Ms. Regina Ryan

Regina Ryan Publishing Enterprises

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Regina Ryan

Regina Ryan Publishing Enterprises

251 Central Park West, Suite 7D
New York, NY 10024
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Website:
reginaryanbooks.com
AALA Member:
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Query Methods
Accepts queries via...
E-Mail
Genres
This agent is seeking the following genres:

Fiction

none

Non-Fiction

Art/Photography
Business/Finance
Cookbook
Cultural/Social Issues
Current Affairs/Politics
Decorating/Design
Food/Lifestyle
Gardening
General Non-Fiction
Health/Fitness
History
How To
Humor/Gift Book
Journalism
Juvenile/Graphic
LGBTQ+
Memoir
Multicultural
Narrative
Nature/Ecology
Parenting
Pets
Pop Culture
Psychology
Reference
Relationship/Dating
Science/Technology
Self-Help
Travel
True Adventure/Crime
Women's Issues
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Known Clients (current & past)
Miriam Chaikin
Wayne Craven
David Deardorff
Nina Frusztajer Marquis
Paul Holinger
William Innes Homer
Michael Karpin
Walter Keady
Andrea Lyon
Nina Frusztajer Marquis
Peter Meltzer
Ian Osborn
Edwin Shneidman
Edmund Stump
Suzanne Von Drachenfels
Kathryn Wadsworth
Andrea Warren
Judith J. Wurtman
Author Comments
Comments by authors about this agent.
kalispellwriter
02/27/2024 11:52 PM
Form query, 02/23/24
Rejected by form letter, 02/27/24
Memoir, 78k
TooMuchCoffeeMan
11/08/2022 04:40 PM
Instantaneous rejection from Mahoney.
Zimberoff
06/17/2022 10:54 AM
On Wed, Jun 15, 2022 at 7:05 PM xxxxxxxxx wrote:
Dear Ms. St George,

THIS IS FOR YOUR SUGGESTION BOX, IF YOU WILL.

Let me thank you, first, for your quick reply to my query. I appreciate it. Let me also offer a suggestion with my utmost respect.

If it is indeed generally difficult for you to place memoirs, can’t you remove that category from your “want list” or areas of interest listed on your website, and from QueryTracker too? It’s unfair to us writers who spend a lot of our precious time to, first, determine which agents will look at memoir submissions and, next, to actually prepare one, carefully tailored to your requirements.

On the other hand, if it is merely a convenient to cite such a reason, or if it’s a blanket excuse for rejection, simply because you don’t like the submission itself, it’s more useful to us, and to you, to be candid about it.

Yours truly,

xxxxxxxxxxx
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I GOT A REPLY

Hello Tom,

Firstly, I want to apologize for any difficulties our want list or QueryTracker listing have posed you during the querying process.

We did consider your submission, but ultimately felt it wasn't right for us, as Regina is very selective about which memoirs she takes on due to the competitiveness of the memoir market.

I understand that this selectivity can be frustrating, especially considering our submission guidelines. Whether or not we ultimately take on their project, we do appreciate every author who takes the time to craft a proposal in-line with our specifications.

We discussed your concerns and, in light of your suggestion, Regina plans (if possible) to modify our listing to indicate her heightened selectivity when it comes to memoir queries. That way, authors can make a more informed decision before undertaking submission to Regina Ryan Books. She thanks you for bringing this issue to our attention.

Again, we apologize for any difficulties and we wish you the best of luck in the querying process.

Best,
Katherine St George, Assistant to Regina Ryan
Regina Ryan Books
maayanbeldingzidon
02/21/2022 08:58 AM
EQ 2.21.22
HeffalumpH
02/07/2022 09:17 PM
EQ: 1/17/21
FR: 1/20/21
ER: 2/3/22 with a nice note
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