James McGowan
OpenBookEnds Literary Agency·US
Agent profile summary
- Represents
- adult fantasyspeculative fictionthrillersuspensebook club fiction
- Looking for
- Query Letter
- How to submit
- QueryManager
Recently verified·Last verified: 1 May 2026
James McGowan is a literary agent at BookEnds Literary Agency based in US. Their list focuses on genres including adult fantasy, speculative fiction, and thriller. Currently open to submissions, with responses usually within Aims to respond to queries within a week, requested manuscripts within 4-8 weeks. Submissions via QueryManager. For current guidelines, check the agent's own submission page linked below.
Age Categories
Adult
Response Time
Usually responds within Aims to respond to queries within a week, requested manuscripts within 4-8 weeks
Notes
BookEnds policy is to reply to all submissions and queries. If you receive a pass from one BookEnds agent, you are free to query another, but only one at a time. Not looking for books featuring creatures like elves or fae, military, spies, CIA/FBI/police main characters, war stories, nonfiction, true crime, short story collections, novellas, novels in verse, or hard science fiction.
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