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Ms. Melissa Danaczko
Stuart Krichevsky Literary Agency, Inc.
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General
Melissa Danaczko
Stuart Krichevsky Literary Agency, Inc.
6 East 39th Street, Suite 500
New York, NY 10016
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Query Methods
Accepts queries via...
E-Mail
Genres
This agent is seeking the following genres:
Fiction
Commercial
Historical
Literary Fiction
Multicultural
Thrillers/Suspense
Women's Fiction
Non-Fiction
General Non-Fiction
History
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Known Clients (current & past)
Addison Armstrong
Chelsea Conaboy
John Fram
Amanda Jayatissa
Bernice McFadden
Sarafina Nance
Mira Ptacin
Mallary Tenore Tarpley
Author Comments
Comments by authors about this agent.
Sapphire_Demoness
08/11/2026 02:36 AM
93K, Upmarket Speculative Thriller
EQ: 23rd July 2026
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#IWSGPit liked on 26th January 2023
E-mail query: 27th January 2023
Full request: 27th January 2023 (sent on the same day)
E-mail rejection: 2nd February 2023 (Personalized without proper feedback. Except pointing out her favorite premise, internal and external conflicts and the characters, vaguely skimmed pass certain narratives that is meant to be 'revise-able', but 'those can be fixed', then stated that she isn't the perfect fit to offer a representation)
89K adult contemporary romance (Already published by a big-five imprint on 13th August 2024)
EQ: 23rd July 2026
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#IWSGPit liked on 26th January 2023
E-mail query: 27th January 2023
Full request: 27th January 2023 (sent on the same day)
E-mail rejection: 2nd February 2023 (Personalized without proper feedback. Except pointing out her favorite premise, internal and external conflicts and the characters, vaguely skimmed pass certain narratives that is meant to be 'revise-able', but 'those can be fixed', then stated that she isn't the perfect fit to offer a representation)
89K adult contemporary romance (Already published by a big-five imprint on 13th August 2024)
cinderedhead
06/24/2026 10:27 PM
Q: 6/24/26 75k Speculative Dystopian Thriller
jmwwrites
06/17/2026 07:09 PM
Q: 6/17/26, psychological thriller, 74k
Letter, first 10 pages in email
Response if interested
Letter, first 10 pages in email
Response if interested
kellyhitchcock
06/06/2026 02:48 PM
Query with full request 4/27/26
Rejection with thoughtful and complimentary feedback 5/20/26
Rejection with thoughtful and complimentary feedback 5/20/26
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Profile History
- Last Update:
- 01/23/2026 - Open to queries.
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89K
Upmarket historical fiction
R:08/17/26
Very kind and personal rejection letter. Child narrators are tricky for her but mine is very well done. Said I'm a strong writer. So just a pass nothing wrong with my approach.