Query Sharon Pelletier at Dystel, Goderich & Bourret

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Send a Query to Sharon Pelletier at Dystel, Goderich & Bourret

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I am briefly reopening to queries. I review my own submissions and aim to do so as promptly as possible. The speed of my response reflects my current workload, workday, and creative bandwidth, not the merit or lack thereof of a quickly or slowly reviewed query.
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