Danielle Matta

An agent with Robin Straus Agency (see other agents at this agency).

About

Danielle Matta is a Junior Agent at the Robin Straus Agency. She graduated from NYU with a BA in English, specializing in Creative Writing and Post-Colonial Literature, and joined RSA in May of 2020 after her internships at McIntosh & Otis and Writers House. She gravitates towards inclusive fiction and non-fiction with distinct, lyrical storytelling and—being first-generation herself—underrepresented voices of diasporic and immigrant communities. She also loves an unorthodox ghost story or psychological thriller. Although Danielle has lived in NYC since 2015, she grew up in Virginia, and therefore has a life-long love for farmers markets, cornbread, and green spaces.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General
Suspense/Thriller Open to all/most Subgenres

Lengths:

Novel

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Folklore/Mythology: Ghost stories, See guidelines.
Society/Culture: Ethnicity/Race, See guidelines.

Submissions:

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

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Book

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Children/Family: Parenting/Child care, See guidelines.
History: Biographies, See guidelines.
Lifestyle: Cooking, See guidelines.
Memoir.
Science.
Society/Culture: Ethnicity/Race, Pop culture, See guidelines.

Submissions:

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

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The agent will try to make a decision within 42 days.
This agent may not respond to all queries. After waiting the time indicated above, assume your submission will not be accepted.
Most recent response reported was received on 20 Feb 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 11 Feb 2026.
Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 05:23 UTC (4 hours, 43 minutes ago).

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Dates

Last Updated: 27 Aug 2026

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