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. Emily Forland (Brandt & Hochman Literary Agents, Inc.)

420.0

2. Amelia Appel (Triada US Literary Agency)

387.3

3. Audrey Crooks (Trident Media Group)

382.6

4. Sarah Bedingfield (Levine Greenberg Rostan Literary Agency)

381.3

5. Jason Yarn (Jason Yarn Literary Agency)

369.4

6. Rachel Ridout (Harvey Klinger Literary Agency)

356.2

7. Connor Smith (Hesperides Literary)

344.2

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

325.9

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

325.4

10. Mark Falkin (Falkin Literary)

314.4

11. Reiko Davis (DeFiore and Company)

290.1

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

282.9

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

262.6

14. Renee C. Fountain (Gandolfo Helin & Fountain Literary Management)

247.2

15. Jo Ramsay (Transatlantic Agency)

228.3

16. Elizabeth Copps (Confluence Literary Agency)

221.5

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

212.4

18. Brianne Johnson (HG Literary)

209.6

19. Erik Hane (Headwater Literary Management)

207.5

20. Alice Speilburg (Speilburg Literary Agency)

203.1

21. Melissa Danaczko (DeFiore and Company)

202.7

22. Nicole Cunningham (Trellis Literary Management)

197.8

23. Alexa Stark (Writers House LLC)

196.6

24. Maggie Cooper (Aevitas Creative Management)

193.3

25. Martha Wydysh (Trident Media Group)

193.2

The Fastest

The agents with the fastest mean average response times reported.

1. Lauren Khan (FinePrint Literary Management)

0.6

2. James McGowan (BookEnds Literary Agency)

0.8

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

1.3

4. Brent Taylor (July First Literary)

1.9

5. Caitlin Blasdell (Liza Dawson Associates)

2.3

6. Jon Michael Darga (Aevitas Creative Management)

2.4

7. Ashley Reisinger (Triada US Literary Agency)

2.8

8. Miriam Cortinovis (Ki Agency)

2.9

9. Grace Demyan (Harvey Klinger Literary Agency)

3.7

10. Ismita Hussain (Great Dog Literary)

4.0

11. Lori Galvin (Aevitas Creative Management)

4.2

12. Charlie Serabian (Martin-Newens Literary Management)

4.5

13. Marisa A. Corvisiero (Corvisiero Literary Agency)

4.9

14. Natalie Sun (HG Literary)

5.0

15. Marin Takikawa (The Friedrich Agency LLC)

5.7

16. Amanda Jain (BookEnds Literary Agency)

6.2

17. Tianna Kelly (Neighborhood Literary)

7.4

18. Sasha Landauer (Writers House LLC)

7.4

19. Shannon Hassan (Marsal Lyon Literary Agency LLC)

7.5

20. Lindsay Guzzardo (Keystone Literary Agency)

8.0

21. Abby Saul (The Lark Group)

8.0

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

9.2

23. Jane Chun (Transatlantic Agency)

9.8

24. Robert (Bob) G. Diforio (D4EO Literary Agency)

10.0

25. Haley Casey (Creative Media Agency, Inc.)

10.5

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: Saturday, September 5, 2026 9:13:44 PM UTC.