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Bent Agency now acquiring MG & YA!
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I sent them a query for my edgy YA but haven't heard back yet. Does anyone know the timeline for this agency? Are they one of those "if you don't hear in x amount of time, assume it's a no?"
I'm going to try querying my MG with them also, over the next few months.
Thanks for the info!
I'm going to try querying my MG with them also, over the next few months.
Thanks for the info!
I'm not familiar with the Bent Agency, but this is from their website:
"We regret that we cannot respond to each and every query, although we do our best. Rest assured that we read each one and we will certainly follow-up when we have interest."
So it looks like you have to wait, and wait, and...
Thanks for the post Cathy.
Might be one of a few worth querying during the holidays (since lots of agents take some time off around Christmas).
Might be one of a few worth querying during the holidays (since lots of agents take some time off around Christmas).
I can't stand that approach. How will the writer know wether they've been considered or already rejected if they don't get a response? This makes exclusives and simultananeous subs to other agencies more of a horror than they already are...
Chances are you'll still get a response. I queried Jenny Bent on a nonfiction adult project back in October. I received a rejection about six weeks later.
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I got a response to a query within a week about a month ago. Probably depends how swamped they are.
I'm not fond of it either, I get it. But I don't like it. I always find myself wondering if they didn't respond because they didn't like it or was it simply because they never received it. At least the ones that have auto-responders give you some peace of mind.
I sent them a query letter on Oct. 14. Today (Dec. 4), they replied asking me to resubmit the letter with the opening 10 pages, per Jenny's sub guidelines. That means over 7 weeks for a request to resub in my experiences with them.
It was for edgy YA, but I've found an agent for another project so I won't be resubmitting.
However, to all those who do, make sure to include your first 10 pages, LOL. You'll save yourself some time.
Thanks for telling me your experience. I sent the first 10 pages with my query letter. Just knowing they responded to you, and the time it took, gives me hope I might still hear back from them!
And congratulations on getting an agent for the other project! Good luck with it!!
Hi guys,
There's some misinformation here which is really puzzling me. First of all, our policy is to respond to every query, even if we do still have a substantial backlog. So nowhere on my website does it say the following:
"We regret that we cannot respond to each and every query, although we do our best. Rest assured that we read each one and we will certainly follow-up when we have interest."
Perhaps that is text from someone else's website, but again, it is not on mine. You can check out our submission guidelines to confirm:
http://www.thebentagency.com/submissions.html
The misinformation is a little galling, because I've posted exactly the opposite on this very message board back in October. Specifically, I said:
"Secondly, one of the reasons it takes so long to answer queries is that as opposed to some agents who only answer queries they are interested in, I do endeavor to respond to each one and give each one a considered read. That sounds a little defensive, I know. But it's important to me."
Additionally, when you send a query, you should receive an auto-response which tells you the same thing. I just went and checked it and it seemed to be down, but I reset it again.
Hope this clears things up!
There's some misinformation here which is really puzzling me. First of all, our policy is to respond to every query, even if we do still have a substantial backlog. So nowhere on my website does it say the following:
"We regret that we cannot respond to each and every query, although we do our best. Rest assured that we read each one and we will certainly follow-up when we have interest."
Perhaps that is text from someone else's website, but again, it is not on mine. You can check out our submission guidelines to confirm:
http://www.thebentagency.com/submissions.html
The misinformation is a little galling, because I've posted exactly the opposite on this very message board back in October. Specifically, I said:
"Secondly, one of the reasons it takes so long to answer queries is that as opposed to some agents who only answer queries they are interested in, I do endeavor to respond to each one and give each one a considered read. That sounds a little defensive, I know. But it's important to me.
"Additionally, when you send a query, you should receive an auto-response which tells you the same thing. I just went and checked it and it seemed to be down, but I reset it again.
Hope this clears things up!
Hello, Jenny Bent. I thought you might like to know, I followed the link in your post and found the misinformation there at the bottom of the first paragraph in your submissions guidelines. If others are seeing what I see, that would explain the confusion.
Oh, shoot. You are SO RIGHT. Serves me right for being so snotty. I'll change it now. And I checked and double-checked before I posted that and I still got it wrong. Ack--I'm very, very sorry.
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