The Donald Maass Literary Agency is located in Brooklyn, NY. Established in 1980, the Donald Maass Agency accepts query letters from authors of fiction and nonfiction books.
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Donald Maass’s pioneering work and writing about the development of fiction careers has made Donald Maass Literary Agency (DMLA) a leading agency for fiction writers. The literary agents at Donald Maass Agency represent more than 150 novelists and sell more than 100 novels every year to leading publishers in the United States and abroad.
DMLA makes best efforts to respond to every query letter that has been properly addressed and follows their submission guidelines. Queries to the Donald Maass Agency must be addressed to a specific agent, so make sure you familiarize yourself with the interests and requirements for the individual agents. You can see response times for individual agents at the DMLA website.
Donald Maass Literary Agency only allows queries via email. They don’t allow authors to query via postal mail, phone, or social media. If an agent at DMLA rejects your work, you can query additional agents. However, you should always only query one agent at a time. DMLA agents have individual pages at the agency website regarding the best way to submit to each agent.
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