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Mr. Madison Smartt Bell

Ayesha Pande Literary

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Madison Smartt Bell

Ayesha Pande Literary

128 West 132 St
New York, NY 10027
Website:
www.pandeliterary.com
AALA Member:
No
Query Methods
Accepts queries via...
Online Form [Go To Form]
Genres
This agent is seeking the following genres:

Fiction

Crime/Police
General Fiction
Literary Fiction

Non-Fiction

none
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60SOFF_ON
06/18/2026 09:24 AM
Wrote note back: strong work, but have too much to keep track of currently
Sailingwriter1
05/18/2026 09:20 AM
Completed submission on their online form May 18 literary historical novel 143,000 words
SheaRose
01/07/2026 12:50 PM
Over 50 days and no response, deserves a removal from query status on my part. I'm not interested.
adammchaves
05/27/2025 06:12 PM
Thriller, 77.5k

Queried 01/18/25.
CNR/no response as of 05/27/25.
TooMuchCoffeeMan
10/10/2024 02:00 PM
sent form for Stories
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Last Update:
01/04/2022 - Open to queries.
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