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Mr. Alec Shane

Writers House

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Alec Shane

Writers House

New York, NY
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Website:
writershouse.com
Blog/Other:
www.publishersmarketplace.com/members/gylligann/
Twitter (X):
@alecdshane
AALA Member:
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Query Methods
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Genres
This agent is seeking the following genres:

Fiction

Children's
General Fiction
Historical
Horror
Humor/Satire
Middle Grade
Military/Espionage
Mystery
Thrillers/Suspense
Young Adult

Non-Fiction

Biography
History
Humor/Gift Book
Sports
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Ej Altbacker
Nat Cassidy
Adam Cesare
Nancy Crocker
Hank Early
Justin Joschko
Nick Mamatas
John Mantooth
Hp Newquist
Mohamed Raiss
Alec Shane
Mark Stein
Mike Thomas
F. Paul Wilson
Author Comments
Comments by authors about this agent.
60SOFF_ON
06/18/2026 08:07 AM
EQ 1/29/26 Literary / Gothic 90k
Nudge with requests 3/12/26
FR 3/12/26



CMTaylor
06/17/2026 04:34 PM
Q: 6/17/2026
non-fiction history 100K
Randyz
06/11/2026 10:00 PM
Gothic Horror submitted 6/11
Christi12
06/09/2026 07:30 PM
6/7/26 - Query submitted for an upmarket horror novel. 78,500k



Whoisbellaboo1
06/09/2026 06:13 AM
Q: 6/9/2026 PB 500 words
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03/19/2021 - Genres updated.
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