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Ms. Kiana Nguyen
Donald Maass Literary Agency
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General
Kiana Nguyen
Donald Maass Literary Agency
New York, NY
- Website:
- maassagency.com
- Blog/Other:
- www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/kiana-nguyen/
- Twitter (X):
- @kianangu
- AALA Member:
- No
Query Methods
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Genres
This agent is seeking the following genres:
Fiction
Commercial
Contemporary
Family Saga
Fantasy
• Fantasy, Contemporary/Urban
• Fantasy, Magical Realism
Horror
Mystery
New Adult
Romance
• Romance, Contemporary
• Romance, Paranormal
• Romance, Thriller/Suspense
Science Fiction
Thrillers/Suspense
Upmarket
Women's Fiction
Young Adult
• Young Adult, Contemporary
• Young Adult, Fantasy
• Young Adult, Horror
• Young Adult, Mystery
• Young Adult, Paranormal
• Young Adult, Paranormal Romance
• Young Adult, Romance
Non-Fiction
none
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Known Clients (current & past)
Alyssa Carlier
August Clarke
Alexandra Higgins
Rebecca Mix
Author Comments
Comments by authors about this agent.
Deutschlandgirl
07/04/2026 12:18 PM
For upmarket only allows 90,000 words
ambergcsmith
06/30/2026 05:28 PM
Q: 6/30/26
FR (Worded like several others listed): 6/30/26
Super fast rejection so not sure if she really read it because it came in 5 mins. Who knows though!
FR (Worded like several others listed): 6/30/26
Super fast rejection so not sure if she really read it because it came in 5 mins. Who knows though!
cemer1215
06/30/2026 12:46 PM
Queried 6/28 and rejected same day. Based on comments seems form response.
LorenzoOrsatti
06/29/2026 06:02 PM
02/21/2026 - Queried 67k adult horror
03/30/2026 - Requested full manuscript
06/09/2026 - Sent Nudge as prompted (8-10 weeks initially)
06/15/2026 - Received response from Kiki advising that she has a few manuscripts ahead of mine, but will catch up within the next couple of weeks.
06/29/2026 - Personalized Rejection via QueryManager
03/30/2026 - Requested full manuscript
06/09/2026 - Sent Nudge as prompted (8-10 weeks initially)
06/15/2026 - Received response from Kiki advising that she has a few manuscripts ahead of mine, but will catch up within the next couple of weeks.
06/29/2026 - Personalized Rejection via QueryManager
iryals
06/26/2026 06:42 PM
Queried 6/25/2026
rejected 6/26/2026
95k adult horror
very kind rejection, suggested an improvement to my query so we'll see if it helps with future ones!
rejected 6/26/2026
95k adult horror
very kind rejection, suggested an improvement to my query so we'll see if it helps with future ones!
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Profile History
- Last Update:
- 02/24/2026 - Genres updated.
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