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285 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10017
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Website: www.janklowandnesbit.com/
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Include your query letter, synopsis and first 10 pages in the body of the email. Please include "Query" in the subject line. Mainly looking for in fiction: genre (science fiction, fantasy, historical, some war, quiet/literary thrillers) and literary fiction. In non-fiction: pop science, biography, history. Not looking for: romance, women's fiction, erotica, anything to do with CIA, terrorism, courtroom or congressional fiction, children's, picture, graphic, poetry, screenwriting, memoir, practical (ie how-to) and essay collections. May not be able to respond to every query.QueryTracker Members can view the data gathered by all other members, organized into reports showing...
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94k Adult SF
Form Rejection: Nov 6 (through assistant)
120K Fantasy
EQ: 7/8
ER:8/9/19
Fantasy 80k
I sorted out agents closed to queries and Paul Lucas' name still pops up. There's also nothing on his agency site one way or the other.
FR 4/10/19
Rejection 7/2/2019
Followed up with his assistant Eloy today, curious to see if this is a pass or if he's still reading
Liked parts of it, particularly the military sections and the actions scenes. Mentioned that science fantasy is hard to place right now
141k adult science fantasy
EQ: 6/22/2019
EQ: May 7, 2019
ER: May 31, 2019
Dear [my name]:
Thank you for the opportunity to read your submission. Unfortunately, you have come to us at a time when Paul Lucas is inundated with requests for assistance and representation. The need to allocate his time effectively forces us to decline participation in many worthy projects, and, regretfully, that must be the decision in this case as well.
We are very sorry not to be able to help you with this project but please accept my best wishes for you in your search for representation.
Best regards,
Eloy Bleifuss on behalf of Paul Lucas
Janklow & Nesbit Associates
285 Madison Avenue | New York, NY 10017
ER: 5/20/2019
I got the same form rejection from the asst as JoLadzinski. It does make it sound like he's closed.
145k Adult Epic Fantasy
Genre: Dark Fantasy
Word Count: 66,000
CNR 3/18/2019
It's been 6 weeks, and he's clearly moved past my query in his queue. There are other agents at the agency I want to query, so I'm declaring this a pass.
Good luck everyone!
ER: 3/13
Fantasy 89K
This form rejection makes it sound like he's closed to queries, and the fact that it was sent from the assistant gives me pause.
"Thank you for the opportunity to read your submission. Unfortunately, you have come to us at a time when Paul Lucas is inundated with requests for assistance and representation. The need to allocate his time effectively forces us to decline participation in many worthy projects, and, regretfully, that must be the decision in this case as well.
We are very sorry not to be able to help you with this project but please accept my best wishes for you in your search for representation."
ER 2/14
Polite form :)
Hist. Fantasy 110k
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