Literary Agent Response Statistics

The Top 25 Literary Agents Representing Category: Fiction

Here are some statistics based on the responses that have been reported within the last 12 months for agents with at least 5 different people reporting responses within that period.
Note: The information on this page is updated once daily and may not reflect recent response reports or changes in status.

The Slowest

The agents with the slowest mean average response times reported.

1. Audrey Crooks (Trident Media Group)

440.3

2. Amelia Appel (Triada US Literary Agency)

387.3

3. Jason Yarn (Jason Yarn Literary Agency)

369.4

4. Renée Zuckerbrot (Massie McQuilkin & Altman Literary Agents)

359.1

5. Reiko Davis (DeFiore and Company)

354.9

6. Elizabeth Copps (Confluence Literary Agency)

339.5

7. Julia Kenny (Dunow, Carlson & Lerner Literary Agency)

325.4

8. Bridget Smith (JABberwocky Literary Agency, Inc.)

279.2

9. Alice Speilburg (Speilburg Literary Agency)

245.7

10. Alexa Stark (Writers House LLC)

243.3

11. Jordan Hill (New Leaf Literary & Media, Inc.)

238.6

12. Meredith Kaffel Simonoff (The Gernert Company)

237.0

13. Jo Ramsay (Transatlantic Agency)

228.3

14. Cecilia "CeCe" Lyra (Wendy Sherman Associates, Inc.)

227.5

15. Maggie Cooper (Aevitas Creative Management)

220.8

16. Jennifer Carlson (Dunow, Carlson & Lerner Literary Agency)

208.0

17. Ashley Lopez (Massie McQuilkin & Altman Literary Agents)

207.2

18. Eric Showers (Howard Morhaim Literary Agency)

202.4

19. Brianne Johnson (HG Literary)

200.3

20. Erik Hane (Headwater Literary Management)

188.6

21. Kurestin Armada (Root Literary)

182.9

22. Jamie Carr (The Book Group)

176.4

23. Martha Wydysh (Trident Media Group)

172.2

24. Soumeya Bendimerad Roberts (HG Literary)

170.6

25. Ethan Ellenberg (Ethan Ellenberg Literary Agency)

170.0

The Fastest

The agents with the fastest mean average response times reported.

1. Lauren Khan (FinePrint Literary Management)

0.1

2. James McGowan (BookEnds Literary Agency)

0.6

3. Warren Frazier (John Hawkins and Associates, Inc.)

1.6

4. Brent Taylor (July First Literary)

1.8

5. Caitlin Blasdell (Liza Dawson Associates)

2.2

6. Jon Michael Darga (Aevitas Creative Management)

2.4

7. Miriam Cortinovis (Ki Agency)

2.6

8. Susan Ramer (Don Congdon Associates, Inc.)

2.8

9. Ashley Reisinger (Triada US Literary Agency)

2.8

10. Grace Demyan (Harvey Klinger Literary Agency)

3.9

11. Charlie Serabian (Martin-Newens Literary Management)

4.5

12. Natalie Sun (HG Literary)

5.0

13. Sasha Landauer (Writers House LLC)

5.4

14. Marisa A. Corvisiero (Corvisiero Literary Agency)

5.9

15. Amy Giuffrida (Belcastro Agency)

6.0

16. Ismita Hussain (Great Dog Literary)

6.2

17. Amanda Jain (BookEnds Literary Agency)

6.9

18. Marin Takikawa (The Friedrich Agency LLC)

7.3

19. Jane Chun (Transatlantic Agency)

8.1

20. Lindsay Guzzardo (Keystone Literary Agency)

8.6

21. Rebecca Lommers (Katie Reed Literary)

9.0

22. Lori Galvin (Aevitas Creative Management)

9.2

23. Michaela Whatnall (Dystel, Goderich & Bourret LLC)

9.8

24. Abby Saul (The Lark Group)

10.3

25. Laurie Dennison (Creative Media Agency, Inc.)

10.4

The Least Responsive

The agents least likely to respond to queries.
Not enough data to report in this category.

The Most Approachable

The agents most likely to respond favorably.*
Not enough data to report in this category.

Remember: The more people who report their response times to us, the more accurate our statistics are. Please report your responses to us!

Date compiled: Wednesday, November 4, 2026 4:05:24 PM UTC.