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Ms. Caryn Karmatz Rudy

DeFiore and Company

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Caryn Karmatz Rudy

DeFiore and Company

47 East 19th Street, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10003
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Website:
www.defliterary.com/
AALA Member:
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Query Methods
Accepts queries via...
E-Mail
Genres
This agent is seeking the following genres:

Fiction

Literary Fiction

Non-Fiction

Food/Lifestyle
Memoir
Narrative
Parenting
Women's Issues
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Known Clients (current & past)
Kathleen Donohoe
Joshilyn Jackson
Lydia Netzer
Author Comments
Comments by authors about this agent.
sfdwriter
01/05/2023 11:06 AM
EQ: 11/3/22
Partial Request: 12/9/22 (sent 1/4/23 following revisions with editor)

Upmarket 84K
hsdonnelly
12/19/2022 05:11 AM
EQ: 2022-12-17, Lit / Hist / Humour, 98K

Response Time: Not Stated

REJ: 2022-12-19 - Holy **** Batman! Wasn't that quick?

Nice enough response, "I'm afraid I'm not the right agent for this project. I thank you for the chance to read your work and wish you much luck in getting XXXX published."

But obviously it didn't get all that far into the process. Not the right agent for my stuff. But she didn't seem to be that great a fit, so I'm not all that surprised.
PippaP
12/02/2022 07:04 AM
EQ: 26 July 2022
PR: 25 August 2022
Polite step aside: 25 Oct 2022

Helpful personalised rejection

Upmarket, 95K words
1edpsf1
10/20/2022 03:00 AM
28Sept22: EM query & 1st 5
19Oct22: decline:

"Dear xx,
Thanks for your query. Unfortunately, I'm afraid I'm not the right agent for this project. I thank you for the chance to read your work and wish you much luck in getting xxx published.
All best,
Caryn
Caryn Karmatz Rudy (she/her)"
jellicle_cat
06/30/2022 08:44 AM
Email Query: 9 February
Full Request: 17 March (sent next day)
Coming-of-Age, 89k

Update: I am now deliberating between two offers of representation (30 June) and am very sorry to report Caryn is not among them. She is a careful agent who takes the time to really read the material she requests and all subsequent communications with her were personal and encouraging. I wish only the best for her and her clients.
tstricklandauthor
05/20/2022 06:56 PM
Email Query: 3/25
Past 6 weeks, considered rej

Fantasy: 84k words
MorganSloan
03/02/2022 06:28 PM
Query sent 01/31/22
Email rejection 3/2/22
messyf
03/02/2022 05:41 PM
EQ: 2/4/21
PR: 3/12/21, sent the same day
FR: 7/18/21 :)
Kind rejection: 10/11/21
O_Booth
09/21/2021 11:16 AM
Same day rejection on September 9th, 2021:

Thanks for your query. Unfortunately, I'm afraid I'm not the right agent for this project. I thank you for the chance to read your work and wish you much luck in getting [my book] published.

Pseudo-historical MG fiction, 56k
ozzy93
09/09/2021 11:58 AM
EQ 9/2/21
Full request 9/8/21

Memoir 76k
the_new_kid
08/24/2021 04:07 AM
Same day rejection on August 23d, 2021.
pappasmdz
07/19/2021 06:44 AM
EQ 6/18/21
ER: 7/18/21
Form rejection
Upmarket - 98K
ORT23OI
06/21/2021 12:51 PM
EQ: 5/4/2021
Form R: 6/21/2021
"I'm afraid I'm not the right agent for this project. I thank you for the chance to read your work and wish you much luck in getting published."
All best,
Caryn
tdubphyz
06/09/2021 10:27 AM
EQ: 2021/2/2
PR: 2021/3/12, sent same day
ER: 2021/6/8

LF, 81k
edoyle02
04/24/2021 10:25 PM
EQ:10/30/2020
Partial request: 12/18/2020
Full request: 2/15/2021
charlie_girl
04/23/2021 05:57 PM
EQ: 3/13/2021
PR: 4/21/2021*
YA Speculative, 73K words

*confetti (and maybe a brief moonwalk)
jessieannep
03/20/2021 10:06 AM
Received a personal, thoughtful rejection after request for first 100 pages.
adrobertson
02/03/2021 11:32 AM
Submitted Jan 3
Form rejection Feb 3
zbedee
12/19/2020 07:46 AM
As with others, kind and personal rejection. She seems like a great person.
Caitlin100
10/02/2020 08:44 PM
ER 10/02/20 Lit Fiction 91,000 First 5 pages in the body of the email.
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