Mr. Paul Stevens
Donald Maass Literary Agency
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General
Paul Stevens
Donald Maass Literary Agency
1000 Dean Street, Suite 252
Brooklyn, NY 11238
- Website:
- www.maassagency.com
- Twitter:
- @pstevens1824
- AALA Member:
- No
Query Methods
Genres
This agent is seeking the following genres:
Fiction
Crime/Police
Fantasy
Horror
Mystery
Science Fiction
Speculative
Non-Fiction
none
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Known Clients (current & past)
Elle Andrews Patt
Jeremy Finley
Agnes Gomillion
Sean Grigsby
Alyc Helms
Leanna Renee Hieber
Dan Koboldt
Michael Livingston
Stephen S. Power
Author Comments
Comments by authors about this agent.
FarhadShawkat
03/14/2023 05:26 AM
Why is he not listed anymore on the official Donald Maass Agency? He's one of the few agents I've seen who specifically request humorous SFF.
BDillon
11/19/2022 08:47 AM
Is he still alive?
magellen
08/10/2021 03:23 PM
4/15/21 - LGBTNPit like
4/24/21 - request for 50 pages with first submission.
8/3/21 - agent withdrew interest as it 'isn't a good time to take on a new client.' also mentioned the QM file attachment would not open, but file was fine prior to attaching. Shrug. Keep on keepin' on.
Adult Horror 102k
4/24/21 - request for 50 pages with first submission.
8/3/21 - agent withdrew interest as it 'isn't a good time to take on a new client.' also mentioned the QM file attachment would not open, but file was fine prior to attaching. Shrug. Keep on keepin' on.
Adult Horror 102k
meredithmooring
04/20/2021 11:29 AM
4/15/21: LGBTNPit like
4/16/21: emailed about how to submit since he's closed to queries
4/19/21: full request
Adult science-fantasy 118k
4/16/21: emailed about how to submit since he's closed to queries
4/19/21: full request
Adult science-fantasy 118k
gamerkatie
10/28/2020 08:06 PM
EQ 7/7/19.
PR 7/24/19 and I sent the same day
Read an update on his agent profile that he has been closed to queries since Dec 2019, and as of Sept 2020, he is going through partial and full MS requests. Still no update on my querytracker but keeping fingers crossed.
Adult high fantasy that was 100k at the time, now 113k.
PR 7/24/19 and I sent the same day
Read an update on his agent profile that he has been closed to queries since Dec 2019, and as of Sept 2020, he is going through partial and full MS requests. Still no update on my querytracker but keeping fingers crossed.
Adult high fantasy that was 100k at the time, now 113k.
brandonmc87
08/15/2020 04:43 PM
Form query: 11/5/19
Partial Request: 8/13/20
Adult Supernatural Thriller 90K
Partial Request: 8/13/20
Adult Supernatural Thriller 90K
c_rush
08/15/2020 11:43 AM
Form Query: 11/11/2019
Full Request: 08/14/2020
Sent same day.
Adult Fantasy, 157k
Full Request: 08/14/2020
Sent same day.
Adult Fantasy, 157k
bckinney
08/03/2020 12:35 PM
FQ 7/15/2019
PR 8/2/2019
CNR 8/3/2020
I sent polite prods ("is the delay b/c I did anything wrong with the submission/file?") at the 6 and 9 month mark, never got a response. I sent another prod at 12mo, but unless I hear back, it's CNR. I need an agent who can get back to me in less than a year.
PR 8/2/2019
CNR 8/3/2020
I sent polite prods ("is the delay b/c I did anything wrong with the submission/file?") at the 6 and 9 month mark, never got a response. I sent another prod at 12mo, but unless I hear back, it's CNR. I need an agent who can get back to me in less than a year.
Hathor
07/14/2020 08:04 AM
I'm seeing some sub responses now. Yay!
floydnerd1993
07/08/2020 03:56 PM
Queried him back in August of 2019. Closed the query a while ago, figuring I wasn't getting a response. Got a form rejection today, apologizing for the lateness.
I'm a bit surprised he reached out at all, even if it was just to declutter his QM, but it's still nice that he did so.
I'm a bit surprised he reached out at all, even if it was just to declutter his QM, but it's still nice that he did so.
Hathor
06/25/2020 05:56 AM
IDK I thought the point of QM was to keep agents' inboxes less crowded. *shrugs*
Anyway, from what I can tell from the timeline, his last sub response was at the end of August.
Still, hard to give up hope. I still check every week to see if there's been any activity reported.
Anyway, from what I can tell from the timeline, his last sub response was at the end of August.
Still, hard to give up hope. I still check every week to see if there's been any activity reported.
Earth2Andy
06/03/2020 06:33 AM
Hathor,
I mean, the point of QM is to be able to reply to everything so...? Things have been busy and stressful for everyone so I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
I mean, the point of QM is to be able to reply to everything so...? Things have been busy and stressful for everyone so I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
Hathor
06/02/2020 09:37 AM
I sent a PR on the same day as you, Earth2Andy. I nudged a while back but didn't hear anything.
Looking at the QT submissions responses, I don't see any for a long time.
Looking at the QT submissions responses, I don't see any for a long time.
Earth2Andy
05/28/2020 10:34 AM
Form Query: 7/17
PR: 8/2 sent same day
Yeah, I'm on day 300, myself. Haven't nudged yet though.
PR: 8/2 sent same day
Yeah, I'm on day 300, myself. Haven't nudged yet though.
nc_kay
05/27/2020 08:05 AM
Sent the project in November 2019, got no response as of May 2020. Did a substantial revision since then and decided to withdraw my query and try another agent at the same agency (as they have the policy not to query more than one agent at the same time).
tmaulhardt
05/26/2020 01:11 PM
This agent had my full ms for 342 days. I sent a query to determine if it was still under consideration and got no response. I was forced to call this a CNR.
bnorris
05/25/2020 06:30 PM
UPDATE:
EQ 8/29/2019 Querytracker submission
ER 5/25/2020 - Received a polite email rejection. He apologized for the length of time it took. Always appreciate a response.
SF 74K
He tweeted yesterday that he is closing to queries on December 15th to catch up on submissions. He stated he has a very large backlog of partials and fulls and he would like to respond to those writers.
EQ 8/29/2019 Querytracker submission
ER 5/25/2020 - Received a polite email rejection. He apologized for the length of time it took. Always appreciate a response.
SF 74K
He tweeted yesterday that he is closing to queries on December 15th to catch up on submissions. He stated he has a very large backlog of partials and fulls and he would like to respond to those writers.
Profile Update
Patrick (Admin)
12/16/2019 07:26 AM
Profile Update: Closed to queries.
(Thanks bnorris)
querytrackerpaulding
12/02/2019 12:16 PM
I submitted a query on September 10 and have not heard back yet. Does anyone know how long Mr. Stevens normally takes to respond?
brandonmc87
11/05/2019 04:21 PM
EQ 11/5/19 (Mentioned that I attended his panel at World Fantasy Con and spoke with him afterwards)
87K Adult Supernatural Thriller
87K Adult Supernatural Thriller
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Profile History
- Last Update:
- 12/16/2019 - Closed to queries.
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