12/14/21 - Pitched at virtual conference, sent query + first chapter after
12/14/21 - Full request
02/07/22- Revise and Resubmit with detailed feedback
11/30/22 - requeried with my R&R!
01/03/23 - Offered rep and I (later) accepted!! So excited to work with Alli. She has such great ideas for this book

YA Sci-Fi, originally pitched at 104k. R&R is 82k. (That larger word count was an issue)

Email Query: 11/10/22 (SFFPit Like)
Nudged: 1/23/23
CNR: 1/27/23 - confirmation email stated she would be in touch within 2 months if she was interested.

99k Fantasy Romance

Disappointed as this was a pitch contest request, but onto the next.

06/02/22- Email query
07/23/22- Full request
YA speculative 81k

01/04/23- Withdrew manuscript, informed her about new project.
01/12/23- Partial request for new project
YA fantasy

Closed after 12-week nudge went unresponded to. This was a DVpit like query, so disappointed :/

Pitch Wars partial request sent 2/15/22
YA Speculative/Scifi 80k
Nudge with offer on a different manuscript (YA speculative mystery, 75k) 10/28/22
Full request for both manuscripts 11/2/22
Step aside/Rejection 11/9/22

EQ 7/26/2022
CNR 10/24/22 (90 days)

Historical Romance 89k

queried 7/20/22
CNR 10/18/22
90 days
8 weeks is a pass, I just err on the side of slow times.

EQ: 7/20/22
CNR: 10/5/22

YA contemporary, 72k

#PitchDis request: 23rd June 2022
EQ: 24th June 2022
FR: 24th Aug 2022
90K adult contemporary romance

Friendly/semi-personalised feedback as below: -

Thanks so much for thinking of me at Stimola Literary Studio. I really enjoyed reading this and meeting the characters in this book - there is a lot of potential here. However, although there was a lot that resonated in your pitch and sample, this is going to be a pass. I can only take on a few new authors a year, and so I must feel with great certainty that we’ll be successful getting your book into the marketplace. Without this confidence, I can’t move forward, but I do think another agent may feel different, so do keep trying! (I don't usually send rejections, but this one was a close call, so I wanted to thank you and wish you well.)

All best,
Alli

Thanks @hammer34! I’m not registered for PMP / great to know this

@jmay18 . . . quick check on publishers marketplace: she's got 322 deals overall, 8 six figure deals and 7 deals in past 12 months. Definitely a longtime, seasoned agent

A question: I’m considering querying Allison. I’ve seen some writers mention how she’s an agent with lots of experience. But I’ve been researching and am yet to find any groundbreaking book deals or outstanding authors of hers. Not just as a foreign rights agent, but a full-on literary agent. I feel rather that she might be new and building her portfolio instead? If not I would like to know. Thanks!

EQ: 6/21
CNR: 8/24

89k YA Fantasy

EQ: 6/2
Nudge with offer of rep: 8/16
Full request: 8/18
Rejection: 8/22

YA urban fantasy 75K

EQ: 6/1/22
ER: 8/22/22

Same form rejection as others below.

Thanks so much for thinking of me at Stimola Literary Studio. I’m afraid that although there was that resonated in your pitch and sample and aligned with my interests, this is going to be a pass. I can only take on a few new authors a year, and so I must feel with great certainty that we’ll be successful getting your book into the marketplace. Without this confidence, I can’t move forward, but I do think another agent may feel different, so do keep trying!

All best,

Alli