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Ms. Colleen Oefelein
Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency
245 Park Avenue, 39th Floor
New York, NY 10167
Website: www.jdlit.com/
Blog: www.adventurewrite.com
Twitter: eerie_o
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Online Form: Yes
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Rejected 1/11/2021
I never got an email saying my query had been rejected. I had to check my query status on QueryManager.
YA Mystery 60k
Form letter rejection: 1/10/20
60k Adult romance
“... I’m weary of politics, school shootings, dragons, vampires, faeries, and werewolves, and I usually don’t enjoy high fantasy, sword and sorcery, lyrical tales, heavy/spacey sci-fi, literary fiction, or women’s fiction...”
Guess I’ll cross her off my “women’s fiction” list.
Form letter rejection: 12/28/20
MG
Form Rejection: 12/24/20
YA Fiction 75,000 words
12/24/20 ER
commercial fiction 60K
Thank you so much for giving me a chance to consider [BOOK TITLE]. Unfortunately this doesn't feel like the right project for me at this time. I'm so sorry, but this is a pass for me.
Please remember that this is a highly subjective industry, and what doesn't work for me may be exactly what another agent loves. It only takes one yes to get you in the door!
I wish you the best of luck in your search!
Sincerely,
Colleen Oefelein
ER: 12/24/20
YA Contemporary Romance 79k
12/16 Rejected. Said it wasn't for her. Oh well.
12-9 Full Request
YA Paranormal Romance 72k
Offer of Rep!!!!! 11/09
Accepted offer: 11/19
Colleen is kind and enthusiastic! I’m looking forward to working with her.
"Lastly, I enjoy working with authors who show social media savvy and who haven’t alienated one half of the nation or the other with intolerance." Makes me wary of querying her, as what qualifies as "intolerance" to one half does not qualify as "intolerance" to the other.
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