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Ms. Penelope Burns
Gelfman Schneider
850 Seventh Avenue, Suite 903
New York, NY 10019
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Twitter: penelopekayb
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FR: 11/18/19 - sent same day
YA LGBTQ+ Fantasy 70k
06/06/19 Nudged Following PitMad like
08/14/19 FR
11/03/19 Nudged
11/18/19 Response: still considering
Sent 10/29/19
Gothic Horror 90k
CNR 10/22
ER 10/25 (form)
Adult SF 94k
FR: 10/25/19, sent same day
YA Contemporary, 85k
Penelope currently has two of my fulls, and she requested to see this manuscript when I nudged her for the previous fulls.
FR: 10/22
YA Fantasy 93k
10/12: Form rejection.
I nudged her back in June and she replied she was "looking forward to reading." Whenever it takes this long on a partial/full, I always hope they'll offer some insight into their thoughts but alas. This feels more like a house-cleaning then anything.
FR: 05/22/19, sent same day & received confirmation
Nudge: 09/25/19
YA Romance, 82k
She also has my full contemporary romance from last year's DVpit.
FR, sent same day: 01/14/19
Nudge: 05/21/19
Reply: 05/22/19, hasn't read it yet, but requested full for my YA romance
CNR: 09/16/19, seems she only reads fulls if another agent offers?
Contemporary Romance/WF, 70k
Adult Lit Fic/Magical Realism, 83K
ER: 9/2
Honestly, I'd CNR'd this ages ago because her form letter says to allow up to twelve weeks for a response, and it's been about twenty three. Looks like she's trying to catch up, though, which is kind of nice
8/28/19 Nudge with offer of publication
FR: 8/28/19
YA fantasy 75k
CNR 5/7/19
ER 8/4/19 Not sure why she bothered to send it
She requested my first 5 chapters during DVPit 2 months ago, and I haven't heard back so just nudged with updated chapters.
CNR: 05/02/19
06/08/19 Received an offer of rep from another agent, sent her a courtesy email if she still wanted to look at it
06/09/19 Requested the full MS to consider
06/13/19 Nicest email ever. Told me she loved it and would have requested revisions, but because I already have an offering agent she will step aside.
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