Kiana Nguyen
Donald Maass Literary Agency
Likely Open
Updated: 1/26/2026
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Agent Bio
Kiana Nguyen joined Donald Maass Literary Agency in 2016, where she assisted several agents before building her own client list.
She seeks YA fiction across genres, particularly those with POC and queer voices, as well as Adult romance and domestic suspense thrillers.
She is drawn to dark, twisty narratives exploring human complexity and stories featuring lower socioeconomic backgrounds or hopeful queer romances.
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Genres Information
Genres Represented
Fiction
- Queer
- Romance
- Suspense
- Thrillers
- Young Adult - Fiction
Nonfiction
- Queer
Genres Not Represented
- Non-fiction
- Crime Fiction
- Military Fiction
- Picture Books
- Chapter Books
- Mg
- Poetry
- Screenplays
- Short Stories
- Religious Fiction
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