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Ms. Merrilee Heifetz
Writers House
21 West 26th Street
New York, NY 10010
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Website: www.writershouse.com/
Twitter: MerrileeHeifetz
AAR/AALA Member: Yes
Accepts Queries Via...
Snail-Mail: Yes
E-Mail: Yes (preferred)
Online Form: No
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FR: 04/29/22
FR: 18 April 2022
SF 85k
"We respond to all queries, generally within six to eight weeks."
"With her very full client list, Merrilee has to be extremely selective, and she wasn’t able to fully connect with your project."
4/9/2022: Updated EQ with revisions based on other agent feedback
4/11/2022: FR from agent assistant (very prompt after my update)
Same form E-mail rejection as @UnderTheTree!
Nudged 03/02/22.
Had originally considered this a Closed, No Reponse on 03/16/22, but I then got a form response no from her assistant on 04/01/22. I noted her email system had originally marked it as spam, which, I will admit, makes me nervous about every other Closed No Response I got from another agent.
Urban Fantasy, 85,000 words.
CNR: 03/26/22
Adult Supernatural Romance, 113557 words
Upper MG Dark Fantasy/Horror
PR: 28 February 2021
YA Fantasy, 97k
2/7/22 polite form rejection from assistant.
54k fantasy
"With her very full client list, Merrilee has to be extremely selective, and she wasn’t able to fully connect with your project. We wish you all the best, and thanks again for reaching out to us."
Couldn't find clear guidelines, so I went with what was on here and on another site: Personalized letter, first 10 pages, synopsis optional, through email. Here's hoping!
ER:11/18
MG sci-fi 60K
ER: 10/28/21 polite rejection via assistant
YA fantasy 91k
ER: 9/16/2021
Rejection came from assistant Rebecca Eskildsen, who I had queried already independently, so now I have been rejected by her twice, which is a first.
84k YA Fantasy
ER: 9/15/2021-Similar to others, a polite rejection via assistant.
MG Fantasy 50K
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