👩‍🏫 AGENT HOUR: Literary Agent Rachel Neely
​** This is a LIVE session and will not be recorded. **
​Ask experts specific questions and get individualised help on the querying process in our Agent Hours.
​This week, we're joined by joined by literary agent Rachel Neely.Â
You can submit:
​A question about the querying process or author/agent relationships.
​A query letter or pitch for feedback.
​NEW: The opening pages of your manuscript (up to 700 words). These will be read live as if they were coming across an agent’s desk.
​👉 Important: If you’d like feedback on your first pages, your submission must be in an area that falls within the agent's area expertise (see What Rachel Represents below).
​**Please note: Agent Hours are NOT recorded (except for Gold Members who can't attend live). This enables our guests and you as participants to be as open and honest as possible.**
​How it works:
​Submit a question (or upload your query letter, first pages, or pitch, if applicable) for expert feedback in the comments below 👇Â
​Nothing is too broad or too basic, but please ask a question applicable to our guest's area of expertise.
​Questions for our guest experts will be answered live in order of receipt starting with Gold members over a 60-minute Zoom session. You can ask your questions via the Comments section or live in the room.
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👉 Please note: submissions must be received no later than 12pm ET / 5pm BST on the day of the event.
⏳ New! Silver Member Lottery: If we reach the final 10 minutes of the session and have not yet gotten to any Silver Member questions, we’ll hold a quick live lottery to select two Silver Member submissions to be answered before we wrap.Â
​🏆 Gold Members get:
​🤚 Priority Questions / Feedback: We will prioritize questions from Gold members if submitted in advance in the comment section below.Â
​🎥 Recorded Feedback: These sessions will not be recorded. However, if a Gold Member cannot attend live, they can submit questions or a query letter in advance and receive recorded feedback.
​Find out more about Gold Membership here.
​What Rachel Represents
​Rachel is building a list in epic fantasy, romantasy, dystopian romance, dark academia, horror, high-concept book-club fiction, and across the full spectrum of crime and thriller – whether literary or commercial.
​About Rachel Neely
​Rachel Neely began her publishing career in 2016 at HarperCollins, before moving to Hachette where she worked as an editor for the next six years, most recently as a Commissioning Editor at Orion. Rachel’s experience as an editor very much informs her agenting style; she brings a sharp editorial eye to manuscripts and loves working collaboratively with authors to help them craft the best possible version of the story they want to tell.
Rachel joined Mushens Entertainment in early 2022 as an Associate Agent, assisting Juliet Mushens with her client list. Simultaneously, Rachel started building her own list. In August 2023 she was promoted to Literary Agent after covering Juliet’s maternity leave and securing a series of six-figure deals for her own clients. In 2024 Rachel was named one of The Bookseller’s Rising Stars.
Rachel is actively growing her list across a wide variety of genres.
You can follow her on instagram at @rachelneelyagent.
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