-day form rejection from Donovan Levine (Neighborhood Literary) on September 12.
12. 0-day form rejection from Andrea Somberg (Harvey Klinger Literary Agency) on September 12.
13. 5-day form rejection from Tommy Dean (Talcott Notch Literary Services, LLC) on September 11.
14. 1-day form rejection from Amy Giuffrida (Belcastro Agency) on September 11.
15. 39-day form rejection from Cate Hart (Harvey Klinger Literary Agency) on September 11.
16. 1-day form rejection from Julia Kardon (HG Literary) on September 11.
17. 142-day personal rejection from Soumeya Bendimerad Roberts (HG Literary) on September 10.
18. 27-day rejection from Samantha Fabien (Root Literary) on September 10.
19. 0-day form rejection from Kiana Nguyen (Donald Maass Literary Agency) on September 10.
20. 10-day personal rejection from Stacy Testa (Writers House LLC) on September 10.
21. 9-day form rejection from Maria Whelan (Mushens Entertainment) on September 10.

Note: This list is compiled every five minutes. Last compiled: 15 September 2026 6:15 AM UTC (less than a second ago).