Nicest rejection I’ve ever received. Pretty personalized I think. Seems like a kind lady.

Email query: 11/17/21

Adult Rom-Com, 75k words

Thanks @hsdonnelly ! Hopefully she'll post submission guidelines soon

Her interests as listed in Publisher's Market Place:

"I'm looking for voices reflecting the world as it changes and stories sharing the human experience of life, love, growth, and achievement.

A New York City native who lives for art, culture, I'm always seeking inspiration through creativity and connection. I love working with authors who have a clear vision of who they are and what they came here to do. I believe there is so much to learn from reading about other's experiences because the intimacy of reading allows us to absorb new ideas in our own time and without outside judgment. Also love a book for escape and fun please! Food, culture, music, personal stories, social justice, intimate narratives with a compelling voice? I'm in.

Currently adding to both my fiction and non-fiction lists in both YA and adult categories, I'm looking for: smart pop-culture, social justice, current events, fashion/style, health & wellness, self-help, memoir, essays, pop business, tech, and science. For fiction: commercial adult and YA: coming-of-age, humor, dark and edgy stories, and new, original voices."

Any info on what she wants when you query her?

Profile Update: Started a new agency. Formerly with New Leaf Literary & Media.

Thanks brownlabsarebest

Hi Patrick, her Publishers Marketplace listing has her new agency as Next Level Lit LLC with jlstermer@nextlevellit.com as her email

Profile Update: No longer listed on the agency website.

EQ 5/2/21
Memoir
CNR 8/21/21

EQ: 6/22/2021
CNR: 7/22/2021

EQ:6/15/21

"Thank you for querying.
Your query has been received and will be reviewed by our team. If you don't hear from us within one month, it means that we will be passing on your work.
Please don't take a pass as a comment on you or your writing ability; it isn't intended to be one.
We wish you the best of luck with your submissions.
Sincerely,
The New Leaf Literary Team"
11/30/2020

Never received an actual rejection reply.
Contemporary YA 56k

The link from here to the Publishers Marketplace returns 'no matching member pages'. But she does have a page. You have to remove the periods from her initials to find it.

https://www.publishersmarketplace.com/members/JLStermer/

Closed no response on adult graphic novel.

46 day nudge
54 day awol