Q:02/04/26
R: 02/05/26 (the form was the "premise" one seen on Allegra's website here: https://allegramartschenko.com/2023/04/30/form-responses/)
Romantic space opera, 100k

I just wanted to say how much I appreciated everything about my experience querying Allegra, from their helpful website and detailed MSWL, to the lightning-fast turnaround, to their kind form templates and the way they explain what's behind them. Although it sucks that they didn't like my premise, I've always known that this book wasn't going to be for everyone or even for most, but that those who wanted something like it would really want it. Their form made it clear that it wasn't that my query was bad (although it may be) or that my craft wasn't there (although it may not be), or that my submission package didn't represent the materials well (although they may not.) But it told me that even if I changed all those things substantively in order to requery, the manuscript still probably wouldn't be for Allegra. If you have a book that isn't for everyone, you want your agent to be among those who really love it, and in this case that wouldn't be likely even with more work on the manuscript or query.

So, in this case, I can close this particular door, because there isn't that little voice in my head going "but maybe, if I had just done better, they would have liked it." I know they wouldn't have, and now I can move on without feeling like it was "my fault." That Allegra manages to convey that with compassion, kindness, and empathy for the author, even in their forms, speaks volumes about Allegra's character and work as an agent. The authors Allegra can champion are very, very lucky!

Thank you so much, Allegra! A++++ would get rejected by you again.

Q: 1/21/26
Partial Req (First 50 & Synopsis): 1/30/26 sent same day

Fantasy 110k

Q: Jan. 31, 2026
Rejection: Feb. 3, 2026
contemporary romance 97k

Q: 2/2/26
Adult Epic Fantasy 164k
Form R: 2/3/26

Adult SF 95k
Q: 21/01/26
Form Rejection (premise): 25/01/26