Danielle Chiotti

An agent with Upstart Crow Literary (see other agents at this agency).

About

Danielle Chiotti has worked in publishing for twenty years. Formerly an editor, she joined Upstart Crow when it was founded in 2009. She is honored to work on books with accolades including National Book Awards finalists, Kirkus Prize winners, and NYT Editor's Picks. Her authors have received recognition from the Guggenheim Foundation, the James Beard Foundation, the Schneider Family Book Award, the Lambda Literary Awards, the Story Prize, and more.
Danielle specializes in upmarket and literary fiction, young adult and middle grade fiction, as well as select nonfiction. Thanks to her extensive editorial background, she enjoys working closely with authors to develop projects. She welcomes first-time authors with a unique voice and point of view.
Her clients include Deesha Philyaw, author of The Secret Lives of Church Ladies (WVU Press), Brian Broome, author of Punch Me Up to the Gods (Mariner), Jacqueline West, author of the NYT bestselling Books of Elsewhere (Penguin), The Collectors and Long Lost (Harper/Greenwillow), Alisa Zipurksy, author of Healing Honestly: The Messy and Magnificent Path to Overcoming Self-Blame and Self Shame, and Nicole D. Collier, author of Just Right Jillian and The Many Fortunes of Maya (Clarion).

Country & Year Established

United States

Agent since 2009

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For Young Adult/Middle Grade, she is seeking fresh stories across all genres. She is drawn toward gorgeous writing and strong, flawed characters. Her dream project for young readers is one that challenges and inspires, with a compelling voice that will make her stay up all night reading. For Adult Fiction, Danielle is seeking upmarket commercial fiction. She prefers books that explore deep emotional relationships in an interesting or unusual way.

Dates:

Will be open to submissions from 27 September 2026* (approx. 11 days from now) through 03 October 2026.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults, Middle grades, Young adults.

Genres:

Open to all/most Genres (Excluding: Erotica), including:
General

Lengths:

Novel

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Mainstream.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.

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For Nonfiction, she is looking for compelling, voice-driven projects that shed a humorous or thought-provoking light on a previously unknown topic in the areas of narrative nonfiction/memoir, lifestyle, relationships, humor, current events, food, wine, and cooking (think Cool Beans by Joe Yonan, Cook Something: Recipes to Rely on by Melissa Hamilton and Christopher Hirsheimer, and Drinking French by David Lebovitz). Recent favorites include Heavy by Kiese Laymon, Margaret Renkl’s Late Migrations, Coventry by Rachel Cusk, and H is for Hawk by Helen MacDonald. She is also interested in healthy living, lifestyle, culture, parenting and select self-help topics (think Quit Like a Woman by Holly Whitaker).

Dates:

Will be open to submissions from 27 September 2026* (approx. 11 days from now) through 03 October 2026.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Book

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Humorous, Mainstream, Personal.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Children/Family: Parenting/Child care.
Lifestyle: General, Cooking, Food and Drink, Self-help.
Sexuality/Gender: Adult relationships.
Society/Culture.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.

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Most recent response reported was received on 17 Jul 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 17 May 2026.
Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 04:07 UTC (5 hours, 59 minutes ago).

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Last Updated: 12 Aug 2026

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