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PO Box 9128
La Jolla, CA 92038
Website: www.mcbrideliterary.com/
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FR 4/22/22
LGBTQ+ 109k
Hard pass
Wondering how long it will take them to read the MS?? Perhaps I should expect another 8 months (though they say it takes them 6-8 weeks. Seems to be an underestimation).
Rejected February 2022
Seriously???? 230 days to say thanks but no thanks... Not good enough
Full request Feb. 2019
Several nudges over the course of the year, replies from Jimmy Callaway about how they're "under water"
Form rejection Jan 2020, but then attached doc with some specific notes.
FR -- 12/10/2021 sent 12/21
MS type: Adult/New Adult Contemporary 124K words
Form Rejection: 11/23/2021
Thank you for giving us the opportunity to consider your submission.
Unfortunately, after careful consideration, we do not feel that our agency is the best place for your work. Another agent might feel differently, so we recommend you keep trying. There are many helpful resources online to help you find the right agent for you. This is probably the most comprehensive resource we’ve found online, and we hope you find it helpful:
https://www.janefriedman.com/find-literary-agent/
Wishing you great success on the road to publication,
The Margret McBride Literary Agency
P.S. We sincerely apologize for the form letter and wish we had more time to address each author individually and provide useful feedback, but we are a very small operation and do not have the time and resources available to do so.
CNR: 10/22/21
95k Adult Historical Fiction
No response to nudge
SF, 94,000
R: 6/10/21
Literary Fiction
YA Literary, 69K
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