Ms. Brianne Johnson
HG Literary
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General
Brianne Johnson
HG Literary
New York, NY
- Website:
- www.hgliterary.com
- Blog/Other:
- www.publishersmarketplace.com/members/bjohnson/
- Twitter (X):
- @SecretAgentBri
- AALA Member:
- No
Query Methods
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Genres
This agent is seeking the following genres:
Fiction
Children's
Crime/Police
Family Saga
Fantasy
• Fantasy, Magical Realism
General Fiction
Historical
Horror
Humor/Satire
LGBTQ+
Middle Grade
Mystery
Offbeat/Quirky
Science Fiction
Thrillers/Suspense
Upmarket
Women's Fiction
Young Adult
Non-Fiction
none
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Known Clients (current & past)
Abhi Alwar
Katharyn Blair
Evelyn Ehrlich
Amanda Foody
Camryn Garrett
Joya Goffney
Kat Howard
Margo Kelly
Kody Keplinger
Wesley King
Lisa Koosis
Jessica Leake
Lauren Magaziner
Fran Manushkin
Cristina Moracho
Diana Murray
Alyssa Palombo
Lara Rectenwald
Alexandra Sirowy
Evelyn Skye
Jacqueline Tourville
N.K. Traver
Mike Winchell
Author Comments
Comments by authors about this agent.
honeysgogh
06/25/2025 04:34 AM
Q: 25/06/2025
Adult Historical Fantasy, 85k
Adult Historical Fantasy, 85k
julidrevezzo
06/18/2025 01:58 PM
Query and first 50 pages sent 6/18/2025
YA Fantasy 81k
YA Fantasy 81k
Racthoh
06/15/2025 10:16 PM
Q: 10/29/2024
R: 6/10/2025
141k adult fantasy. Polite rejection:
Thanks so much for thinking of me, but this one's just not quite right for my list. Due to a full workload, I have to be extremely selective about pursuing new projects.
Please know that this is a very subjective business and that tastes range widely among agents. Someone else may feel very differently—you deserve someone who is passionate about your work and is confident about their ability to position it.
Best of luck with this, and thank you so much for thinking of me.
Sincerely,
Brianne
R: 6/10/2025
141k adult fantasy. Polite rejection:
Thanks so much for thinking of me, but this one's just not quite right for my list. Due to a full workload, I have to be extremely selective about pursuing new projects.
Please know that this is a very subjective business and that tastes range widely among agents. Someone else may feel very differently—you deserve someone who is passionate about your work and is confident about their ability to position it.
Best of luck with this, and thank you so much for thinking of me.
Sincerely,
Brianne
engstromdd
06/12/2025 11:28 PM
@adantona CNR after 120 days is a default built into Query Tracker, which @patrick says does not affect the status of your query in Query Manager, which is what the agent sees. You can go into your query and change the status back to an active query. On future queries you can change the value or turn it off. The control is down there way at the bottom of the query box.
I don't know that I'd give up on Brianna after just four months--on Tuesday I got a rejection from her after 224 days.
I don't know that I'd give up on Brianna after just four months--on Tuesday I got a rejection from her after 224 days.
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- 11/13/2024 - Genres updated.
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CNR: 7/1/25
80k upmarket/womens