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Ms. Nikki Terpilowski

Holloway Literary

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Nikki Terpilowski

Holloway Literary

Washington D.C., DC
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Website:
hollowayliteraryagency.com
Twitter:
@awomanreading
AALA Member:
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Query Methods
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Genres
This agent is seeking the following genres:

Fiction

Historical
Middle Grade
Mystery
Romance
Thrillers/Suspense
Women's Fiction
Young Adult

Non-Fiction

Cookbook
Food/Lifestyle
History
Religion/Spirituality
Travel
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Author Comments
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1edpsf1
03/21/2023 09:53 AM
Prompt rejection.

em query: 8Mar
form decline: 15Mar
Dear ___,
Thank you for your submission. Your work has been carefully reviewed by the agent you queried, and it has been determined that Holloway Literary will not be pursuing representation of your manuscript. We regret sending you this information in a form letter; however, due to the volume of emails we receive daily it is almost impossible to send customized letters to every author. Thank you again for thinking of Holloway Literary, and we wish you every success in your writing career.
Best,
angelsteele
03/20/2023 06:48 PM
I got this message when I submitted my query today so it appears that she is closed.

"Nikki Terpilowski is currently closed to submissions from October 1, 2022 to June 1, 2023. Any submissions sent prior to Oct 1st will be reviewed. Any submissions sent after Oct 1st will be reviewed after June 1st"
katine
03/15/2023 05:34 PM
EQ: 10/11/22
Resubmit EQ because she was closed: 3/2/23
Form rejection: 3/15/23

MG Fantasy 64K
jmwilmarth
03/15/2023 03:13 PM
After 13 days for suspense/120k words, I received this form letter that really kind of struck me as rude, like don't bother submitting to another agent. I don't know, maybe it's just me.

Thank you for your submission. Your work has been carefully reviewed by the agent you queried, and it has been determined that Holloway Literary will not be pursuing representation of your manuscript. We regret sending you this information in a form letter; however, due to the volume of emails we receive daily it is almost impossible to send customized letters to every author. Thank you again for thinking of Holloway Literary, and we wish you every success in your writing career.

Best,


Brianna Summers, Submissions Coordinator
Holloway Literary
www.HollowayLiterary.com
MarianDukeM
03/09/2023 09:22 AM
Received rejection today on my WF manuscript I sent 12/21/21. Query age: 443 days
Profile Update

Patrick (Admin)
03/02/2023 10:06 AM
Profile Update: Open to queries.
Profile Update

Patrick (Admin)
10/12/2022 07:55 PM
Profile Update: Closed to queries. Thanks GinaBMonroe
GinaBMonroe
10/12/2022 03:28 PM
Received an autoreply to a query today (sorted into promotions by gmail) that states the following:

"Nikki Terpilowski is currently closed to submissions from October 1, 2022 to March 1, 2022. Any submissions sent prior to Oct 1st will be reviewed. Any submissions sent after Oct 1st will be reviewed after March 1st"

The March 2022 I'm assuming is a typo?

The website says both Holloway agents are open. I'm unclear on the open/closed status.
dougg1
09/26/2022 03:59 PM
Submitted Query on 9/13/22
Received Rejection on 9/26/22

I appreciated the quick response.

Was told the Holloway word count requirement for a thriller is 80,000-90,000 words. Mine was 67,000. They added that if I do decide to increase the story word count that I could feel free to query again at that time.
aecullum
09/20/2022 12:13 PM
EQ: 09/20/22

Contemporary Romance
Alkbass
07/26/2022 10:29 PM
EQ: 27 July 2022

YA Sci-Fi 72K
TTurtle
07/24/2022 11:16 AM
90 after querying, I never got a rejection, BUT I was added to their email list marketing their online classes. Not a fan of that!
Sapphire_Demoness
06/26/2022 03:00 AM
#LovePit request: 17th May 2022
EQ: 31st May 2022
90K Adult contemporary romance
Annabelleapple
05/25/2022 11:45 AM
5/25/2022 Got a full request while on my honeymoon (glad I brought my computer!) for my 69,000 cozy mystery.
Original query was 12/6/2021, and request for partial was 1/21/2022.
Abigail
04/28/2022 08:18 PM
EQ sent 28 APR 2022
Mystery 77k
czimagineer
04/13/2022 06:59 PM
EQ: 1/3/22 Adult Romcom
CNR: 4/13/22
LookingForAnAgent
03/21/2022 11:52 AM
12 day form rejection on cont romance from submission coordinator Lauren Albury.

Thank you for your submission,

"Your work has been carefully reviewed, and it has been determined that Holloway Literary will not be pursuing representation. We regret sending you this information in a form letter; however, due to the volume of emails we receive daily it is almost impossible to send customized letters to every author. Thank you again for thinking of Holloway Literary, and we wish you every success in your writing career.

Best,"
wonzwoz
02/02/2022 02:01 PM
ghosting on a full is just plain trash. Why do agents do this?
NelsonPotter
02/02/2022 12:31 PM
Ghosted on a full requested after a zoom pitch
TooMuchCoffeeMan
02/02/2022 10:28 AM
I hope everything goes well for you, tghuguenin. I was emailed an offer of representation but didn't formally request the electronic signature form of the Author-Agency Agreement in time. So I'm rewriting a bit and resubmitting to other agents. Lesson learned the hard way.
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Last Update:
03/02/2023 - Open to queries.
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