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Mr. Mitchell Waters

Brandt & Hochman Literary Agents, Inc.

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General

Mitchell Waters

Brandt & Hochman Literary Agents, Inc.

New York, NY
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Website:
brandthochman.com
AALA Member:
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Query Methods
Accepts queries via...
E-Mail
Genres
This agent is seeking the following genres:

Fiction

Commercial
Historical
Literary Fiction
Mystery
Young Adult

Non-Fiction

Biography
History
Memoir
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Known Clients (current & past)
Joy Castro
Stephan Eirik Clark
Candy Deemer
Suzanne Harper
Natalie Jenner
Sheri Joseph
Chris Lemmon
David Samuel Levinson
Stewart Lewis
Michael Lowenthal
Jennifer Murphy
David Nimmons
Yamuna Zake
Author Comments
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pinkslipper
06/25/2026 02:39 PM
I sent a query about my 70,500 mystery to him on 10/14/25. 15 minutes later, I get a request for the full. He also asked if any other agents had the full and I said no. I never heard back after six months, then I sent a polished full back on 4/14/26, hoping for some answer to nudge him. I know he read the email from the timestamp, but he still hasn't responded. Would you take that as a rejection? Did this happen to anyone else? I would think he would have at least told me something.

ktscarlett
06/18/2026 08:37 PM
Queried via email 90K Historical 24-03-26
Full request 24-03-26
Revise and resubmit 21-04-26

He has been lovely to deal with and I am hopeful this will work out.

Sent revised version 19-05-26. Fingers crossed!

Aaaaaand he rejected it. Ah, well.









Sailingwriter1
05/18/2026 05:38 AM
Sending inquiry on Friday, May 8 at 8:00 AM
Sailingwriter1
05/08/2026 08:05 AM
Sent query letter Friday, May 8 at 8 AM for my book. SPRAY: The Joshua Slocum Story
Literary Historical Fiction (143,000 words)

shirleywelch
02/16/2026 08:58 AM
Q 2/15/26 Hist fiction.91k
query rejected via email

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Profile History
Last Update:
11/26/2019 - Changed agencies. Formerly with Curtis Brown.
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