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Mr. Matthew Valdez

Megibow Literary Agency

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Matthew Valdez

Megibow Literary Agency

FL
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Website:
www.megibowliteraryagency.com
Twitter (X):
@MLA_Matthew
AALA Member:
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Query Methods
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Genres
This agent is seeking the following genres:

Fiction

Book Club
Commercial
Horror
Literary Fiction
Romance
  • Romance, Contemporary
Upmarket
Young Adult
  • Young Adult, Contemporary
  • Young Adult, Fantasy
  • Young Adult, Romance
  • Young Adult, Science Fiction

Non-Fiction

none
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jgarc35
05/15/2026 08:43 PM
Q: 03/24/26

04/17/26 Resent the Materials after receiving some revision feedback from other agent.

05/15/26 Nudge with revised first 10 pages. Mathew replied very kindly as a thank you for the nudge and for the revised materials. He said he’s wrapping up January queries to move to February ones.

90K LGBTQ+ Romance



MDKissick
05/15/2026 11:18 AM
@kay1234. Matthew keeps his MSWL page pretty up to date. Going by that info, he hasn't gotten to you yet.
kay1234
05/15/2026 08:58 AM
Emailed query 2/26, 84k horror. Did not receive confirmation of receipt
Update - no response as of 78 days. I assume CNR

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Patrick (Admin)
05/15/2026 08:11 AM
Profile Update: Open to queries.
Sunshine227
05/12/2026 07:05 AM
Email:1/17/26
100k Contemporary romance
Rejected 5/11/26, almost four months later

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