Ms. Kiana Nguyen
Donald Maass Literary Agency
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General
Kiana Nguyen
Donald Maass Literary Agency
1000 Dean Street, Suite 252
Brooklyn, NY 11238
- 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
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.
thejulivalenti
01/28/2025 02:13 PM
Received same response as below, within an hour of query. Appreciated the response, grateful to know it wasn't a personal note regarding my query and rather a form response.
meganbstoltz
01/24/2025 05:06 PM
Received this response within an hour. At first I thought it was personal until I saw the other comments here. I have had agents praise my query, so if you get this response don’t panic.
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.
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.
AuthorWilliamJoseph
01/23/2025 01:03 PM
Query sent via QM: 1/23/2025
Horror - 49k
Horror - 49k
solzerrudo
01/22/2025 06:36 PM
Queried: 1/20/2025, Adult Romance
Rejected: 1/22/2025
It was a polite non-form rejection with some great, actionable feedback on my sample pages. All in all, it just was a subjective pass and I appreciate the speedy rejection. If you're unsure what genre this agent represents, she has a personal website with her updated MSWL.
Rejected: 1/22/2025
It was a polite non-form rejection with some great, actionable feedback on my sample pages. All in all, it just was a subjective pass and I appreciate the speedy rejection. If you're unsure what genre this agent represents, she has a personal website with her updated MSWL.
SandraDeeJohnson
01/22/2025 04:09 PM
Fantasy Novel, 108k words.
Queried: 01/22/2025
After submitting my query and doing my research on this agent, there was a message that should have been pasted somewhere on her profile before submitting. After putting in the work to query this agent, I am disappointed that I basically wasted my time on a certain rejection. This information should be known beforehand.
It was this: "Thank you for querying me. Please note that if this query is for second-world YA fantasy, I am not currently considering that genre at the moment."
Queried: 01/22/2025
After submitting my query and doing my research on this agent, there was a message that should have been pasted somewhere on her profile before submitting. After putting in the work to query this agent, I am disappointed that I basically wasted my time on a certain rejection. This information should be known beforehand.
It was this: "Thank you for querying me. Please note that if this query is for second-world YA fantasy, I am not currently considering that genre at the moment."
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Profile History
- Last Update:
- 12/04/2021 - Genres updated.
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