Query: 7/22/24
Full Request: 11/20/24

Fantasy, 119k

Q 21/07/24
Rejected 20/11/24
Sci Fic 149k

A personalised reply to my query was very welcome and unexpected.

This one hurt. I thought she would be the right agent to get it. Her response highlighted her keen eye for storytelling and her commitment to giving each manuscript in her “Maybe” pile the time and consideration it deserves.

It’s clear she genuinely cares about the craft of writing and goes the extra mile for her clients; lots of respect and I was happy to get a personal reply.

I highly recommend that authors whose work aligns with her manuscript Wishlist query her.

Check out her clients' work. I recently became obsessed with her client John Gwynne's epic high fantasy adventure series, and I only discovered his works via her promotions of it on her social media.

From her twitter today
Julie Crisp
@julieacrisp

I have WOEFULLY neglected my submission reading - had quite a few client edits in I needed to prioritise. But the absolute GUILT has driven me back into the fray. So I apologise profusely to the 245 people in my 'Maybe' pile WTH. I'm getting there!!!

Submitted 20th June 2024
Suspense / mystery / near future - dystopian
Rejected 17th Oct 2024 - Not all rejections are created equal, and this was a lovely one. Julie may re-use some of the same phrases in her rejections, but she has taken the time to writing encouraging things, and I appreciate it.

".. [it] would normally, be something I'd like to see more of. However, sadly, I have a client already writing in this area and don't really feel that there's space on my, very small boutique list, to take on something else in the same area." - so close :-)

September 2nd query - adult sci-fi
Rejection today, October 15th

Her rejection was a little longer than the ones posted below and worded differently, so she may have different standard rejections for different occasions. At least we can always hope that the nice things she says are true :) The rejection says "partial", though I never sent her more than the standard submission, so perhaps she has a longer standard reply for partials that somehow ended up being sent to me. It may also seem like she actually read the pages (as her answer says) since she took longer to reply to this than others.

I think we should give her some cred for trying to be uplifting instead of formal and dry.

"Dear X,

I'd like to thank you for sending me through your partial, X. I apologise if you've been waiting to hear back from me but, as you can imagine, there were quite a lot of submissions to work through.

I did actually read over X and thought that there was a lot to like about it. It was well-written, an interesting premise and the characters were developed and came across nicely on-page.

However, for me personally, I'm afraid it didn't quite tick the boxes required for me to make an offer of representation. As you know, every read is subjective - and this was a well put together submission so I've no doubt someone will pick it up - if they haven't already!

I do wish you all the best with your writing and hope you have every success in the future.

Best wishes,

Julie Crisp"