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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
Family Saga
Fantasy
• Fantasy, Contemporary/Urban
• Fantasy, Magical Realism
Horror
Mystery
New Adult
Romance
• Romance, Contemporary
• Romance, Paranormal
• Romance, Thriller/Suspense
Science Fiction
Thrillers/Suspense
Upmarket
Women's Fiction
Young Adult
• Young Adult, Contemporary
• Young Adult, Fantasy
• Young Adult, Horror
• Young Adult, Mystery
• Young Adult, Paranormal
• Young Adult, Paranormal Romance
• 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.
dawndbengelbritten
07/12/2026 09:20 AM
Q: 7/10/26 Contemporary Romance
R: 7/10/26
R: 7/10/26
CTinch
07/11/2026 04:04 PM
Queried 7/11
Polite rejection 7/11
It was very fast, but she did offer specific feedback on my query with a note that I should raise my word count.
Polite rejection 7/11
It was very fast, but she did offer specific feedback on my query with a note that I should raise my word count.
Aifos_Abade
07/09/2026 05:37 AM
Sent 8/07/26
Rejected 8/07/26
Sapphic Gothic Fantasy - 103k words
Super fast rejection.
Rejected 8/07/26
Sapphic Gothic Fantasy - 103k words
Super fast rejection.
Deutschlandgirl
07/04/2026 12:18 PM
For upmarket only allows 90,000 words
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Profile History
- Last Update:
- 02/24/2026 - Genres updated.
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R: Couple hours later 14.07.26
"I encourage you to re-work you query so that the plot points, obstacles, and character(s) attempts to overcome them are more clear"