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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, Category
• 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.
LorenzoOrsatti
02/21/2026 09:13 AM
02/21/2026
Queried 67k adult horror
Queried 67k adult horror
RayVic1200
02/20/2026 09:33 AM
Q: 2/3/26, 96K gothic horror
R: 2/19/26 form rejection
R: 2/19/26 form rejection
emilyvm
02/17/2026 05:44 PM
Q - 02/16
R - 2/17
At least she added a word to personalize it (she's not into academic institutes) so I know she actually read the query - that was nice!
R - 2/17
At least she added a word to personalize it (she's not into academic institutes) so I know she actually read the query - that was nice!
katerinatenorio
02/16/2026 02:23 PM
I've queried Kiana in the past and was unsuccessful. I queried a new manuscript with her, received a full request within 2 days, and an offer of rep a week later. I have nothing but good things to say about her.
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Profile History
- Last Update:
- 01/07/2026 - Genres updated.
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R: 02/20/26
Not even ten hours later and rejected. I'm not surprised as I agree with others who have posted. I submitted more for an experiment. According to QT the genres for Kiana should have aligned perfectly with what I sent. Yet if you go to Manuscript Wish List she's going a totally different way more gritty.