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Jane Dystel

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Dystel, Goderich & Bourret LLC·US

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Represents
commercial fictionliterary fictionmemoirbiographyhistoryscience narratives
+1 moremedical narratives
Looking for
Jane is interested in women's commercial fiction and big think non-fiction. She loves to read commercial and literary fiction, memoir, biography and history, with particular interest in current events, politics, legal subjects, science and medical narratives.
How to submit
Send query letter via email with full query in body, include first 25 pages of manuscript for fiction or proposal with sample chapter for nonfiction in email body. For picture books, include full text and dummy or sample art as PDF attachments under 20MB.
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Last checked 17 Aug 2026·Last verified: 17 Aug 2026
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Jane Dystel is a literary agent at Dystel, Goderich & Bourret LLC based in US. Their list focuses on genres including commercial fiction, literary fiction, and memoir. Currently open to submissions, with responses usually within 8 weeks. Submissions via Email. For current guidelines, check the agent's own submission page linked below.

Age Categories

Adult, Picture Books

Response Time

Usually responds within 8 weeks

Notes

Jane is the president and founder of the agency. She has been an agent since 1986 and has an abiding interest in legal subjects. Query only one agent at this agency at a time.

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