Rebecca Matte

Big news! I’m delighted to share that today I started a new role as Agent at @ktliterary.bsky.social literary! Both my evergreen #MSWL and details about my entirely separate legal practice Matter Services LLC can be found here: www.rebeccamatte.com.

I’m opening to queries from November 1- November 5 (for however many I receive)! This will be the last time I open this year, though I plan to open in early 2027. My #mswl is evergreen - but feel free to ask if you have questions! #literaryagents #amquerying #amwriting #querying

Hey #DVpit! There’s a big NYC publishing conference today, so I’ll be looking at pitches later! If you get a like from me, please send your query and first 10 pages to the link I will share under your post! Please *only* use that if you get a like, for now, and include the pitch in your query

My client bookshelf just got a lot more handsome with so many Aster Bishops gracing their shelves. Standby for full combustion when I get 10 more Kade & Lyriis. (All books available for purchase now: bookshop.org/wishlists/1e...)

This is my bag now. Can I help you?

As I review queries, I feel it is important to clarify: I abhor AI and do not use it in any capacity in my life. I will not ever use AI as part of my determination whether to offer representation, or any time thereafter in my working relationship with clients. #amquerying #amwriting #literaryagent

A girl and her fish

Here's the October 2026 LibraryReads Top Ten collage. Head to our website for the full list, including annotations! 📚💙

World building imo is creating a foundational system (shallow or deep) for a narrative that has some internal consistency. This is primarily achieved by thinking of it as a series of connections & relationships between nodes in which nodes may be objects, places, characters, cultural touchstones etc

Writers... The industry can be *challenging*. Do the best you can. Find joy where you can. Celebrate everything you can. If you're putting down words, doing edits, critiques, sending submissions or queries, & more? Quick reminder: -rejection- DOES NOT MEAN you are a bad writer!!! Keep. Going. ❤️‍🔥

Spent my PT session yesterday telling my therapist how many amazing late 90s/early 00s movies adaptations of Shakespeare comedies. And now I would LOVE a new one. So #mswl - a fresh rom com with late 90s feel that adapts Shakespeare or Austen or another classic. They’re such fun!!

Great news for me in 3 years!

Inbox 0 for the first time in 4 years! Now I’m finally ready to get 250 new queries, starting Monday, Sept. 14! #amquerying #amwriting #literaryagents

I still think the funniest thing my parents have ever done is buy my friends rounds of tequila shots at the end of my 30th birthday dinner because we hadn’t met our food/bev minimum and my mom didn’t want to waste the money.

Ever wondered what a literary agent actually does? 📚 Literary agents are so much more than the person who sends a manuscript to a publisher. They discover talent, champion authors, navigate the publishing industry, negotiate deals, and help build careers.

Hi all - I know my agency email is public now, but *please* do not send me queries by email. I delete all queries by email without consideration. I only open to queries via Query Manager at specific times (cough **September 14** next). This helps me stay organized and reply to everyone. Thanks!

It’s a surreal feeling, holding my book in my hands! (It’s a lot longer than I thought it would be.) My first ARC came and I’m absolutely stunned. It’s a real book! With words and pages and everything!

I am opening to 250 new #queries on September 14! I have an evergreen #mswl but some things I am particularly excited about right now are in the thread below! I'm actively looking for some new authors to work with at KT, & I can't wait to see what you have for me 👀 #amquerying #amwriting #agenting

Bad new @laworldcon.bsky.social - I just tested positive for Covid. I was masked at all time indoors (except for a few instances where I’ve notified people involved). Even so, I’m so sorry if I’ve gotten anyone sick. I had such a wonderful time meeting everyone and I hate ending it like this

Calling all nerds! I'll be at @laworldcon.bsky.social next month! Come see me at one or all of my panels, at my Table Talk on Sunday, or if you see me around the con. Can't wait to talk all things publishing and SFF :)

Meg says unhinged, I say practically perfect in every way 💜

After seeing a neurologist because I couldn’t feel my hands or feet. When his scan didn’t bear out his theory, he pulled a pity face and said “are you sure you’re not just depressed?” To which I said, “Sure, I am depressed, but I also can’t feel my hands” and walked out. It was severe anemia.

Calling all nerds! I'll be at @laworldcon.bsky.social next month! Come see me at one or all of my panels, at my Table Talk on Sunday, or if you see me around the con. Can't wait to talk all things publishing and SFF :)

Accidentally matched my compression socks to my new book (The Feywild Job by @clpolk.com)

I’m the youngest person on this river cruise by about 30 years. I used this power to attempt to unionize the older ladies as we were called up for a dance competition. They didn’t bite.

It took about a week to receive 100 queries - thank you to everyone who sent materials! I'm making my way through and hope to be able to open either in July or August to a new category!

Did you discover, as part of the Anthropic settlement, that your publisher failed to register your copyright? The @authorsguild.org is collecting information authorsguild.org/anthropic-cl... (This is a correction of something I posted yesterday w/ a significant error. Apologies for the mistake)