EQ: 9/20/2014, Memoir
Request for sample chapter by literary assistant: 10/14/2014

Same day rejection--only accepting referrals or friends of the agency, since it's closed.

Closed to queries.

On 3/15, I've sent her my equery. Today I've heard from her. She's mostly doing nonfiction. And the few fiction they do are from their nonfiction authors. It's a pass.

Profile Update: Agency has changed their name from Gail Ross Literary Agency to The Ross Yoon Literary Agency.

(Thanks queenofzen)

CORRECTION

the agency is now rossyoon and the website and email addresses have changed accordingly. they have some informative videos on youtube

Dear Ms. Fender,
Thank you for sending me your query for A Series of Arrangements.
As you may know, publishing remains a cut-throat business. Even before the recent precipitous job cuts, publishers have been consolidating and laying off editors for years. This makes an agent’s job very difficult, so Gail has decided to focus her energy exclusively on non-fiction book proposals.

We are thus not accepting fiction manuscripts. I know it can be very difficult to determine which agents represent which genres, and I apologize for any confusion.

Best of luck finding a suitable agent.
Yours,
Jennifer Manguera

Received a rejection but it was personal, helpful and classy.

Response to e-mail query for a novel: "Gail has decided to focus her energy exclusively on non-fiction book proposals. We are thus not accepting fiction manuscripts."

Very nice rejection which said my book on religious history "seems like a promising work, and one into which you obviously poured your heart. But as you may know, the publishing industry is cut-throat and grows increasingly competitive; 187,000 books came out in the last year alone. The major New York houses we deal with are looking for authors with wide media access and books with national sales potential, and in the current economy, they are hesitant to take on even the sgrongest of new clients. Unfortunately, I just don't think any of the publishers we work with would be able to take on your project."

Their website indicates that they are focused on non-fiction; however, I saw under genre in Query Tracker they are accepting commercial fiction - not sure what that means, but I submitted a commercial fiction to Anna Proul, using the address listed on their website..

Now taking e-queries only.

(thanks joeldennstedt)

No longer taking snail mail submissions. Website says to send e-mail.

Got snail mail reject from assistant saying Gail is now focusing only on non-fiction and existing clients.

must be snail mail