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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.
jodieandrefski
02/10/2026 03:19 PM
Q - 2/10
Adult Domestic Thriller, 99k
Adult Domestic Thriller, 99k
EmilyCharles
02/07/2026 04:58 AM
Q: 06/02/2026
83K YA Horror with romance and speculative elements
R: 06/02/2026 - Received standard form rejection with query advice. Though she did add to the reply that she finds podcasting as part of a novel hit or miss - the podcasting is not part of the overall plot structure and more the set up of the character's passions and status quo life before the inciting incident happens and takes everything from them. I think agents only read the synopsis if they like the sample pages.
83K YA Horror with romance and speculative elements
R: 06/02/2026 - Received standard form rejection with query advice. Though she did add to the reply that she finds podcasting as part of a novel hit or miss - the podcasting is not part of the overall plot structure and more the set up of the character's passions and status quo life before the inciting incident happens and takes everything from them. I think agents only read the synopsis if they like the sample pages.
cfowle
02/05/2026 12:36 PM
Got the her standard form rejection with query advice. Though she did add to the reply that she was not interested in competition fantasy.
I'm aligned with many of the folks here in the comments. I really appreciate how quickly she responds; however, I would rather no feedback than default feedback.
I'm aligned with many of the folks here in the comments. I really appreciate how quickly she responds; however, I would rather no feedback than default feedback.
RayVic1200
02/04/2026 04:27 PM
Q: 2/3/26, 96K gothic horror
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- Last Update:
- 01/07/2026 - Genres updated.
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I tried to submit a 104 K sci-fi tonight (Feb 14 2026) and got a pop-up blocking my query; it literally didn't go through.
Would not have thought 104 was over-the-top long for sci-fi.
I've never seen this pop-up before!