Query: 4/11/26
Form Rejection: 4/23/26

300pg YA Graphic Novel (Literary Fiction)

Same message as @grimxr below. Too bad about the second chance inbox, but I appreciate the heads-up.

Query age: 13 Days
84k Literary
Form Email Rejection-- very nicely written, and the longest I've ever received. As a note for anyone not following their socials, ABLA is no longer offering their second-chance inbox. They instead are allowing writers to query multiple agents, albeit one at a time, if one rejects the query.

Dear X,

Thank you so much for your query. I appreciate the opportunity to consider your work, but unfortunately, after careful consideration, I have decided to bow out. I am truly sorry not to be able to offer you representation, and I wish you the very best of publishing luck as you move forward.

At ABLA, we understand that writing is a passion, an intensely personal calling, a long-time dream for many, and frequently a lonely endeavor. We have great respect for authors, and we share the writer's passion—that is why we are literary agents.

Unfortunately, publishing is a business that necessarily involves a lot of rejection, at every stage. One of the most difficult things for us as agents is to have to say no. Yet, we can take on only a small fraction of all the work we see, and this is simply a business reality.

We say no for many reasons—because of changing trends in the market; because we already have something similar on our list; because we know of similar published or forthcoming titles; because something isn't right for us; because although something may be strong, well-written and even publishable, we didn't fall in love with it.

Please do try to keep this one "no" in perspective. This is a highly subjective business, and while this is a pass from me, another agent may well feel differently.

Thank you for thinking of us and giving us this opportunity to consider your work.

All best,

Laura

Laura Rennert
Andrea Brown Literary Agency
www.andreabrownlit.com

Q: 2/26/26
R: 4/22/26
119k High fantasy

Cozy mystery 4/16. 87,000 words