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19 West 21st Street, Suite 201
New York, NY 10010
Website: thebentagency.com
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Full Request from James: 18 March (sent same day)
Offer of Representation: 16 June
This man is a GEM.
Coming-of-Age, 89k
Form rejection 06/11
Lit fiction 120k+
CNR: 15 February, 2022
QR: 24 February, 2022
Very polite form rejection letter encouraging me to keep querying.
adult 83k LitFic
adult Domestic Suspense/Family Saga 97K
Queried using his form Thriller 89K 1/13/22
Note that his form asks if you have submitted to any editors or publishing house. I have submitted to the Berkley Publishing Group through their open submission process. I hope this wasn't a mistake.
6/19/21 FR (longest wait for a form reject i've experienced)
"Thank you so much for sending me your project. I read and consider each query carefully and while I am respectfully passing on this, I have a great deal of respect for the work that has gone into it. I am grateful that you wrote to me, and I hope you will consider me for any projects in the future. Finally, please note that you can always query a different agent at TBA after one of us has passed.
Sincerely,
James"
4/21/21 Rec'd thoughtful rejection with reminder that another agent on this site could be queried
ER: 1/12/2021
Adult horror at 68k words
Mr. Mustelier apologized for the delay and stated he had "respect" for the project. He also encouraged submission to other agents at the firm. Cordial form letter, and I'm grateful he responded even after so long.
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