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Ms. Shawna McCarthy

The McCarthy Agency, LLC

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Shawna McCarthy

The McCarthy Agency, LLC

456 9th Street, #28,
Hoboken, NJ 07030
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Query Methods
Accepts queries via...
Postal Mail
E-Mail
Genres
This agent is seeking the following genres:

Fiction

Fantasy
General Fiction
Mystery
Romance
Science Fiction

Non-Fiction

History
Science/Technology
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Known Clients (current & past)
Daniel Abraham
Eric Flint
Nicola Griffith
Alex Jannings
Jane Jensen
J.F. Lewis
Wil McCarthy
Christopher Rouochio
Jeffrey Scott
Robert Charles Wilson
Sarah Zettel
Author Comments
Comments by authors about this agent.
chenghao_lin
09/05/2023 12:25 AM
EQ: 9/3
Request first ten pages: 9/4

fifennwrites
08/28/2023 12:56 PM
8/23 - query
8/24 - First 10 pages request
8/28 - kind rejection (I'll take it!)

"Thank you for letting me see your work. While it's quite well done, I'm afraid it's not the kind of book that I generally find enticing. I'm sure you will find the right match for an agent, and I wish you the best of luck on your writing path."

jab3317
08/25/2023 06:51 PM
EQ: 8/21/23
Request to read first 10 pages: 8/21/23
Upgraded to first three chapters and synopsis: 8/22/23

92k adult contemporary fantasy
KSullivan
08/25/2023 11:14 AM
EQ: 4/26/23
Partial Request (1st 10 pages): 4/27/23
CNR: 8/25/23

Adult Sci-Fi / Time Travel - 97k

Her email where she requested to see the 1st 10 pages said her reading time was "6-8" weeks. I gave it 8 weeks, plus two additional months and am closing this out as a CNR.

It would've been great to have the same agent as Robert Charles Wilson but moving on...

MotownCountry
08/20/2023 08:40 PM
adult uf/pnr

Q: 07/25/2023
X: 08/17/2023
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Last Update:
01/28/2022 - Genres updated.
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