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Ms. Christa Heschke

McIntosh & Otis, Inc.

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Christa Heschke

McIntosh & Otis, Inc.

353 Lexington Avenue, Suite 202
New York, NY 10016
Website:
www.mcintoshandotis.com
Blog/Other:
christaheschke.blogspot.com/
Twitter:
@ChristaHeschke
AALA Member:
No
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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
  • Middle Grade, Science Fiction
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, Science Fiction
  • 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.
adoxey2
03/08/2023 05:27 PM
3/8 Queried

101k YA SFF
galian84
02/24/2023 06:25 PM
Form Query following #APIPit like: 5/20/22
Encouraging, personalized rejection: 2/24/23

97k YA contemporary fantasy
GinaBMonroe
02/22/2023 08:07 AM
FQ: 10/4/22
Form Rejection 2/19/23

YA Contemp Fantasy, 81k
jzeleznik1
02/21/2023 08:57 PM
FQ: 2/21/23

93k YA fantasy
curlygirlknepper
02/20/2023 12:51 PM
9/1/22 - Form, query letter, synopsis, 1 paragraph pitch, 3 chapters
82K - YA Contemporary Romance

2/3/23 - Polite Form Rejection (same as others)
blackhand
02/07/2023 10:27 AM
Form Query: 1.30.23
Nudge with Offer of Representation: 2.1.23
Full Request: 2.1.23 (Sent 2.1.23)

YA Historical, 79k
Profile Update

Patrick (Admin)
02/06/2023 05:33 AM
Profile Update: Genres updated.
eywriterr
02/01/2023 04:15 PM
Q: 8/30/22
Nudge with offer: 1/31/23
Full Req: 1/31/23

97k LGBT YA mystery
fable1
01/28/2023 10:09 PM
Form Query: November 21, 2022
Closed/No Response: January 28, 2023

PB, 725 words.
Profile Update

Patrick (Admin)
01/27/2023 04:37 PM
Profile Update: Genres updated.
SGA001
01/19/2023 06:16 PM
Form query: 8/28/22
Polite form rejection: 1/19/23
YA Fantasy 98k
aloopratha
01/19/2023 04:11 AM
EQ: Dec 6/22 (Twitter pitch request)

I withdrew the original query to revise, and this is the revision (original query was in May '22 after the pitch like).

YA Fantasy
gtd45
01/13/2023 06:39 PM
Form query: 8/25/22
CNR: 11/17/2022
Form Rejection: 1/13/23
Adult Fantasy 85k

Thank you again for submitting to me!
I enjoyed spending time with ___________ 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. This is especially true of adult and new adult work, which I'm taking on exceedingly sparingly.
And finally, while I'm not able to provide further feedback due to time constraints, please know how much I appreciate you choosing to share your work with me.
I thank you very much for querying me, and wish you the best of luck finding the right agent!
jennadevillier
01/13/2023 03:37 PM
FQ: 8/9/22
ER: 1/12/23

89k YA Fantasy

Aw, I was hopeful, since Christa had requested a full from me in the past. She did personalize her pass, which was nice <3

"Hi Jenna,

Thank you again for submitting to the Children’s and Young Adult Literature Department at McIntosh & Otis! It was so lovely to see your name in my query inbox again.

I enjoyed spending time with POISON MORE DEADLY, and I'm grateful that you gave me the opportunity to do so. I can really tell how much work you've put into your writing and storytelling! However, I do not feel I'm the right agent for it, as I'm not always the best reader for third-person and didn't quite feel myself "clicking" with it here. 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. While I'm not able to provide further feedback due to time constraints, please know how much I appreciate you choosing to share your work with me.

I thank you very much for querying me, and wish you the best of luck finding the right agent!

All best,
Christa"
Darksouthern
01/12/2023 02:30 PM
28/10/22 - original query
22/12/22 - Notified of offer of rep
5/1/23 - request for full
12/1/23 - kind step aside
moonwatch178
12/13/2022 11:13 PM
FQ: 08/02/22
ER: 12/13/22 (my time anyway--it would be 12/14/22 East Coast)
Rejection was form, but with a very brief personalized snippet.

YA Horror
iwritemghorror
12/07/2022 04:47 PM
@spookywrites I'm really sorry to hear that but glad to know we have each other. That's why I'm commenting; I want other authors considering querying her to be wary about this track record. It's very telling, sadly.
spookywrites
12/07/2022 04:41 PM
@iwritemghorror unfortunately you're not alone. She ghosted on an old one of my pitches too, so I was hesitant to query when she liked a more recent pitch of mine--no response to nudges and ghosted on that one too even though her twitter says she will respond to all pitch like queries :(
iwritemghorror
12/07/2022 04:18 PM
Closed after 12-week nudge went unresponded to. This was a DVpit like query, so disappointed :/
jenniferlane
11/30/2022 10:04 PM
original submission 8/16/22 with no response
nudged 11/23/22
rejection letter 11/30/22
very helpful and personal rejection, offered her opinion that my word count might be a touch too high for most agents concerning a YA debut.
YA sci-fi 103,000 words
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