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.
mayayoung
07/30/2025 06:24 PM
Q: 7/30/25
R: 7/30/25 quick response
Same form rejection as everyone else
"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."
Can't really appreciate the feedback when she gives the same notes to everyone she rejects:(
R: 7/30/25 quick response
Same form rejection as everyone else
"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."
Can't really appreciate the feedback when she gives the same notes to everyone she rejects:(
Page2407
07/29/2025 10:31 PM
@kyliesolas same for me. I’m actually really curious about my query now. Of all possible faults, I thought I had those parts addressed. Maybe not! But maybe this is a way of saying, I didn’t even get to the pages ..
kyliesolis
07/29/2025 08:26 PM
queried 7/28/25, form rejection 7/29/25, ouch.
I got the same form rejection everyone else is getting:
"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."
Obviously this is completely unhelpful, why make people worry about their query with a vague form response? I thought it might be actual feedback so once again I appreciate query tracker for shedding light on the weird ways agents make us doubt ourselves.
I got the same form rejection everyone else is getting:
"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."
Obviously this is completely unhelpful, why make people worry about their query with a vague form response? I thought it might be actual feedback so once again I appreciate query tracker for shedding light on the weird ways agents make us doubt ourselves.
tracey_joanna
07/29/2025 08:12 AM
Form Rejection - July 28/2025
Very nice and kind rejection ; she even gave some really good pointers for the Q letter in which I was so glad to receive considering I have very little experience at typing one out and most rejections are prefilled with the standard line “ doesn't fit or not interested in the project etc. 👍
Very nice and kind rejection ; she even gave some really good pointers for the Q letter in which I was so glad to receive considering I have very little experience at typing one out and most rejections are prefilled with the standard line “ doesn't fit or not interested in the project etc. 👍
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- 03/10/2025 - Genres updated.
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"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."