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Robin Straus

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

About

Robin Straus is a member of the Association of Authors' Representatives and the Women's Media Group. She graduated from Wellesley College with a BA in art history and English literature and received her M.B.A. from New York University. Prior to becoming an agent, she served as a subsidiary rights manager at Random House and Doubleday and worked in editorial at Little, Brown. She was an agent at the Wallace & Sheil Agency before founding Robin Straus Agency, Inc. in 1983. In 2014 she acquired The Wallace Literary Agency.

This agent may not respond to all queries. After waiting 42 days, assume your submission will not be accepted.

Country of Publication

United States

Professional Associations

Member of AALA

AI Policy

Unknown AI policy

Collapse section Fiction Temp Closed

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Females.

Genres:

General Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Women's Fiction

Lengths:

Novel

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Submissions:

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

Collapse section Nonfiction Temp Closed

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Females.

Lengths:

Book

Styles:

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

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Children/Family: Parenting/Child care.
History: General, Biographies.
Lifestyle: Cooking.
Memoir.
Psychology.
Science.
Society/Culture: Current events, Pop culture.

Submissions:

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

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Robin Straus Submission Statistics

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Accuracy:
We have not received any complete reports within the past 12 months.
Pending
1 response is pending (296 days waiting). This only includes pending reports from people who have been active on Duotrope within the past 30 days

Other Information

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.

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Dates

Last Updated: 06 Jul 2026

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