Ms. Kiana Nguyen
Donald Maass Literary Agency
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General
Kiana Nguyen
Donald Maass Literary Agency
New York, NY
- Website:
- maassagency.com
- Blog/Other:
- www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/kiana-nguyen/
- Twitter (X):
- @kianangu
- AALA Member:
- No
Query Methods
Accepts queries via...
Genres
This agent is seeking the following genres:
Fiction
Commercial
Contemporary
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.
juliannb
08/17/2025 03:18 PM
Quick rejection - thanks for your consideration.
Laurennicolewood25
08/15/2025 02:35 AM
Thank you for your kind rejection and advice. I have taken it on board. :)
NaomiBe
08/10/2025 05:47 PM
I appreciate the helpful note and quick but kind rejection.
writerling
08/04/2025 08:26 PM
Q: 08/02
A: 08/02
95k YA horror/paranormal romance
Quick form rejection!
A: 08/02
95k YA horror/paranormal romance
Quick form rejection!
jpietraczuk
07/31/2025 02:26 AM
Received the same rejection as everyone else. On the good side--that was real quick, like less than 24h since querying. My stomach dropped at the note about clarity, but now I see it may not be exactly the case? Neverhteless, that's a good tip overall, but I guess it's not specific to the query itself, so don't freak out like I did!
"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."
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Profile History
- Last Update:
- 03/10/2025 - Genres updated.
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