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Ms. Maria Whelan

Mushens Entertainment

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Maria Whelan

Mushens Entertainment

New York, NY
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Website:
www.mushens-entertainment.com
Twitter (X):
@mariarwhelan
AALA Member:
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Query Methods
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Genres
This agent is seeking the following genres:

Fiction

Fantasy
  • Fantasy, Magical Realism
Horror
Literary Fiction
Speculative
Upmarket

Non-Fiction

Cookbook
Cultural/Social Issues
Food/Lifestyle
Narrative
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dbowers19
05/14/2026 04:24 PM
Speculative/SFF, 90k words
Email query: May 1, 2026
Form letter rejection: May 12, 2026

My manuscript likely skews more sci-fi than speculative, and her online profile says she is not a good fit for sci-fi.

msdonovan
05/12/2026 02:20 PM
Q: 5/4/2026 Form Rejection: 5/12/2026 upmarket gothic horror ~88k words

ddgrosskopf
05/06/2026 09:27 AM
Literary fiction, 109,000
Email query: 4/18/26
Form letter rejection: 5/6/26

Dear Author, Many thanks for sending us your submission. I’m afraid to say, however, that it won’t be a project we’ll be pursuing. We apologise for the form nature of this response but please know that we consider each submission carefully. Unfortunately owing to time constraints, and the number of submissions we receive, we're unable to provide individual feedback. Our business is subjective by nature and another agency may well feel differently – we wish you all the best with your writing.

bmsljohnson
05/01/2026 01:27 PM
Psychological horror 83K
Email query: 5/1/2026
katiewellman
04/30/2026 02:01 PM
Q: 4/30/26

Adult Portal Fantasy, 119k words
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Last Update:
01/05/2026 - Open to queries.
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