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Ms. Gemma Cooper
The Bent Agency
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Website: thebentagency.com
Twitter: gemma_cooper
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E-Mail: Yes
Online Form: No
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Please paste the first 10 pages of your manuscript under your query. I always read pages. I accept submissions from authors around the world, and have lived and worked in New York, London and now Chicago. I have a global approach to agenting.Agent Reports.
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Form: 10/15
MG Fantasy Adventure 63k
Rejection Form 14th October, 2021
YA Historical 80k
UPPER MG CONTEMPORARY FANTASY 64k
Full Request: 10/8/21
Submitted: 10/8/21
EQ - 9/6/21
Form
FR: 10/1/21
YA Mystery
She's fast which I appreciate and and sent a kind note.
LGBT ROMCOM Graphic novel script - 32000 words
email passed on to another agent who requested full manuscript 8/24/21
ER (form)
MG 43K words.
Swift rejection! Bummer.
ER (form): Aug 10th, 2021
YA fantasy, 91k
Text: 'Thank you so much for giving me the opportunity to consider your project. I carefully read and consider each submission I receive, and I’m sorry to say that I respectfully pass on yours. Agenting is subjective, and while I couldn't take on your project, another agent may well feel differently. I know your work is important to you and I thank you for thinking of me. Wishing you all the very best with your writing.'
Email Rejection: 7/13/21
MG Literary 43,000 words
Polite but standard rejection form. This was in my Spam folder so glad I checked!
ER: 7/13/21
YA PNR 100k
Rejection 7/4/21
MG literary
YA Dark fantasy 95k
YA Fantasy 72k
ER: 6/13/21
99k YA SF ROM
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