Daniele Hunter
McIntosh & Otis, Inc.
Likely Closed
Updated: 11/9/2025
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Agent Information
Agent Bio
Daniele Hunter has a BA in English from Drew University, with concentrations in literary criticism, poetry, and creative writing.
She has been with McIntosh & Otis since a 2016 internship and is thrilled to be acquiring selectively as a junior agent in the children's department.
She is a member of the AALA and their DEI committee and co-directs their fellowship program through Literary Agents of Change.
Daniele is looking for lyrical, literary, voice-driven writing and strongly prefers books in first person, though she is more open to third person in picture books.
Her top priorities are dark, issue-based books and diverse authors and stories.
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Submission Requirements
Fiction Requirements
Nonfiction Requirements
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Genres
Genres Represented
Fiction
- Contemporary Fiction
- Fantasy
- Historical Fiction
- Middle Grade
- Picture Books
- Romance
- Speculative Fiction
- Suspense
- Young Adult
Nonfiction
- Middle Grade
- Young Adult
Genres Not Represented
- Adult Work
- Chapter Books
- Early Readers
- Lower Middle-grade
- Graphic Novels/comics
- Christian Religious Work
- Rhyming Picture Books
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About McIntosh & Otis, Inc.
Agency Profile
McIntosh & Otis, Inc. is a full-service literary agency located in New York. M&O represents a broad range of adult and children's fiction and non-fiction. M&O is committed to working with writers to develop their careers. Our agents are able to provide detailed and substantive guidance to our clients throughout the publication process.
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