EQ 6/27 Upmarket 80K

Got a full and fast rejection from another DGB agent

If she hasn't responded in a reasonable amount of time, I suppose you could withdraw the query and try someone else.

Queried her on 3/29/25, then followed up on 5/27/25. On 6/24/25, I received this:


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

Does this contradict their website saying I can query another agent? Dunno.

It seems that she hasn't been responding to queries recently. According to the agency's website, they advise only reaching out to another agent from the same agency if the first one has explicitly rejected the submission. Given this, should I just go ahead and query another agent from the agency?

Not sure if this is a recent change, but they now allow you to query other agents if one has passed (though only one at a time):

"Do be sure to query only one agent at this agency at a time. We will not review queries sent to more than one of us at a time. After an agent passes, you may query another agent at DG&B."

I had a similar experience as histficdreaming. I couldn’t believe Miriam even responded to my query much less asked for a full. It was also one of the best days of my life! This of course did end with a kind rejection, but it’s the only request I’ve gotten so far and I will always think of her very fondly for that.