Agents Who Respond OVERNIGHT
Listen, I didn't realize how many people needed these lists.
As a follow up to the Agents Who Respond Within A Week, here's the promised list of agents who've responded overnight.
The biggest takeaway here, though, is that so much of the industry is luck and timing. They may not respond overnight, and some of the agents that respond overnight, might not be the agent you sign with.
My agent is fantastic, and she was certainly not an overnight agent. Check out that story here: https://www.britneyslewis.com/post/how-i-got-my-agent-full-story.
Lastly, this list (like the last list), has a high emphasis on literary agents who represent YA and Children's book. BUT, some of the agent here also represent Adult, PB's, and Graphic novels.
2020
Brent Taylor, Triada US Literary Agency: Queried 04/05/20; responded 04/06/20
Jim McCarthy, Dystel, Goderich & Bourret LLC: Queried 04/05/20; responded 04/06/20
John Cusick, Folio Literary Management: Queried 04/15/20; responded 04/15/20
Rebecca Podos, Rees Literary Agency: Queried 06/03/20; responded 06/04/20
2019
Kristy Hunter, The Knight Agency: Queried 07/09/19; responded 07/09/19
Kerstin Wolf, D4EO Literary Agency: Queried 07/10/19; responded 07/10/19
Katie Boutiller, Donald Maass Literary Agency: Queried 07/25/19; responded 07/25/19
Aimee Ashcraft, Brower Literary & Management: Queried 08/05/19; responded 08/06/19
Bernadette Baker-Baughman, Victoria Sanders and Associates, LLC: Queried 08/20/19; responded 08/21/19
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Update! A friend messaged me, wanting to let me know that she queried Tracy Crow, at Tracy Crow Literary Agency, and Tracy responded in an hour! Cool stuff.