Ms. Christa Heschke
McIntosh & Otis, Inc.
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General
Christa Heschke
McIntosh & Otis, Inc.
353 Lexington Avenue, Suite 202
New York, NY 10016
- Website:
- www.mcintoshandotis.com
- Blog/Other:
- christaheschke.blogspot.com/
- Twitter (X):
- @ChristaHeschke
- AALA Member:
- Yes (Visit Site)
Query Methods
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Genres
This agent is seeking the following genres:
Fiction
Children's
Fantasy
Horror
Middle Grade
• Middle Grade, Contemporary
• Middle Grade, Fantasy
• Middle Grade, Historical
• Middle Grade, Horror
• Middle Grade, Literary
• Middle Grade, Mystery
Picture Book
Romance
• Romance, Comedy
• Romance, Contemporary
Young Adult
• Young Adult, Contemporary
• Young Adult, Fantasy
• Young Adult, Historical
• Young Adult, Horror
• Young Adult, LGBTQ+
• Young Adult, Literary
• Young Adult, Mystery
• Young Adult, Paranormal
• Young Adult, Paranormal Romance
• Young Adult, Romance
• Young Adult, Thriller/Suspense
Non-Fiction
Juvenile/Graphic
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Known Clients (current & past)
Katelyn Aronson
Shannon McLatchey Balloon
Eric Bell
Lindsay Bonilla
Earl Burnett
Stacey Byer
Maribel Castells
Erica M. Chapman
Jessica Corra
Melanie Ellsworth
Linda Elovitz Marshall
Lezlie Evans
Ann Fraistat
Nancy Garden
Jamie Gehin
Eva Gibson
Tiffany Golden
Kashelle Gourley
Virginia Hamilton
Hilary Harwell
Skylar Hogan
Dahlov Ipcar
M.E. Kerr
Vincent X. Kirsch
Colleen Kong-Savage
Diana Ma
Sarah Marsh
Dawn Masi
Shelley Fraser Mickle
Jessica Olson
Rachel Pudelek
Karyn Riddle
Kristen Schroeder
Annie Sullivan
Stef Wade
Suzanne Warr
Teresa Yea
Ed Young
Author Comments
Comments by authors about this agent.
parkabee
12/03/2025 07:08 PM
10/27/2025: 76K fantasy
12/03/2025: Polite rejection @ 37 days
Hi ____,
Thank you again for submitting to me!
I enjoyed spending time with [TITLE], and I'm grateful that you gave me the opportunity to do so. However, I do not feel I'm the right agent for it, and I'm sorry to say that I am respectfully passing on your query.
Please know that, because I have such a full client list, I'm forced to be extremely selective with the queries I choose to request and pursue. I apologize that I'm not able to provide further feedback due to time constraints.
I thank you very much for querying me, and wish you the best of luck finding the right agent!
All best,
Christa
12/03/2025: Polite rejection @ 37 days
Hi ____,
Thank you again for submitting to me!
I enjoyed spending time with [TITLE], and I'm grateful that you gave me the opportunity to do so. However, I do not feel I'm the right agent for it, and I'm sorry to say that I am respectfully passing on your query.
Please know that, because I have such a full client list, I'm forced to be extremely selective with the queries I choose to request and pursue. I apologize that I'm not able to provide further feedback due to time constraints.
I thank you very much for querying me, and wish you the best of luck finding the right agent!
All best,
Christa
123classique
12/03/2025 05:30 PM
11/2/25
Queried YA Fantasy 90K words
Rej: 12/3/25
Same polite form letter with title inserted.
Queried YA Fantasy 90K words
Rej: 12/3/25
Same polite form letter with title inserted.
emilyvansell
11/25/2025 04:42 PM
Q: 11/25/25
86k YA Contemporary Romance
86k YA Contemporary Romance
jeffgaura
11/21/2025 01:28 PM
I liked her blog-that is the primary reason I queried her!
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Profile History
- Last Update:
- 02/07/2025 - Open to queries.
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Queried: November 4, 2025
Form pass: December 4, 2025
Hi [name],
Thank you again for submitting to me!
I enjoyed spending time with [NOVEL], and I'm grateful that you gave me the opportunity to do so. However, I do not feel I'm the right agent for it, and I'm sorry to say that I am respectfully passing on your query.
Please know that, because I have such a full client list, I'm forced to be extremely selective with the queries I choose to request and pursue. I apologize that I'm not able to provide further feedback due to time constraints.
I thank you very much for querying me, and wish you the best of luck finding the right agent!
All best,
Christa