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Ms. Sam Farkas

Jill Grinberg Literary Management

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Sam Farkas

Jill Grinberg Literary Management

392 Vanderbilt Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11238
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Website:
jillgrinbergliterary.com
Twitter (X):
@sambfarkas
AALA Member:
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Query Methods
Accepts queries via...
E-Mail
Genres
This agent is seeking the following genres:

Fiction

Action/Adventure
Children's
Commercial
Crime/Police
Family Saga
Fantasy
General Fiction
Graphic Novel
Historical
Horror
Humor/Satire
LGBTQ+
Literary Fiction
Middle Grade
Mystery
New Adult
Picture Book
Romance
Science Fiction
Thrillers/Suspense
Women's Fiction
Young Adult

Non-Fiction

Biography
History
Journalism
LGBTQ+
Memoir
Pop Culture
Psychology
Science/Technology
Travel
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Author Comments
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cl_kos
06/10/2026 08:19 AM
A Fantasy, 133k
Q: 2026/05/27
Form: 2026/06/10

Thank you so much for your query. I genuinely appreciate the opportunity to consider your manuscript, but I’m afraid I’m going to pass, as I don’t feel that I could represent your work with the requisite enthusiasm. Again, thank you for sharing your work with me, and I wish you all the best in finding the perfect agent to champion your career.

Warmly,
Sam
Jerry_Savolainen
06/10/2026 02:38 AM
Sorry for the numerous comments, but I just resent the query and got an immediate response, so at least that is now taken care of.

@RCantu94, I'm not sure if you should do the same or not, but I wanted to tell you either way :)
Jerry_Savolainen
06/10/2026 02:20 AM
@CLeoArrow

Yes, I sent it to that email and was very specific to triple check that everything is in the right format before sending, but thanks for asking. Now, I just don't know if it went through and how I should proceed because I don't want to annoy an agent by sending an unnecessary email to check if the first came through.

@RCantu94

Thanks for letting me know. I hope we both still got through :)
RCantu94
06/09/2026 06:34 PM
@Jerry_Savolainen I didn't receive a confirmation email neither
CleoArrow
06/09/2026 06:21 PM
@Jerry_Savolainen I did get a confirmation email, did you send it to info@jillgrinbergliterary.com ?

Or maybe it's because they're also very specific about how you should enter the subject line? The format is: QUERY: Title of Project by Your Name / Your Book’s Age Category and Genre / ATTN: Name of Agent.
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Last Update:
04/23/2026 - Open to queries.
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