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Ms. Sorche Fairbank
Fairbank Literary Representation
P O Box 6
Hudson, NY 12534
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Website: www.fairbankliterary.com
Twitter: fairbanklit
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Snail-Mail: Yes
E-Mail: Yes
Online Form: No
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Looking for new clients. Also, we respond to every query, providing there is a valid email address or a SASE. If someone hasn't heard back from us and it's clearly beyond our stated response time, then I encourage them to resend.Agent Reports.
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Dear Author,
As the pandemic wears on and I’m without staff for the duration, I’ve had to temporarily switch our query response policy to the dreaded No response regretfully means no. While it is posted on my website and on Publishers Marketplace, I realize not everyone is aware of this temporary policy change, which will now run through 2021. This is a one-time reply in the event that you did not see the policy change notice or submitted prior to our decision.
Regarding rejection, please keep in mind that for any agent the number of submissions far exceeds the number of projects any individual can take on. Rejections usually aren’t anything more than not this project for this agent at this time. Persevere and never stop trying to improve.
Wishing you the best of luck, success, and good health.
Best regards,
Sorche Elizabeth Fairbank
Fairbank Literary Representation
Update: CNR @61 days on literary thriller
Nudge 8/21/20 (per website to follow-up in 4-6 weeks)
CNR 7/17/20 (No word via nudges)
800 word picture book
Thank you for your query; we greatly appreciate your interest in our agency. I'm afraid though, that this really isn't what we're looking for right now, especially given a rather tight list for the moment. Sorry.
We wish you much success in finding representation and a home for your work.
ER: 06.30.2019
Literary 75K
CNR 3/26/19 (No word from nudges)
ER: 12/16/2018
Literary/historical fiction
ER 12/10/18 (Passed--not a good fit)
ER: 12/9/2018 (not a good fit)
92K Af-Am LitFic
CNR 2/9/18 (No word from nudges.)
ER 11/13/18 (Passed--not a good fit)
6/23/18: Nudged via the form on her website since the guidelines say to do so if 4-6 weeks have passed.
6/30/18 CNR
11/13/18 form rejection after 6 months
7/1 ER
Lit fic 80k
ER: 6/30/18
Form letter sent at 8:45 PM on a Saturday....ahh....the life of an agent...
Dear ____,
While we greatly appreciate your interest in our agency and thank you for your query (and patience!), I’m afraid we’re going to pass on requesting your work. Sorry. With room for one or two new clients on my list right now, I have to limit submission requests to those that feel most likely a match in genre, content, style, and tone.
Although I’m passing on your project, I hope the next agent will respond enthusiastically, if that hasn’t indeed already happened.
Wishing you the best of luck, success, and all good things with your project this spring.
Sorche
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