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. 78-day form rejection from Lauren Liebow (Aevitas Creative Management) on October 5.
2. 3-day personal rejection from Ismita Hussain (Great Dog Literary) on October 3.
3. 72-day form rejection from Vicky Bijur (Vicky Bijur Literary Agency) on October 2.
4. 45-day form rejection from Alexander Cochran (Greyhound Literary) on October 2.
5. 10-day form rejection from Olivia Emerick (Metamorphosis Literary Agency) on October 1.
6. 95-day form rejection from Cameron McClure (Donald Maass Literary Agency) on October 1.
7. 23-day rejection from Sharon Pelletier (Dystel, Goderich & Bourret LLC) on October 1.
8. 3-day form rejection from Marlene Stringer (The Stringer Literary Agency LLC) on October 1.
9. 31-day form rejection from Michelle Brower (Trellis Literary Management) on September 30.
10. 36-day form rejection from Marissa Brown (Pippin Properties, Inc.) on September 30.
11. 26-day form rejection from Christine Goss (FinePrint Literary Management) on September 30.
12. 54-day form rejection from Cate Hart (Harvey Klinger Literary Agency) on September 30.
13. 61-day form rejection from Bonnie Nadell (Hill Nadell Literary Agency) on September 30.
14. 15-day form rejection from Abby Saul (The Lark Group) on September 30.
15. 15-day rejection from Abby Saul (The Lark Group) on September 30.
16. 61-day form rejection from Maria Brannan (Greyhound Literary) on September 29.
17. 60-day form rejection from Jennifer Carlson (Dunow, Carlson & Lerner Literary Agency) on September 29.
18. 46-day form rejection from Alexander Cochran (Greyhound Literary) on September 29.
19. 8-day form rejection from Steven Evans (Eve White Literary Agency) on September 29.
20. 68-day form rejection from Alexandra Franklin (Curtis Brown, Ltd.) on September 29.
21. 19-day form rejection from Saritza Hernández (Andrea Brown Literary Agency) on September 29.
22. 69-day form rejection from Matt McGowan (Frances Goldin Literary Agency, Inc.) on September 29.
23. 4-day form rejection from Ryan Nuzzo (Speilburg Literary Agency) on September 29.
24. 69-day form rejection from Jim Rutman (Sterling Lord Literistic, Inc.) on September 29.
25. 72-day form rejection from Alec Shane (Writers House LLC) on September 29.
26. 69-day form rejection from Jason Yarn (Jason Yarn Literary Agency) on September 29.

Note: This list is compiled every five minutes. Last compiled: 5 October 2026 1:21 PM UTC (less than a second ago).