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Kirby Kim

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Janklow & Nesbit Associates·US

Agent profile summary

Represents
literary fictioncommercial fictionthrillermysteriesspeculative fictionnon-fiction
Looking for
Query Letter, Synopsis, First Ten Pages
How to submit
Email
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Kirby Kim is a literary agent at Janklow & Nesbit Associates based in US. Their list focuses on genres including literary fiction, commercial fiction, and thriller. Currently open to submissions. Submissions via Email. For current guidelines, check the agent's own submission page linked below.

Age Categories

Adult

Notable Clients

Gina Apostol, Zain Asher, Matt Bell, Peter Bognanni, Malcolm Brooks, Ted Chiang, Common, Craig Davidson/Nick Cutter, Lauren Etter, Richard Hell, Dave Hill, Greg Hoffman, Cas Holman, Ling Ling Huang, James A. McLaughlin, Caragh O'Brien/Sierra Greer, Andrew Pyper/Mason Coile, Katey Sagal, Ron Shelton, Laura Shin, Sherri L. Smith, Matthew Sullivan, Karolina Waclawiak, Meghan Maclean Weir, Adam White, Meredith Whittaker

Notes

The agency warns that someone online is impersonating Kirby Kim and targeting writers with fraudulent book deals. Valid emails from the agency only come from the @janklow.com domain. The agency does not accept submissions written with artificial intelligence.

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Looking forQuery Letter, Synopsis, Sample Pages
How to submitDirect submission to an individual agent. For fiction: send informative description, brief synopsis and first ten pages in the body of the email below your query. For non-fiction: send informative description, full outline, and first ten pages in the body of the email below your query.
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How to submitDirect submission to Luke Janklow at submissions@janklow.com. For fiction: send informative description, brief synopsis and first ten pages in email body. For non-fiction: send informative description, full outline, and first ten pages in email body.
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How to submitDirect your submission to an individual agent and send your material to submissions@janklow.com. For fiction submissions, send an informative description, a brief synopsis and the first ten pages. For non-fiction submissions, send an informative description, a full outline, and the first ten pages of the manuscript. Include the sample pages in the body of the email below your query.
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Looking forQuery Letter, Synopsis, Sample Pages
How to submitDirect submission to an individual agent. For fiction: send informative description, brief synopsis and first ten pages in email body. For non-fiction: send informative description, full outline, and first ten pages in email body. For picture books: send informative description, full outline, dummy as PDF and full-color samples as JPEGs or PDFs. For graphic novels: send 10 illustrated pages with text as PDF and synopsis in email body.
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How to submitFor fiction submissions, send an informative description, a brief synopsis and the first ten pages. For non-fiction submissions, send an informative description, a full outline, and the first ten pages of the manuscript. Include the sample pages in the body of the email below your query. Direct your submission to an individual agent and send your material to submissions@janklow.com.
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How to submitFor fiction submissions, send an informative description, a brief synopsis and the first ten pages. For non-fiction submissions, send an informative description, a full outline, and the first ten pages of the manuscript. Include sample pages in the body of the email below your query. Direct your submission to an individual agent and send material to submissions@janklow.com.
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How to submitMake your submission letter to the point and as brief as possible. Include a short synopsis of your work, an author bio, and the first five pages of your manuscript pasted into the body of your email, no attachments please.
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