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Ms. Adria Goetz

P.S. Literary Agency

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Adria Goetz

P.S. Literary Agency

Seattle, WA
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Website:
psliterary.com/
Blog/Other:
adriagoetz.com
Twitter:
@adriamgoetz
AALA Member:
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Query Methods
Accepts queries via...
E-Mail
Genres
This agent is seeking the following genres:

Fiction

Commercial
Graphic Novel
Middle Grade
  • Middle Grade, Contemporary
  • Middle Grade, Fantasy
  • Middle Grade, Graphic Novel
  • Middle Grade, Historical
  • Middle Grade, Mystery
Picture Book
  • Picture Book, Author
  • Picture Book, Author/Illustrator
Romance
  • Romance, Comedy
Speculative
Thrillers/Suspense
  • Young Adult, Graphic Novel

Non-Fiction

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Andrea Floren
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Author Comments
Comments by authors about this agent.
pbscribbler
03/07/2023 11:10 AM
EQ: 2-17-23
Picture book
Very kind, personalized rejection after one week
jrtatham
02/17/2023 06:47 PM
EQ: 18/02/2023 MG SPEC/MYSTERY 59K
jcbbrsmith
01/13/2023 01:18 PM
EQ: 1-13-23
Domestic suspense
galian84
01/11/2023 06:21 PM
Email Query: 11/10/22
CNR: 1/11/23
Website states no reply in 4-6 weeks = no

99k fantasy romance
Profile Update

Patrick (Admin)
01/03/2023 09:23 AM
Profile Update: Open to queries.
fable1
12/15/2022 07:51 PM
Email Query: October 25, 2022
Closed/No Response: December 15, 2022

PB, 725 words.
DreamOfFire
12/14/2022 05:38 PM
EQ 12/13/2022 PB
ER: 12/14/2022

Very quick and kind personalized rejection.
Adria really seems like such a nice person! :-)
Profile Update

Patrick (Admin)
12/14/2022 06:44 AM
Profile Update: Closed to queries.
nicholelouise
10/10/2022 04:00 PM
EQ 10/5/22 - Historical Fiction 138k
ER: 10/10/22

"Thank you so much for reaching out with this project. I’ve had a chance to review your submission, and I’m sorry to share that I am going to pass at this time as I haven’t worked on a project like this before! It sounds very intriguing though. I really appreciated the chance to take a look and I hope you connect with the right agent soon!"
MarthaJ22
10/09/2022 04:52 PM
EQ: 10/9/22 Adult Fantasy Realism 95k
Storyoaks
10/04/2022 06:58 PM
Email submission- 9/27/22
MG Humor, Magical Realism
nice that at least you get an auto-confirmation of submission!
WBYS394
09/27/2022 09:28 AM
Since she’s switched agencies, it looks like no reply means a no from the full agency. If you didn’t hear back, did you nudge for a rejection or take it as one so you couldn’t send to other agents as P.S Literary?
Profile Update

Patrick (Admin)
09/09/2022 09:39 AM
Profile Update: Open to queries.
neutronstar
09/07/2022 08:03 PM
MG Muslim/Asian Fantasy 35k
Email Query (w/ PitchDis like): 7.10.22
Helpful, kind Rejection: 9.7.22
katine
09/02/2022 03:27 PM
EQ: 7/18/22
ER: 9/2/22

Adria sent a very kind and thoughtful personalized rejection. She is as lovely as I've heard.

Upper MG Fantasy 64K
erinquill8
08/31/2022 07:48 PM
Query: 5 Aug 22
PB

Kind/Neutral pass:
Hi Erin,

Thanks so much for your submission. I really liked this premise and think that [TITLE] is a brilliant title for a project about... . However, right now in the picture book space I'm primarily looking to work with author-illustrators, so I don't feel like I'm the right fit to represent you. I hope that this project gets scooped up soon though!

Wishing you all the best,

Adria
Profile Update

Patrick (Admin)
08/22/2022 08:58 PM
Profile Update: Closed to queries.
DanyT85
08/16/2022 09:27 PM
I submitted a query to this agent and only realized-after hitting "send"-that I forgot to include the book's word count! I considered re-sending the query, or sending a follow-up email, but am not sure if I should. I'm afraid that sending too many "P.S." emails could just end up annoying her worse than the initial slip, and I figure if she's really grabbed by my query, that small omission should not be a deal breaker. Then again, I hear agents all the time stress the word count as one of the most important things in the query, so I'm not sure what I should do: Send a follow-up email, or let it go and assume she will follow up on the word count issue if interested. .
erinquill8
08/05/2022 08:18 AM
Query: 5 Aug 22

PB
WritingGnitirW
08/01/2022 10:31 AM
Email query: 5/17/22
Personalized rejection: 8/1/22

Picture Book

Thanks so much for your submission! There is so much charm and humor here, but unfortunately I'm currently shopping a ____ picture book so I feel like I need to hold off on other ___ projects for a while. This is a really funny take on the idea of a ____ though, so I'm wishing you all the best with querying. Hope to see this book on shelves in the future!

Adria
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Last Update:
01/03/2023 - Open to queries.
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