Ms. Kristin Nelson
Nelson Literary Agency, LLC
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General
Kristin Nelson
Nelson Literary Agency, LLC
Denver, CO
- Website:
- www.nelsonagency.com/
- Blog/Other:
- nelsonagency.com/pub-rants/
- Twitter (X):
- @agentkristinNLA
- AALA Member:
- Yes (Visit Site)
Query Methods
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Genres
This agent is seeking the following genres:
Fiction
Action/Adventure
Chick Lit
Commercial
Contemporary
Family Saga
Fantasy
Historical
Horror
LGBTQ+
Literary Fiction
Multicultural
Romance
Science Fiction
Thrillers/Suspense
Upmarket
Women's Fiction
Young Adult
• Young Adult, Fantasy
Non-Fiction
none
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Known Clients (current & past)
J.D. Barker
Sarah Rees Brennan
Gail Carriger
Ally Carter
Richard Chizmar
Sara Creasy
Jana Deleon
Simone Elkeles
Jamie Ford
Primo Gallanosa
Janice Hardy
Hugh Howey
Carolyn Jewel
Vicki King
Leslie Langtry
Stacey Lee
Marie Lu
Laurence Macnaughton
Josh Malerman
Mari Mancusi
Courtney Milan
Becky Motew
Jennifer O'Connell
Kelly Parra
M. C. Planck
Er Ramzipoor
Kim Reid
Scott Reintgen
Hank Phillippi Ryan
Lisa Shearin
Linnea Sinclair
Luke Smitherd
Shanna Swendson
Swati Teerdhala
Sherry Thomas
Rhiannon Thomas
Shelby Van Pelt
Jasinda Wilder
Author Comments
Comments by authors about this agent.
dikrueger23
03/27/2025 06:33 PM
3/25/25 Grimdark Fantasy 140k
JulieQ
03/26/2025 03:59 PM
Query, March 23/2025
Commercial/upmarket
Commercial/upmarket
grantjones79
03/25/2025 01:14 AM
QM: 3 Mar 25
FR: 24 Mar 25
FR: 24 Mar 25
Trconte
03/24/2025 07:36 PM
QM: 3/10/25
FR: 3/24/25
63k contemporary coming-of-age YA
"Thank you so much for thinking of Nelson Literary Agency for your query. Despite not being able to offer a more personalized response or a referral, do know that your submission for TITLE was reviewed. Even though your project isn't the right fit, it might be right for another agent so don't give up.
Good luck with all your publishing endeavors."
FR: 3/24/25
63k contemporary coming-of-age YA
"Thank you so much for thinking of Nelson Literary Agency for your query. Despite not being able to offer a more personalized response or a referral, do know that your submission for TITLE was reviewed. Even though your project isn't the right fit, it might be right for another agent so don't give up.
Good luck with all your publishing endeavors."
ViramontezJoseph
03/24/2025 07:25 PM
Queried 3/15/25
Rejected with no response 3/24/25
Rejected with no response 3/24/25
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Profile History
- Last Update:
- 01/21/2025 - Open to queries. Genres updated.
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