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.
Barbarydl
05/28/2025 05:40 AM
The advice sounds personalized but it is actually form advice. It seems she only reads the queries and filters submissions where the query is not great. I mean, it’s easier to write good queries for novels that are badly written with cliche plots and shallow characters than it is to write queries for good quality reading material. It’s as if marketing skills rather than literary skills will get you published.
LStephens1
05/21/2025 02:10 PM
G: Upmarket, 87k
Q: 5/20
FR: 5/21
The same form rejection with advice about plot points. I'm not sure if this applied to me or not.
Q: 5/20
FR: 5/21
The same form rejection with advice about plot points. I'm not sure if this applied to me or not.
sarahrose94
05/16/2025 03:32 PM
Queried contemporary romance (84K) on 5/16. Same day rejection, but she gave very personalized, specific feedback that indicated she read both the query letter and some of the sample pages.
greghansen533
05/16/2025 02:47 PM
Virtually instant rejection for "Paranormal Romance"
laurahenningauthor
05/13/2025 02:59 PM
QM: 5/9/25
Historical Romance, 69k
FR: 5/10/25
I had emailed her after another agent with the agency passed. She informed me that the agency does not allow you to do that. Oops.
Historical Romance, 69k
FR: 5/10/25
I had emailed her after another agent with the agency passed. She informed me that the agency does not allow you to do that. Oops.
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Profile History
- Last Update:
- 03/10/2025 - Genres updated.
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