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Mr. Lane Heymont

The Tobias Literary Agency

New York



Website: thetobiasagency.com

Twitter: LaneHeymont

AAR Member: Yes

Accepts Queries Via...

Snail-Mail: No

E-Mail: No

Online Form: Yes

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from Patrick (admin)
Yesterday 6:07 pm


Profile Update: Genres updated.
from Patrick (admin)
Jan 18, 2019 6:36 am


That's true, Mylorian1, but it is listed on his query form which is maintained by the agent directly.
from Mylorian1
Jan 18, 2019 12:39 am


Was going to submit, but doesn't include historical on the website or MSWL
from HRuthMiller
Jan 16, 2019 4:19 pm


Just posted this on Twitter. "We will be closing to queries for fiction projects this Friday 1/18. We will remain open to queries for nonfiction projects only. Thank you."
Fiction will be by referral only.
from TKThomas
Jan 16, 2019 10:37 am


EQ Online Form 1-11-19
ER 1-15-19 From letter reject
80k Fantasy
from BioGrimm15
Jan 14, 2019 12:36 pm


EQ Online Form 11-30-18
ER 1-11-19
YA Horror 68K
from davidsmcwilliams
Dec 19, 2018 7:14 pm


EQ 11/23/18
ER 12/17/18

58k words, Sci-fi mystery
from KristenH
Dec 15, 2018 10:31 am


EQ 12/5/18 (Requery Venom)
ER 12/10/18 (Passed-not right for list)

Bmaybee, thanks for the kind words.And yes, I knew about him in Seymour when Nicole Resciniti had my full before she passed after a long wait last year.
from bapeery
Dec 13, 2018 9:18 am


EQ: 12/6/2018, online form Adult Epic Fantasy 160,000
ER: nice form rejection
from Catsamoa79
Dec 04, 2018 7:35 am


EQ: 9/15/18, via online form
Sent a message to him in query manager on Nov. 5 to follow-up
ER: 12/3/18
Nice note, though similar to the ones below, so most likely a form.
from bmaybee
Nov 26, 2018 9:22 pm


KristenH--Sorry about the pass! He was with Seymour Literary before he started Tobias Literary. It's in his bio on his site.
from KristenH
Nov 18, 2018 6:52 am


EQ 11/5/18 (Chain Reaction)
ER 11/12/18 (Passed--he said he had seen it before, but I don't think he has, unless he was with Seymour Literary Agency Years ago--not right agent.)
from JMAtkinson
Nov 17, 2018 5:06 pm


EQ: 5/11/2018 Contemporary Romantic Suspense Only takes queries in May, 2018.
CNR: 11/15/18
from SaraCo
Nov 10, 2018 7:00 pm


EQ (online form) 10/27/18
PR 11/10/18 (sent same day)
from Dbc8082
Nov 09, 2018 8:55 am


EQ 11/2
ER 11/4
Form Letter
Adult Fantasy 129,000 words

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