Ms. Herring gave a twitter update in case this helps anyone:

"QM Update: Ok queries, I've gone through all my remaining queries (those I received in query manager before I closed) and have answered. I have 27 maybes and a handful of full requests outstanding. If you have an outstanding query I requested you email me with, please nudge!"

Form query: 6/8/22
Form rejection: 6/9/22 (from Spencerhill Team)
90K adult contemporary romance

Profile Update: Closed to queries.

FQ: 6/3/2022
ER: 6/6/2022 (from Spencerhill Team)
YA fantasy 110k

FQ: 4/11/22.
Form Rejection: 6/5/22.

Adult fantasy. 98,600 words.

FQ: 4/21
FR: 6/5
82k Adult Rom Com

06/02/2022

Rejection within 8 hours after query. At least they're fast! It's not addressed from Ali, just from Spencerhill. I wonder what the trick is for getting by the screener.

06/02/2022
I love the quick decision. It was also politely worded rejection, similar to what other people have posted.

Queried: 01/06/22
Rejection: 02/06/22

We're sorry, but your project is not a fit for our agency at this time, so we will have to pass. Thank you for considering us and best of luck with your future queries.

Sincerely,
The Spencerhill team

Queried 30 May 22
Form rejection 31 May 22

MG verse novel

@galian84 I'm so sorry you got form-rejected. Take heart, though--she saw something in your writing! If you have another manuscript ready in the future, you could query her with it and mention that she asked to see more of your work. :)

Mine was the same form rejection, but it was just from the Spencerhill team (not Ali)--so what you received is really good! It means that she has interest in your work even if your current manuscript doesn't fit her list right now. Have hope and good luck!!

Form Query: 5/25/22
Form Rejection: 5/28/22

YA contemporary fantasy 92k

“We're sorry, but your project is not a fit for our agency at this time, so we will have to pass. Thank you for considering us and best of luck with your future queries.

Sincerely,
Ali Herring
The Spencerhill team

Ps please try me again with new work in the future -Ali.”

form query 5/25/22
form rejection from the agency 5/27/22
84k adult fantasy
"We're sorry, but your project is not a fit for our agency at this time, so we will have to pass. Thank you for considering us and best of luck with your future queries."

Rejection in 4 minutes flat for YA....probably didn't even read it!!

Update again: heard back today with a kind pass. It’s good to have closure!

Update: I nudged again and nothing. I guess I’ll just withdraw the query on the day of the deadline so I don’t receive a rejection in August lol.

I think it’s a no from one agency since there's a person who reads through all the queries and makes the decisions before they get to the actual agents (I believe).

That being said, I notified Ali of an offer of rep last Tuesday via query manager. My deadline is in less than a week and haven't heard back (not a pass or request and I believe I was in the maybe pile--queried 40 plus days ago). Do I bother nudging or just leave it be?