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Ms. Cristina Concepcion

Don Congdon Associates, Inc.

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Cristina Concepcion

Don Congdon Associates, Inc.

New York, NY
Website:
doncongdon.com
AALA Member:
Yes (Visit Site)
Query Methods
Accepts queries via...
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Genres
This agent is seeking the following genres:

Fiction

Contemporary
Historical
Literary Fiction

Non-Fiction

Art/Photography
Biography
Business/Finance
Cultural/Social Issues
Current Affairs/Politics
Food/Lifestyle
Health/Fitness
History
Memoir
Narrative
Pop Culture
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Known Clients (current & past)
Susan Allen
Russell Baker
Jane Cleland
Henry Kuttner
Sharan Newman
David Sedaris
Michael Walsh
Author Comments
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Gull8855
04/25/2025 10:53 AM
A similar thing happened to me with another agent. I queried her just before she switched to QM - 90 minutes before the comment by Patrick announcing the change. I went ahead and submitted again via QM even though the email was in the system. I'll note that the number of email queries listed in that agent's report is LOWER than the number was when I submitted my query, which I interpret to mean that mine and a few others somehow got deleted, at least as far as the count in the system goes. I recommend you resubmit via QM, too.



octobercountryresident
04/25/2025 10:31 AM
I queried by e-mail on 4/22, seemingly hours before she switched to QM. What are the chances she'll read the e-mail?
domberoonie
04/24/2025 07:51 PM
I wasted a lot of time filling out this agent's form to the required specifications, only to get this frustrating message when I clicked on SUBMIT QUERY on the QueryManager submission form:

Query Not Accepted

"Sorry, your specified word count of 110,000 words is larger than the accepted standard for the genre stated.
Before your query can be submitted, please edit your book to reduce the word count so it is below 100,000 words."
*** My novel is 110,000 words. It is common for Literary Fiction to exceed 100,000 words, 130,000 or more.
I don't mind if an agent decides on a lower limit, but I do mind not knowing that up front. It's frustrating, not learning about that limit until AFTER tailoring everything to be exactly what they asked for, then getting my submission abruptly barred. They never stated a limit of 100,000 words in the Submission Guidelines on their web page or in the QueryManager form.



Profile Update

Patrick (Admin)
04/22/2025 02:16 PM
Profile Update: Now using QueryManager. Genres updated.
WDKrieger
03/25/2025 04:50 PM
Mystery: 76 K
Queried 3/23/2025
Rejected 3/25/2025

Nice, interesting response -- clearly not a form rejection. Informative (in a way) as she gave an actual reason for the rejection. Unfortunately, not actionable on my part. Still, I'm grateful for the response.

"Thanks for your email but it's hard to sell crime novels set in the 1970s to publishers so I'll have to pass. I hope you find another agent who's more optimistic about its chances and good luck."
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Last Update:
04/22/2025 - Now using QueryManager. Genres updated.
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