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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, Category
• 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.
rosecruzoe
01/10/2026 10:37 AM
Responded within a day, and was nice and gave me advice. Told me to rework my query which I will. And Kiana if your reading this thank you.
Blackhat
01/09/2026 05:11 PM
Sent Query - 1/8/2026 - Contemporary Romantic Suspense - 99k
Form Rejection - 1/9/2026
Thank you for the opportunity to see your pages. Unfortunately, I don't feel I am the right agent for this project, so I'm passing. Just because I wasn't quite drawn in, however, doesn't mean there isn't another agent out there who will love it. I encourage you to re-work your query so that the plot points, obstacles, and character(s) attempts to overcome them are more clear.
I wish you the best of luck on your writing journey!
Best,
Kiki
Form Rejection - 1/9/2026
Thank you for the opportunity to see your pages. Unfortunately, I don't feel I am the right agent for this project, so I'm passing. Just because I wasn't quite drawn in, however, doesn't mean there isn't another agent out there who will love it. I encourage you to re-work your query so that the plot points, obstacles, and character(s) attempts to overcome them are more clear.
I wish you the best of luck on your writing journey!
Best,
Kiki
jungkim
01/08/2026 09:03 AM
Q: 1/07/26
R: 1/08/26
YA contemporary novel in verse
R: 1/08/26
YA contemporary novel in verse
Profile Update
Patrick (Admin)
01/07/2026 10:06 AM
Profile Update: Genres updated.
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- 01/07/2026 - Genres updated.
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R: 1/13/26
I find it hard to believe that the 300-word query letter was even read