2015 Directory of Editors
Genre:
Adult Fiction,Young Adult Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction
irectory of Editors Laura Chasen Cat Clyne Nicole Fischer Nicole Frail Tara Gavin Gary Goldstein Ron Hogan Beena Kamlani
Priyanka Krishnan Jennifer Letwack Elizabeth Poteet Megan Reid Eileen Rothschild Viana Siniscalchi Annie Stone
Lauren Chasen www.us.macmillan.com/smp
After graduating from Barnard College in 2005 with a degree in English and Dance, Laura spent two years teaching middle school English. In 2008, Laura moved back to her hometown of Washington, DC to pursue an MA in English at Georgetown University. A summer internship sparked her interest in book publishing, and upon graduating she landed a job in the editorial department of St. Martin’s Press
where she has happily worked since June 2010. Some of Laura’s recent titles are The Marlowe Papers, The Weight of a Human Heart, and The Last Kings of Sark. In the coming months, she’s excited to publish In Some Other World, Maybe by Shari Goldhagen, and her first young adult novel, Queen of in Between by Marie Marquardt. When not reading or haunting bookshops, Laura is most likely frequenting one of the city’s many dance studios, running along the Hudson, trying a new restaurant, ogling puppies on the street, or plotting her next international getaway.
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Cat Clyne www.sourcebooks.com/ editorial/cat-clyne
Cat Clyne has been helping writers hone their craft for most of her adult life. She worked extensively in academia and magazine publishing before joining Sourcebooks in 2010. Now an acquiring editor, Cat is looking for single title romance in all subgenres: erotic romance, romantic suspense, contemporary romance, paranormal romance, Highlanders and historicals. She is also look-
Romances of all subgenres, especially contemporary erotic romance and romantic suspense, characters that grab her, strong writing and a compelling emotional arc. ing for New Adult projects with a strong balance of edginess and romance. She appreciates great writing, loves surprises, and finds damaged heroes sexy and intriguing. Born in Germany to diplomat parents, Cat has a Master’s degree from New York University and lives in Brooklyn. Cat can be reached at: “javascript:main. ( ‘n e w ’ ,’t = c a t . c l y n e @ sourcebooks.com’)”cat. clyne@sourcebooks.com.
Genre:
Contemporary Romance New Adult Romantic Suspense
Nicole Fischer www.harpercollins.com
Editorial Assistant Nicole Fischer edits commercial fiction, with a focus on romance for Avon Books and Avon Impulse. Her interests include contemporary and historical romance, romantic suspense, erotica and New Adult, as well as mysteries and thrillers. She is always on the look out for contemporary family sagas, romantic
suspense, small town romances, gripping psychological thriller and unique, character driven historicals. Some of her authors include New York Times and USA Today bestseller Tessa Bailey, Gwen Jones, Shelly Bell and RITA Award nominee Zoe Archer writing as Eva Leigh, as well as debut authors Leslie Jones and Jamie Shaw. Nicole also works with two SVP/Executive editors on many bestselling authors, such as Eloisa James, Susan Elizabeth Phillips, Stephanie Laurens, Rachel Gibson, Sarah MacLean, Lori Wilde, Meg Cabot, Faye Kellerman, and Laura Lippman.
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Nicole Frail www.skyhorse publishing.com
Raised in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, Nicole Frail attended Wilkes University, where she majored in Communications/Journalism and accumulated minors in sociology, psychology, and English. After graduating, she worked at an educational book pro-
Cookbooks, General/ Woman’s fiction (not literary) Mystery/Suspense/thriller, Fantasy/science fiction/ horror, Young Adult Fiction, Reference/how-to, Biography/Memoir, Mind/body/spirit, Health/Nutrition Travel, Lifestyle
duction company before relocating to New York City to accept a position at Skyhorse Publishing. As an Editor, Nicole acquires across Skyhorse’s eleven imprints and specifically enjoys working on cookbooks, memoir, genre fiction, and young adult fiction.
Genre:
Contemporary Romance (both categories series and Single Title), AfricanAmerican romances and women’s fiction.
Tara Gavin www.harlequin.com
Tara Gavin is the senior executive editor in charge of the Kimani imprint (Kimani Press, Romance, Arabesque and Tru), Harlequin Special Edition, Nocturne, and Nocturne Cravings. She has worked on almost all of the Harlequin/Silhouette lines at one time or another, and has worked with many of the authors. She has worked with Diana Palmer
for 26 years, and on well over 100 titles with this New York Times bestseller. Tara was instrumental in building Special Edition into the home & family line it is today, was part of the team that wrote the bible and launched Montana Mavericks, the continuity, and it was under her leadership that Montana Mavericks first went into Special Edition. She was the Senior Editor who launched Love Inspired and she also worked on the Silhouette Single title program.
Genre:
Genre:
Thrillers of all kinds
Gary Goldstein www.kensington books.com
Gary Goldstein started his editorial career at Crown Publishing in 1986. He spent two years at Bantam Doubleday Dell (which then became “http://www. bertelsmann.com/ ”Bertelsmann AG and is now Penguin Random House) from 1988-1990. He joined Putnam Berkley Publishing in May 1990. Following his stint at Berkley, in 1997
he moved on to Simon & Schuster’s Pocket Books division (where he signed up a then-unknown author named Dan Brown and his novel ANGELS AND DEMONS). He rejoined Penguin USA in 2000 (Alpha Books division, publisher of the Complete Idiot’s Guides, which was, some say, the perfect position for him). In October 2003, he joined Kensington Publishing Group, where as Editorial Director he acquires and edits fiction for their Pinnacle Books imprint (mysteries, thrillers, westerns, and suspense), among them NY Times and USA Today bestselling authors William W. Johnstone and Marc Cameron. He currently resides in Manhattan.
Commercial fiction, non-fiction, romance
Ron Hogan www.reganarts.com
Ron Hogan is an editor at Regan Arts. He helped create the literary Internet, launching Beatrice.com in 1995, and currently writes for Shelf Awareness, Buzzfeed, and The Daily Beast, among other publications. Ron is also the co-host of Lady Jane’s Salon, the first monthly reading series in
the United States dedicated to romance fiction. He lives in Queens.
Genre:
Genre:
Fiction, Non-fiction, Memoir, Essay
Women’s fiction, historical fiction, and romance.
Beena Kamlani
Priyanka Krishnan
www.penguin.com
www.randomhouse.com
Beena Kamlani is senior editor at Viking Penguin and has worked closely with many writers, foremost among them Saul Bellow and Robert Fagles. She taught book editing at New York University and was awarded the “Excellence in Teaching” award from NYU in 2002. She now teaches writing and editing at The Writing
Center at Hunter College. A speaker at many writers’ conferences across the country, she gives talks on writing, editing, reading and the development of craft. She is an awardwinning fiction writer whose work has been published in many magazines and anthologies. She lives in New York.
Priyanka Krishnan is an Associate Editor at Ballantine Bantam Dell, where sheis especially interested in acquiring upmarket women’s fiction, book club fiction, historical fiction of all stripes, and romance, as well as great narrative non-fiction in the categories of memoir, history, and biography. She’s a sucker for a nuanced
sister story, a charming smalltown setting, and novels with a well-crafted magical twist. Before joining Random House in 2010, she was the publishing assistant at Touchstone (Simon & Schuster) and an intern at Writers House.
Genre:
Genre:
Fantasy, especially dark fairy tale retellings and historical fantasy, and science fiction, in both adult and YA
Women’s fiction, YA, NA, romance humor
Jennifer Letwack
Elizabeth Poteet
www.us.macmillan.com/ smp
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Born and raised in New York City, Jennifer Letwack interned at Chalberg & Sussman before joining Thomas Dunne Books in 2013. She is currently looking for fantasy, especially dark fairy tale retell ings and historical fantasy, and science fiction, in both
adult and YA. She loves complex characters and strong female heroines. She is also interested in narrative histories and biographies focused on American history, feminism and video games.
Born in Nashville, Tenn., Elizabeth Poteet attended Colby College where she majored in English and Religious Studies. While studying at St. Andrews, she realized that though she enjoyed Shakespeare and the Dead Sea Scrolls,
she preferred romance novels. Lizzie now works at St. Martin’s Press and is always looking for a good love story. She’s actively seeking historical and contemporary romances and loves spunky heroines and Alpha men.
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Genre:
Women’s fiction (including chick lit and new adult, not genre romance, historical fiction, mystery, thrillers, and upmarket sci-fi/fantasy
Megan Reid www.simonandschuster. com
After receiving her M.A. in English from The Ohio State University, Megan got her start in publishing at Henry Holt Books for Young Readers and Touchstone Books. Meg began working at Emily Bestler Books in 2013, where she acquires quality fiction and nonfiction, and coordinates the imprint’s social media presence @emilybestler. Her list
includes such varied voices as ballerina Misty Copeland (whose memoir was an instant New York Times bestseller) and Ariel S. Winter, whose debut novel Stephen King called “bold, innovative, and thrilling.” Other authors she has worked with include Brad Thor, Lois Leveen, Hannah McKinnon, John Connolly, and Diane Setterfield. She has a soft spot for smart women’s fiction, character-driven historical fiction, and stylish mystery and fantasy, as well as narrative nonfiction focusing on food, culture, and current events.
Romance, romantic new adult, commercial women’s fiction, and young adult fiction
Eileen Rothschild www.us.macmillan.com/ com
Eileen Rothschild started at St. Martin’s over seven years ago as a romance and young adult marketing manager. In this role she helped to create and develop St. Martin’s ebook original program. She fell in love with the excitement of reading a new voice for the first
time and being able to bring that voice and story to readers everywhere. Her love of authors and compelling stories led her to the current role of Associate Editor and E-Original Content Coordinator. She is actively looking for all areas of romance, romantic new adult, commercial women’s fiction, and young adult fiction.
Genre:
Genre:
Teen and middle-grade
Viana Siniscalchi
Annie Stone
www.harpercollins.com
As an Assistant Editor at Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Children’s Books, Viana Siniscalchi supports the Co-Publisher and a Senior Editor, and edits everything from picture books to young adult fiction. She works with many acclaimed, award-winning, and bestselling authors and illustrators, including Colin Meloy and Carson
YA fiction, also looking for great writers of commercial middle grade and mainstream commercial adult fiction!
Ellis, Kadir Nelson, Adam Rex, and Maryrose Wood. Before joining Harper, Viana attended the Columbia PublishingCourse and interned at W. W. Norton & Company. She is interested in acquiring YA and middle-grade fiction in the following genres: contemporary realism, sci-fi/fantasy, romance, and re-imaginings.
www.alloy entertainment.com/books
Annie Stone is an Editor at Alloy Entertainment, the creator of properties such as Gossip Girl, The Vampire Diaries, and Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. As an editor at Alloy, Annie is constantly on the lookout for fresh, exciting voices to bring new Alloy projects to life. Her current projects include Let’s Get Lost and
the forthcoming Never Always Sometimes by Adi Alsaid; The 100 series by Kass Morgan; and more. Annie also manages The Collaborative, Alloy’s program for unagented authors who’d like to partner with the Alloy team to shape and develop their manuscripts. Before joining Alloy, Annie worked in the editorial groups at both HarperCollins Children’s and Harlequin TEEN, where she worked with authors and artists such as Cokie Roberts, Diane Goode, Steve Bjorkman, Tracy Barrett, Eleanor Herman, Nina Berry, and more. Follow Annie on Twitter: @aepstone