Too early to nudge?

When you sent the proposal on April 18th, did the agent/editor give you any idea of when they would get back to you? Is their anything to indicate same in the guidelines? If no to these questions I would wait till the end of June and then send a polite, short SQ. Just refer to the proposal requested -- name of work, when requested, when and what sent -- and ask if he or she has reached a decision. If email, put "Status Query" in the subject line.

Lori,

While your conclusion may be right, you should still SQ and try to put the issue to bed. As for the email subject line I referred to, it's probably best to say: Status Query re Proposal Requested (date) for (TITLE)

Actually, I give agents 4 weeks (to the day) and then do a follow-up email. If they don't respond within a week, I move on. (No response at all means they aren't interested, if they say, I'm still reading, I give them 2 more weeks--a total of 6 weeks.)

I find when they ARE interested--and I have 4 agents interested in my proposal--then they respond with a day or two, yea or nay. I find the longer it takes, the less "hot" they are for the project.

Again, it works for me and I like keeping them on a short leash--and I did sign with a great agent.

Good luck!