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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.
Dillon_Parker
03/13/2026 06:43 AM
Q: 03/12/26
R: 03/12/26, under 15 minutes
Was shocked at the quick turnaround, she works fast 😅
however it was the first time I’ve gotten specific feedback on the query letter itself and not just a standard auto rejection so I’ll take it lol
R: 03/12/26, under 15 minutes
Was shocked at the quick turnaround, she works fast 😅
however it was the first time I’ve gotten specific feedback on the query letter itself and not just a standard auto rejection so I’ll take it lol
greghansen533
03/11/2026 12:39 PM
Wanted to submit a 101,000 word and was rejected. 90,000 is the max.
jcgraham
03/02/2026 06:20 PM
2/27/26 - Q adult horror 88K
Based on others' comments, I'm bracing myself for a response in two hours that makes me think my query sucks haha
UPDATE - exactly as predicted. Same day form rejection. By the way, this is what the form advice says:
"...Just because I wasn't quite drawn in, however, doesn't mean there isn't another agent out there who will love it. I encourage you to re-work your query so that the plot points, obstacles, and character(s) attempts to overcome them are more clear..."
Form feedback really bothers me. Writers freak out about feedback like this. If she's seeing common issues in the query letters, she should have a "double-check this" at the top of her query form. No query is perfect, but there's no need to make writers think they were rejected because of a bad letter. That's my soapbox. (:
Based on others' comments, I'm bracing myself for a response in two hours that makes me think my query sucks haha
UPDATE - exactly as predicted. Same day form rejection. By the way, this is what the form advice says:
"...Just because I wasn't quite drawn in, however, doesn't mean there isn't another agent out there who will love it. I encourage you to re-work your query so that the plot points, obstacles, and character(s) attempts to overcome them are more clear..."
Form feedback really bothers me. Writers freak out about feedback like this. If she's seeing common issues in the query letters, she should have a "double-check this" at the top of her query form. No query is perfect, but there's no need to make writers think they were rejected because of a bad letter. That's my soapbox. (:
Archeantus
03/02/2026 11:13 AM
Form rejection less than 1 day later, because it's already self-published on KDP.
If I had known that was a deal breaker... I don't know, maybe say something before I waste my time querying.
If I had known that was a deal breaker... I don't know, maybe say something before I waste my time querying.
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- 02/24/2026 - Genres updated.
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R: 3/13/26 form rejection
73,000 Paranormal Romance
Thank you for the opportunity to see your pages. Unfortunately, I don't feel I am the right agent for this project, so I'm passing. Just because I wasn't quite drawn in, however, doesn't mean there isn't another agent out there who will love it. I encourage you to re-work your query so that the plot points, obstacles, and character(s) attempts to overcome them are more clear.
I wish you the best of luck on your writing journey!