QM: 2/10/2026
Speculative Sci-Fi: 70k
Form Rejection: 3/31/2026

"Thank you so much for allowing The Knight Agency to consider your material. Unfortunately, after a brief but spiritually taxing review of your query—conducted somewhere between doomscrolling and realizing we’re out of toilet paper—we’ve determined that this project is not the right fit for us at this time.

As you’re likely aware, the publishing industry is less a bastion of taste and more a highly responsive organism, twitching in real time to the shifting whims of market trends. In practice, this means our agents operate as mildly sentient extensions of an algorithmic master, prioritizing projects with the highest probability of safe, predictable returns.

While your work demonstrates a commendable commitment to existing outside those parameters, we regret that it does not align with our current appetite for low-risk, high-conversion intellectual property.

That said, we encourage you to query us again in the future, particularly if your level of delusion—or, more optimistically, persistence—continues to scale.

Best,
Lucienne"
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Just kidding. I received a lovely form rejection that dissuaded me from burning my manuscripts and pivoting my career to Walmart greeter.


"Thank you so much for allowing The Knight Agency to consider your material. Unfortunately, after carefully reviewing your query, we've determined that this particular project isn't the right fit for us at this time. As I'm sure you know, the publishing industry changes swiftly now, as do readers' tastes and trends. As a result, our own agents' needs shift and change, as well; therefore, we would like to encourage you to consider querying us with future projects as you may deem appropriate.
Best,
Lucienne"

Queried February 9, 2025

YA/Crossover Fantasy Romance - 99k words

Polite form rejection March 27, 2026

Thank you so much for allowing The Knight Agency to consider your material. Unfortunately, after carefully reviewing your query, we've determined that this particular project isn't the right fit for us at this time. As I'm sure you know, the publishing industry changes swiftly now, as do readers' tastes and trends. As a result, our own agents' needs shift and change, as well; therefore, we would like to encourage you to consider querying us with future projects as you may deem appropriate.
Best,
Lucienne

Speculative thriller, 87k
Q: 02/09/2026
R: 03/18/2026

Query Submitted: Feb. 9, 2026
Rejection: March 17, 2026
Contemporary Romance 97k

FQ: 2/10/26
100k Contemporary Romance
Rejected 3/17/26