Ms. Kiana Nguyen
Donald Maass Literary Agency
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General
Kiana Nguyen
Donald Maass Literary Agency
New York, NY
- Website:
- maassagency.com
- Blog/Other:
- www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/kiana-nguyen/
- Twitter (X):
- @kianangu
- AALA Member:
- No
Query Methods
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Genres
This agent is seeking the following genres:
Fiction
Commercial
Contemporary
Fantasy
• Fantasy, Contemporary/Urban
• Fantasy, Magical Realism
Horror
Mystery
Offbeat/Quirky
Romance
• Romance, Category
• Romance, Contemporary
• Romance, Historical
• Romance, Paranormal
• Romance, Thriller/Suspense
Science Fiction
Thrillers/Suspense
Upmarket
Women's Fiction
Young Adult
• Young Adult, Contemporary
• Young Adult, Mystery
• Young Adult, Romance
Non-Fiction
none
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Known Clients (current & past)
Alyssa Carlier
August Clarke
Alexandra Higgins
Rebecca Mix
Author Comments
Comments by authors about this agent.
gvogel6
11/05/2025 09:19 AM
Queried 11/04/25
Rejection 11/04/25 (same day)
NA Rom Com
Rejection 11/04/25 (same day)
NA Rom Com
michaelsonp
11/04/2025 04:46 PM
Q: 11/4 (Adult Sci-Fi, 138k)
R: 11/4
Rejected on the grounds that I (inadvertently) submitted to two agents at their agency, which is not allowed. Totally fair, and I appreciate that she responded immediately to let me know.
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R: 11/4
Rejected on the grounds that I (inadvertently) submitted to two agents at their agency, which is not allowed. Totally fair, and I appreciate that she responded immediately to let me know.
Be careful when you’re going through agents on QueryTracker that you’re not submitting to more than one agent at the same place; it’s easy to overlook.
L_E_E_Smith
11/04/2025 03:31 PM
I just managed to query her using the wrong name, so that form rejection she gives will truly apply to me, I suppose :') I sent her a message about it, which she replied to kindly saying she understood the situation. Very grateful!
KJonkers
11/02/2025 06:22 PM
I got a rejection almost instantly from this Agent. Which is totally fine. She was not looking for my genre. I think it was great, even thought it was a rejection, that she responded quickly. There was no long winded reason why just not a genre match.
I appreciate you taking the time to just open my query to take a look at it.
Thank you KiKi :)
I appreciate you taking the time to just open my query to take a look at it.
Thank you KiKi :)
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Profile History
- Last Update:
- 03/10/2025 - Genres updated.
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R 11/5 (same day)
While I appreciate the fast turnaround, I received the same standardized response to rework the query as other people have noted. The rejection also had a personalized line that noted I should be "aware that YA is about teenage characters for teenage readers." -- The query was for a YA/NA crossover with an eighteen-year-old MC.