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Ms. Elaine Spencer

The Knight Agency, Inc.

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Elaine Spencer

The Knight Agency, Inc.

570 East Avenue
Madison, GA 30650
Website:
www.knightagency.net/
Twitter:
@ElaineSpencer
AALA Member:
Yes (Visit Site)
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Genres
This agent is seeking the following genres:

Fiction

Chick Lit
Commercial
Contemporary
Crime/Police
Erotica
Historical
Humor/Satire
LGBTQ+
Multicultural
Mystery
  • Mystery, Cozy
New Adult
Offbeat/Quirky
Romance
  • Romance, Category
  • Romance, Contemporary
  • Romance, Historical
  • Romance, Paranormal
  • Romance, Thriller/Suspense
Thrillers/Suspense
Women's Fiction

Non-Fiction

Art/Photography
Biography
Business/Finance
Cookbook
Cultural/Social Issues
Current Affairs/Politics
Decorating/Design
Food/Lifestyle
Gardening
Health/Fitness
History
How To
Humor/Gift Book
Journalism
Juvenile/Graphic
LGBTQ+
Memoir
Multicultural
Narrative
Parenting
Pets
Pop Culture
Psychology
Relationship/Dating
Religion/Spirituality
Science/Technology
Self-Help
Sports
Travel
True Adventure/Crime
Women's Issues
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Known Clients (current & past)
Sara Ackerman
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Kylie Griffin
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Author Comments
Comments by authors about this agent.
TooMuchCoffeeMan
03/27/2023 06:11 PM
2-day form rejection. Probably set to reject as soon as it's received (immediate rejection on weekdays).
TooMuchCoffeeMan
03/25/2023 10:22 PM
sent via QM - first 10
Profile Update

Patrick (Admin)
03/25/2023 06:40 AM
Profile Update: Open to queries. Genres updated.
jenniferkathleen
02/28/2023 03:50 PM
FQ: 8/2/2022 Narrative Non-Fiction/ True Crime
8/17/22 asked for the full manuscript. Am telling her I am in the middle of editing the manuscript but can have it ready by Labor Day weekend. Fingers crossed.
proposal sent on 8/22/22
Nudge sent: 11/30/22
Another nudge sent: 2/28/23
kscott67
01/31/2023 07:48 AM
EQ: 10/14/22
1/30/23 - polite form rejection (same as others mentioned here)

Her profile says 2-4 weeks response time, but I suppose it's nice to hear back at any point.

88K women's fiction
Catlin22
01/30/2023 05:06 PM
7/20/22 - Queried by online form - 86K historical mystery
1/30/23 - Very kind form rejection: "Thank you so much for allowing The Knight Agency to consider your material. Unfortunately, after carefully reviewing your query, we’ve determined that this particular project isn’t the right fit for us at this time. As I’m sure you know, the publishing industry changes swiftly now, as do readers’ tastes and trends. As a result, our own agents’ needs shift and change, as well; therefore, we would like to encourage you to consider querying us with future projects as you may deem appropriate."
histficdebut
01/11/2023 03:04 PM
FQ: 10-24-22
Polite decline inviting me to query with future projects: 1-11-23

Historical Fiction
86K
CarlaJField
12/30/2022 05:47 PM
Does Elaine Spencer typically just not respond at all? I thought she was a great fit for the work, but I am going to have to move on to someone else. It's been 2 1/2 months with nothing...
CarlaJField
12/30/2022 05:45 PM
SO glad I found Ms. Spencer before she closed queries! When you read about 1,000 agent descriptions to find the one that matches your book, I would have been so disappointed if she wasn't taking queries.
kscott67
12/22/2022 08:53 AM
EQ: 10/14/22
CNR: 12/22/22

Women's Fiction 88K
Profile Update

Patrick (Admin)
11/09/2022 05:55 PM
Profile Update: Closed to queries.
ourcshell
10/01/2022 06:10 PM
I would be glad to resubmit! Please look for my proposal in your inbox.
etodmar
09/29/2022 02:34 PM
7-12-22 Family saga, and got a reject on 8-31-22
same reason as the one that said the publishing industry is always changing... sounded like a form type of reject
FadingHippie
09/12/2022 01:53 PM
Submitted back in December. Got this today, "Thank you so much for allowing The Knight Agency to consider your material. My sincere apologies for the long overdue response to your query- as a consequence of the outdated nature of this response I am passing purely based on the timeline. Should you still be looking for representation I encourage and welcome you to resubmit, and I'll aim to respond more quickly based on the merits of your work. I appreciate your understanding and apologize for not being more efficient in my response.
Warmly,
Elaine"
STatoun
08/06/2022 08:40 AM
That's weird I submitted the while signed in to query manager but it didn't show up. I had to enter it manually. Usually does it automatically.
Sapphire_Demoness
07/26/2022 09:04 PM
Form query: 6/14/22
Form rejection: 7/27/22
*Reason to reject: …the publishing industry changes swiftly now, as do readers’ tastes and trends. As a result, our own agents’ needs shift and change.*
90K adult contemporary romance
pamelakyel
07/05/2022 03:11 PM
Calling this one at 100 days and no response.
ajsruoff
06/12/2022 11:33 AM
FQ: 5/8/2022

77K Adult RomCom
roadmap
06/04/2022 07:24 AM
@Mullover thanks for letting us know. Ghosting fulls is a bad look.
Mullover
04/17/2022 11:21 AM
Requested full MS from me on Jan. 3, 2022.
Sent full ms Jan. 4, 2022.
Sent nudges through query tracker at 60 days then another at 90 days. No response to either. I found her email last week and sent her a nice personal note asking if she was still interested, needed more time, whatever. After two days with no reply to my email, I withdrew the ms from Querytracker on April 15, 2022.
She did not answer my email nor make any comment on the withdrawal of my ms.
Very unprofessional, in my opinion. No one is too busy to simply write back "not for me."

New Adult/Adult RomCom with magical realism.
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Last Update:
03/25/2023 - Open to queries. Genres updated.
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