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1 Union Square West, Suite 904
New York, NY 10003
Website: www.dystel.com/
Twitter: amylizbishop
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Form rejection, 8 days
Thanks so much for thinking of me and sending along your query and sample material for ___.
Unfortunately, after careful consideration, I’ve decided I’m not the best agent to represent this book. I’m simply not enthusiastic enough about my ability to sell this work to offer representation.
I wish you the best of luck with placing ___successfully and in your future endeavors. Be well and stay safe.
All the best,
Amy Elizabeth Bishop
FR 5/9
Standard form. No personalization.
Historical fiction 104,000 words
Unfortunately, after careful consideration, I’ve decided I’m not the best agent to represent this book. I’m simply not enthusiastic enough about my ability to sell this work to offer representation.
I wish you the best of luck with placing [X] successfully and in your future endeavors. Be well and stay safe.
All the best,
Amy Elizabeth Bishop
FR 4/5/22
LGBTQ+ 109k
Unfortunately, after careful consideration, I’ve decided I’m not the best agent to represent this book. I’m simply not enthusiastic enough about my ability to sell this work to offer representation.
Personalized Rejection: 3.30.22
Amy mentioned my MC by name and commented on the voice and humor in the opening pages.
YA Historical, 97k
FR: 3/20/2022
YA Contemporary 76k
Form Rejection 3/9
YA suspense/thriller 74K
Like others, a brief personal line and the rest form. I'm a lovely writer, apparently.
Rejection: 03/09
Literary 75K. She seems to personalize the premise sentence in rejections. I appreciate the somewhat personalized, kind rejection:
Thanks so much for thinking of me and sending along your query and sample material for [Title].
This is an interesting premise, but unfortunately, after careful consideration, I’ve decided I’m not the best agent to represent this book. I’m simply not enthusiastic enough about my ability to sell this work to offer representation.
I wish you the best of luck with placing [Title] successfully and in your future endeavors. Be well and stay safe.
Thanks so much for thinking of me and sending along your query and sample material for X.
Unfortunately, after careful consideration, I’ve decided I’m not the best agent to represent this book. I’m simply not enthusiastic enough about my ability to sell this work to offer representation.
I wish you the best of luck with placing X successfully and in your future endeavors. Be well and stay safe.
All the best,
FR: 2/16/21
Can't tell if I got a personalized response or not, but it isn't helpful either way. She said she isn't a good fit for dystopian work despite nowhere mentioning such thing.
Partial request: 11/19/21
Rejection: 12/22/21
Upmarket fiction, 92K
Letter was personalized, but too vague to be helpful. (She said some sections "weren't working" for her, with no specifics.)
Sent to Ann Leslie Tuttle previously. Rejection after 1 day, also form
Form Rejection: 1/10
Contemporary BIPOC Romance: 90k words! There was one sentence of personalized feedback within the form letter. She liked my main character (mentioned her by name) and the voice but didn't feel enthusiastic enough that she could sell the book. And on second glance at her MSWL I understand that this genre is not really in her wheelhouse after all. Appreciated the feedback!
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