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Formerly with Liza Dawson Associates.
This Agent is Closed to Queries.
Ms. Kayla Lightner
Ayesha Pande Literary
New York, NY
Website: www.pandeliterary.com
Twitter: LightnerKayla
AAR Member: No
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(Thanks RebeccaDSivori. Though her Twitter now says she is an assistant, so I don't know if that means she is accepting queries directly.)
(Thanks KLBurd)
EQ:3/05/20
ER: 3/30/20
Response stated that while my novel would be a project she would ordinarily be interested in, she is taking a pause on taking on new projects at the moment. She said she would pass, "for now" and wished me luck on gaining representation. She encouraged me to resubmit when she reopens for queries with this project if still unrepresented or another project that I may be working on in the future.
ER: 3/30/20 form
81k Fantasy
ER: 2/11/2020
12/30: Full MS req.
12/31: Sent full MS
02/05: Rejected
Very polite. No feedback but she referred me to other agents whom she believed would be interested in my work, which was appreciated.
Query letter only per guidelines on website
ER: 1/22/2020
From her Twitter: authors, I want to read your logline/hook sentence first, not wade through paragraphs about why you’re querying me, the journey of writing your novel, etc. That stuff has a place, but at the END of the query. Ground me in your story as quickly as possible!!!
ER: 1/22/20
Form letter
Partial Request (50 pages): 12/30
Partial Sent: 12/30
Rejection: 1/9 (wasn't right for her)
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