Ms. Jane Dystel
Dystel Goderich & Bourret LLC
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General
Jane Dystel
Dystel Goderich & Bourret LLC
One Union Square West, Suite 904
New York, NY 10003
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Join Now - Website:
- www.dystel.com/
- Twitter:
- @jdystel
- AALA Member:
- Yes (Visit Site)
Query Methods
Accepts queries via...
Postal Mail
E-Mail
Genres
This agent is seeking the following genres:
Fiction
Crime/Police
General Fiction
Mystery
Romance
Thrillers/Suspense
Women's Fiction
Non-Fiction
Biography
Business/Finance
Cookbook
Current Affairs/Politics
General Non-Fiction
Health/Fitness
History
Narrative
Science/Technology
True Adventure/Crime
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Known Clients (current & past)
Steph Campbell
Cindy Daniel
Nyrae Dawn
Tracey Garvis-Graves
Abbi Glines
Jean Haus
Colleen Hoover
Elizabeth Hunter
Tayari Jones
Erin Knightley
J.A. Konrath
Kimmery Martin
David Morrell
Barack Obama
Jolene Perry
Leah Raeder
Steve Raichlen
Tina Reber
Liz Reinhardt
Elizabeth Reyes
Mary Doria Russell
Kendall Ryan
Tammara Webber
Author Comments
Comments by authors about this agent.
Profile Update
Patrick (Admin)
03/30/2023 09:41 AM
Profile Update: Genres updated.
ScribbleM
03/19/2023 12:53 PM
EQ 1/26
FR 1/26
MS sent 1/26
Nudged with offer of rep 3/7
Waiting to hear
Has anyone not heard back when nudged with offer of rep on a full?
FR 1/26
MS sent 1/26
Nudged with offer of rep 3/7
Waiting to hear
Has anyone not heard back when nudged with offer of rep on a full?
ScribbleM
03/19/2023 12:53 PM
EQ 1/23
Full request 1/23
Notified offer of rep 3/7
No response
Full request 1/23
Notified offer of rep 3/7
No response
mbowman
02/05/2023 01:38 PM
Got a bounce back email saying she is on vacation and will return 2/15.
LaurieLHavel
01/12/2023 01:18 PM
Submitted 1/9/23 biography. Rejected politely with form letter 1/12/23.
benjaminmckinsey
01/12/2023 11:46 AM
Submitted query 1/10, rejected with form letter 1/12
ya Fantasy/sci fi 118k
ya Fantasy/sci fi 118k
missmoneypenny
01/06/2023 05:16 PM
Women's Fiction - Polite FR - 13 days
Anvilauthor
11/17/2022 01:45 PM
Historical fiction. Polite form rejection at one week.
vcmwalker
08/25/2022 12:02 PM
8/22/22 EQ Historical 108K
8/23/22 Request for MS
8/25/22 Very kind rejection. It was not a form letter and included encouraging words re my writing and how much she enjoyed it. She mentioned the challenges of the publishing market at this time and she must be "subjective and very selective" and "in love" with the novel to take it on.
8/23/22 Request for MS
8/25/22 Very kind rejection. It was not a form letter and included encouraging words re my writing and how much she enjoyed it. She mentioned the challenges of the publishing market at this time and she must be "subjective and very selective" and "in love" with the novel to take it on.
Jennifer13
08/21/2022 07:39 PM
EQ: 8/21/2022 (mentioning her client's recommendation)
FR: 8/21/2022
94K Upmarket fiction
FR: 8/21/2022
94K Upmarket fiction
Hazmaniac
08/20/2022 06:49 PM
EQ: 8/14/22
Full Manuscript Requested: 8/14/22
Rejected: 8/18/22
Historical Fiction (81K)
Dear Peter:
Thank you for letting us review your material for TEXIAN BY CHOICE, which we read with great interest.
Unfortunately, we have determined that we are not the appropriate agents to represent this material.? In this very competitive market, we are simply not enthusiastic enough about our ability to sell this work to offer representation.
We wish you the best of luck placing this successfully. Thank you, once again, for letting us consider it.
Best regards,
Jane Dystel
Full Manuscript Requested: 8/14/22
Rejected: 8/18/22
Historical Fiction (81K)
Dear Peter:
Thank you for letting us review your material for TEXIAN BY CHOICE, which we read with great interest.
Unfortunately, we have determined that we are not the appropriate agents to represent this material.? In this very competitive market, we are simply not enthusiastic enough about our ability to sell this work to offer representation.
We wish you the best of luck placing this successfully. Thank you, once again, for letting us consider it.
Best regards,
Jane Dystel
Winner
08/12/2022 06:51 PM
Am I missing something? It looks like Query Tracker is indicating that people are stilly querying this agent. But there is no button to contact her on her webpage, so it looks to me that she is closed to queries.
Patrick (Admin)
07/05/2022 10:49 PM
@JohnEvans86, I can see how it may appear this is how QM works, but it isn't nearly as fancy. There is no AI. I wouldn't know how to begin to implement something like that. You are right that there is a way for agents to flag queries based on keywords, but nothing automatic happens after that. The agent still needs to view the query and then manually apply a decision. All the flag does is help to bring the query to the agent's attention faster. And not all agents will use this feature.
Anyway, I just wanted to alleviate concerns that authors are at the mercy of some AI monster. It is nothing like that. I hope this helps.
JohnEvans86
07/05/2022 09:54 PM
@brucesmom77
Your whole query didn't "work" for them. Agents who use QT/QM use the AI to scan submissions for buzzwords matching whatever trend they are chasing or group they are pandering too. Up awards of 80% of submissions are deleted the second you hit submit.
You got a Full Request "Within minutes"(Less time than it would have actually taken to read the query) because the AI flagged your query automatically because you had enough of the buzzwords, no one actually looked at it until you sent the full request, then they looked at it and realized the AI turned in a false positive didn't your book didn't actually fit the trend. So they sent you the typical form rejection.
Your whole query didn't "work" for them. Agents who use QT/QM use the AI to scan submissions for buzzwords matching whatever trend they are chasing or group they are pandering too. Up awards of 80% of submissions are deleted the second you hit submit.
You got a Full Request "Within minutes"(Less time than it would have actually taken to read the query) because the AI flagged your query automatically because you had enough of the buzzwords, no one actually looked at it until you sent the full request, then they looked at it and realized the AI turned in a false positive didn't your book didn't actually fit the trend. So they sent you the typical form rejection.
brucesmom77
07/01/2022 08:04 AM
Email Query 6/20.
Full requested minutes later.
Sent full next day.
Form rejection 9 days later.
Very disheartening. How am I supposed to know what worked/didn't work?? They should personalize feedback on a full.
Full requested minutes later.
Sent full next day.
Form rejection 9 days later.
Very disheartening. How am I supposed to know what worked/didn't work?? They should personalize feedback on a full.
pamelakyel
06/06/2022 12:20 PM
Resent my Query per their website: "Do resend your query email if you haven’t heard from us in 8 weeks, noting the date previously sent. Our goal is to read and respond to every query in that time frame." Though I forgot to mention the previous time I mailed it. Ughhh
FrancesBoyle
05/29/2022 07:12 AM
Agency reps Kate Finegan (Longleaf editor, lives in Saskatchewan)
BL2017
05/07/2022 04:47 PM
EQ: 03/08/22 adult sci-fi 76k
CNR: 05/07/22
CNR: 05/07/22
lauzydan
04/28/2022 04:20 PM
Email query 4/28/22
NA Fantasy 114K
NA Fantasy 114K
curlygirlknepper
04/28/2022 09:07 AM
Email Query - 4/21/22
78K - YA/Crossover Adult Contemporary Romance
25 sample pages
Form Rejection - 4/28/22
Thanks so much for letting us take a look at your materials, and please forgive me for responding with a form letter. The volume of submissions we receive, however, makes it impossible to correspond with everyone personally.
Unfortunately, the project you describe does not suit our list at this time. We wish you the best of luck in finding an agent and publisher for your work, and we thank you, once again, for letting us consider your materials.
Sincerely,
Dystel, Goderich & Bourret LLC
78K - YA/Crossover Adult Contemporary Romance
25 sample pages
Form Rejection - 4/28/22
Thanks so much for letting us take a look at your materials, and please forgive me for responding with a form letter. The volume of submissions we receive, however, makes it impossible to correspond with everyone personally.
Unfortunately, the project you describe does not suit our list at this time. We wish you the best of luck in finding an agent and publisher for your work, and we thank you, once again, for letting us consider your materials.
Sincerely,
Dystel, Goderich & Bourret LLC
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- 03/30/2023 - Genres updated.
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