Danielle Chiotti has worked in publishing for nineteen years. Formerly an editor, she joined Upstart Crow when it was founded in 2009. Her clients include Story Prize winner and National Book Award Finalist Deesha Philyaw (The Secret Lives of Church Ladies, WVU Press), 2021 Kirkus Prize Nonfiction winner Brian Broome (Punch Me Up To The Gods, Mariner/HarperCollins), Schneider Family Honor Winner and NYT Bestselling author Jacqueline West (Long Lost,The Collectors and The Books of Elsewhere), 2019 Christopher Award winner Beth Hautala (The Ostrich and Other Lost Things, Philomel/Penguin Random House) and many more. Danielle specializes in upmarket and literary fiction, young adult and middle grade fiction, as well as cookbooks and 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.