@SazLunacUnPublishing - Not all of an agent's activity appears on QT. If you look at the profiles of these particular agents, you'll see they only take submissions via email. That means QT's stats are limited to information that users manually submit, which are almost certainly an incomplete picture, as are the comments on agencies/agents.

If you get a paid Publisher's Marketplace account, you can see how many publishing deals are attributed to a particular agent or publisher. The Cheney Agency's profile shows deals at a fairly regular rate, 16 in the last 12 months and 150+ deals since 2017, some with six-figure+ deals. You'll find that track record outpaces plenty of other agencies on QueryTracker. That's certainly not the only criterion a writer should use to decide who to query! But it's enticing, and based on more reliable information than an *email-only* agency's QT stats. (Though worth noting their deals are rarely listed as debuts, suggesting a new author likely has a high bar to clear. That may also influence QT stats.)

QT is a fantastic tool that's been widely adopted and I love it. But it's worth doing research on agents you might be interested elsewhere, too.

Why would anyone query this agency? The last request from anyone at this agency was 18 months ago. Their clients produce books, but they seem to be a referral only agency. The claim to not respond, but their response rate is IGNORE.

Email 1/31/26
Literary Fiction

Q:1/26/26
Psychological Thriller, 75k

Q: 1/14/26
Adult Epic Fantasy 164k