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Recent Agent Responses to Fiction Queries/Submissions

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Want to know which literary agents have been responding to queries and submissions lately? You've come to the right place!

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. 3-day rejection from Farley Chase (Chase Literary Agency) on October 23.
2. 13-day form rejection from Gabrielle Harbowy (Corvisiero Literary Agency) on October 23.
3. 16-day form rejection from Travis Pennington (The Knight Agency) on October 23.
4. 7-day form rejection from Laura Zats (Headwater Literary Management) on October 23.
5. 34-day form rejection from Lauren Bajek (Liza Dawson Associates) on October 22.
6. 18-day form rejection from Alexandra Levick (Writers House LLC) on October 22.
7. 27-day rejection from Nelle Andrew (Rachel Mills Literary) on October 21.
8. 3-day form rejection from Caitlin Blasdell (Liza Dawson Associates) on October 21.
9. 97-day form rejection from Kelsey Day (Aragi Inc.) on October 21.
10. 30-day form rejection from Hillary Jacobson (Creative Artists Agency) on October 21.
11. 6-day form rejection from Laura Zats (Headwater Literary Management) on October 21.
12. 9-day personal rejection from Susan Armstrong (C&W Literary Agency) on October 20.
13. 0-day form rejection from Warren Frazier (John Hawkins and Associates, Inc.) on October 20.
14. 120-day personal rejection from Katie Grimm (Curtis Brown, Ltd.) on October 20.
15. 4-day form rejection from Maeve MacLysaght (Aevitas Creative Management) on October 20.
16. 85-day form rejection from Cameron McClure (Donald Maass Literary Agency) on October 20.
17. 14-day form rejection from Lara Perkins (Andrea Brown Literary Agency) on October 20.
18. 15-day form rejection from Lara Perkins (Andrea Brown Literary Agency) on October 20.
19. 16-day form rejection from Lara Perkins (Andrea Brown Literary Agency) on October 20.
20. 75-day form rejection from Lara Perkins (Andrea Brown Literary Agency) on October 20.
21. 6-day form rejection from Eddie Schneider (JABberwocky Literary Agency, Inc.) on October 20.
22. 75-day form rejection from Dani Segelbaum (Arc Literary Management) on October 20.
23. 75-day form rejection from Dani Segelbaum (Arc Literary Management) on October 20.
24. 23-day personal rejection from Stephen Barr (Writers House LLC) on October 19.
25. 8-day form rejection from Jessica Berg (Rosecliff Literary) on October 19.
26. 2-day personal rejection from Sarah Jane Freymann (Sarah Jane Freymann Literary Agency) on October 19.
27. 33-day form rejection from Susan Golomb (Writers House LLC) on October 19.
28. 2-day form rejection from David H Headley (DHH Literary Agency) on October 19.
29. 49-day form rejection from Victoria Hobbs (A. M. Heath Literary Agents) on October 19.
30. 14-day form rejection from Amanda Jain (BookEnds Literary Agency) on October 19.
31. 12-day form rejection from Meredith Miller (United Talent Agency) on October 19.
32. 41-day form rejection from Laetitia Rutherford (Watson, Little Ltd) on October 19.
33. 45-day form rejection from Maggie Sadler (Howland Literary, LLC) on October 19.
34. 4-day form rejection from Eric Smith (Neighborhood Literary) on October 19.
35. 96-day form rejection from Hannah Teachout (Folio Literary Management) on October 19.
36. 18-day form rejection from Michaela Whatnall (Dystel, Goderich & Bourret LLC) on October 19.
37. 45-day form rejection from Amanda Wooden (SBR Media) on October 19.

Note: This list is compiled every five minutes. Last compiled: 25 October 2026 7:55 PM UTC (less than a second ago).

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