Ms. Jen Nadol
The Unter Agency
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General
Jen Nadol
The Unter Agency
23 West 73rd Street, Suite 100
New York, NY 10023
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Query Methods
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E-Mail
Genres
This agent is seeking the following genres:
Fiction
Action/Adventure
Chick Lit
Children's
Commercial
Contemporary
Crime/Police
General Fiction
Historical
Horror
LGBTQ+
Literary Fiction
Middle Grade
Multicultural
Mystery
New Adult
Romance
Thrillers/Suspense
Upmarket
Women's Fiction
Young Adult
Non-Fiction
Cultural/Social Issues
General Non-Fiction
Journalism
Memoir
Narrative
Pop Culture
Psychology
Relationship/Dating
True Adventure/Crime
Women's Issues
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Known Clients (current & past)
Melissa Bond
Wainani Dombrowski
Jennifer Farquhar
Jennifer Graham-Kizer
Teri Hall
Samantha Hastings
Lesley Hyatt
Cliff Lewis
Lindsay Lewis
Hong Liu
Yvonne Liu
Caroline Montgelas
Karen Swanson
Nasreen Yazdani
Author Comments
Comments by authors about this agent.
TheBronze811
03/14/2023 08:01 PM
EQ: 3/13/2023 FR: 3/14/2023
Action Adventure 129K
Form rejection in less that 14 hours. Ouch!
Action Adventure 129K
Form rejection in less that 14 hours. Ouch!
Mevrouw_Bee
03/06/2023 05:00 PM
EQ: 23 Feb 2023
Commercial Women's Fiction, 99k
Partial Request (1st 50 pages): 28 Feb 2023
Rejection: 7 Mar 2023 Didn't fall in love with it enough to think she could place it.
Commercial Women's Fiction, 99k
Partial Request (1st 50 pages): 28 Feb 2023
Rejection: 7 Mar 2023 Didn't fall in love with it enough to think she could place it.
jerjar02
03/06/2023 08:52 AM
Responded quickly but says she does not represent Children's Chapter Books
darellecowley
03/01/2023 11:40 AM
EQ: 2/27/23
ER: 3/1/23
69k Adult Romance/Myth Retelling
Commented on interesting approach to the retelling however didn't connect with sample pages.
ER: 3/1/23
69k Adult Romance/Myth Retelling
Commented on interesting approach to the retelling however didn't connect with sample pages.
BarronBrown
02/24/2023 11:46 AM
Email query 2/23/23. Adult horror, fairy tale retelling, 97K words.
Form rejection 8 hours later.
Form rejection 8 hours later.
RhiannonReid
02/23/2023 10:23 AM
EQ 2/21 Romance 83k
Rejection 2/22 "Thanks for your query. This is a cute concept, but not quite a match for me, I'm afraid. I'm going to step aside, but appreciate the opportunity and wish you the best with this project."
Rejection 2/22 "Thanks for your query. This is a cute concept, but not quite a match for me, I'm afraid. I'm going to step aside, but appreciate the opportunity and wish you the best with this project."
brianammeyer
02/21/2023 08:46 AM
EQ: 2/17/23
Rejection: 2/21/23
“ Thanks for your query. This is a good concept with solid writing, but unfortunately doesn't quite feel like a fit for me. I'm not sure I know the editors looking for something like this, which I think best fits in the genre fiction category, so am going to step aside. I appreciate the opportunity to have considered your work and wish you the best with this project.
Best,
Jen”
It was a personalised rejection as well and she gave me an actual reason why she wasn’t moving forward with it. I’ll take that as a win in a strange way.
A M/T 72k
Rejection: 2/21/23
“ Thanks for your query. This is a good concept with solid writing, but unfortunately doesn't quite feel like a fit for me. I'm not sure I know the editors looking for something like this, which I think best fits in the genre fiction category, so am going to step aside. I appreciate the opportunity to have considered your work and wish you the best with this project.
Best,
Jen”
It was a personalised rejection as well and she gave me an actual reason why she wasn’t moving forward with it. I’ll take that as a win in a strange way.
A M/T 72k
GeorgesMom
02/09/2023 07:41 AM
92k literary/upmarket. E-mailed query letter on 1/27; Jen replied with a request for 10 pages within a few hours on the same day; just received extremely kind personalized rejection on 2/9:
Thanks for sending this along. I like your writing, but unfortunately, don't think I'm quite the right agent for this. It leans a tad too quiet/literary for my tastes. I'm going to step aside, but appreciate the opportunity and wish you the best with this project.
Thanks for sending this along. I like your writing, but unfortunately, don't think I'm quite the right agent for this. It leans a tad too quiet/literary for my tastes. I'm going to step aside, but appreciate the opportunity and wish you the best with this project.
blackhand
01/30/2023 06:59 PM
Email Query: 1.30.23
Form Rejection: 1.30.23
YA Historical, 79k
Form Rejection: 1.30.23
YA Historical, 79k
ScribbleM
01/27/2023 08:14 AM
What an incredibly giving and nurturing agent. She gave exceptionally helpful feedback after requesting my pages. Whoever gets to work with her will be very lucky!
Rebel_Librarian
01/20/2023 08:55 AM
EQ: 1/18/23- YA 80K words
Form rejection: 1/19/23
"Thanks for your query, but it's not quite up my alley. I'm going to pass, but appreciate the opportunity and wish you the best with this project."
I agree with the comments about it feeling like speed dating agents :-)
Form rejection: 1/19/23
"Thanks for your query, but it's not quite up my alley. I'm going to pass, but appreciate the opportunity and wish you the best with this project."
I agree with the comments about it feeling like speed dating agents :-)
christinerose
01/05/2023 04:38 PM
1/5/23 Form Rejection, Memoir 90k
She implied my story was neither unique nor relevant, which I found unnecessary.
"Memoir is really tough to place unless the author has a significant platform and/or really unique and relevant story."
While I understand finding representation for a memoir without being a celebrity or having a huge platform is unlikely, adding that part about relevancy was rude. The rest of the response was quite kind, though.
She implied my story was neither unique nor relevant, which I found unnecessary.
"Memoir is really tough to place unless the author has a significant platform and/or really unique and relevant story."
While I understand finding representation for a memoir without being a celebrity or having a huge platform is unlikely, adding that part about relevancy was rude. The rest of the response was quite kind, though.
fjkent
01/01/2023 08:00 PM
EQ: 12/28/22, Romance 67.2K words
Form rejection: 1/1/23
Form rejection: 1/1/23
madchick
12/16/2022 11:17 AM
I echo what others have said. Really nice to have a personalized touch to the rejection (in my case, time-traveling stories are hard to place with editors).
JenLWBN
12/14/2022 06:00 AM
Same-day rejection (12/13/22)
Cozy Mystery, LGBTQIA+, 80K words
Cozy Mystery, LGBTQIA+, 80K words
VincentEaton
12/14/2022 05:22 AM
As below, sent literary query Dec. 13, reply 14:
Hi Vincent,
Thanks for your query, but I'm afraid this doesn't sound like a fit for me. I'm going to pass, but appreciate the opportunity and wish you the best with this project.
Best,
Jen
(Further adventures in speed dating agents - as fulfilling.)
Hi Vincent,
Thanks for your query, but I'm afraid this doesn't sound like a fit for me. I'm going to pass, but appreciate the opportunity and wish you the best with this project.
Best,
Jen
(Further adventures in speed dating agents - as fulfilling.)
JenLWBN
12/13/2022 06:06 PM
EQ: 12/13/22
Form rejection: 12/13/22
Form rejection: 12/13/22
authorcupcake
12/10/2022 01:55 PM
Anyone waiting since Nov 16?
I sent an email query + sample 10 pages.
No response yet..
I sent an email query + sample 10 pages.
No response yet..
Zooks3
12/10/2022 01:38 PM
12/9/22 - EQ re: The Knotted Gun - suspense - 75K
12/10/22 - form rejection
12/10/22 - form rejection
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Rejected same day.
YA Magical Realism, 93K