2019 NJRW Put Your Heart in a Book Conference
Editor Bios and Wishlists
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Name: Megan Broderick
Publisher: Harlequin
Title: Assistant Editor
Currently seeking:
Category romances, especially in contemporary (Harlequin Special Edition) and romantic suspense (Harlequin Romantic Suspense) subgenres; more specifically: western suspense, contemporary romance that is able to deal with heavier topics within a category-length story, city settings that aren’t about the super wealthy, marginalized voices, well-developed secondary characters
Currently not seeking:
YA, thrillers, non-fiction, SFF
Current authors or clients:
Rochelle Alers, Heatherly Bell, Lisa Childs, Nina Crespo, Melinda Di Lorenzo, Lynne Marshall, Victoria Pad
Publisher: Harlequin
Title: Assistant Editor
Currently seeking:
Category romances, especially in contemporary (Harlequin Special Edition) and romantic suspense (Harlequin Romantic Suspense) subgenres; more specifically: western suspense, contemporary romance that is able to deal with heavier topics within a category-length story, city settings that aren’t about the super wealthy, marginalized voices, well-developed secondary characters
Currently not seeking:
YA, thrillers, non-fiction, SFF
Current authors or clients:
Rochelle Alers, Heatherly Bell, Lisa Childs, Nina Crespo, Melinda Di Lorenzo, Lynne Marshall, Victoria Pad
Name: Yelena Casale
Publisher: City Owl Press
Title: Executive Editor, CMO
Currently seeking:
Contemporary Romance, Small-town Romance, Romantic Suspense, Historical Romance (no regency, looking for Medieval, Renaissance, Native American and Ancient), Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Romance
Currently not seeking:
Dystopian, Sci-fi, Steampunk, Horror
Current authors or clients:
Some of the City Owl Press authors include: Lisa Edmonds, Negeen Papehn, Shari Nichols, Joshua Bader, Melissa Sercia, Rachel Pudelek, Jessie Gussman, Em Shotwell, Danielle DeVor. For full list of City Owl Press authors, see www.cityowlpress.com
Other pertinent information or requests:
Please only pitch to us if the manuscript is complete. We are very eager to acquire series (we love helping authors grow their careers!) so make sure to mention the series potential or plans for the next books.
Publisher: City Owl Press
Title: Executive Editor, CMO
Currently seeking:
Contemporary Romance, Small-town Romance, Romantic Suspense, Historical Romance (no regency, looking for Medieval, Renaissance, Native American and Ancient), Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Romance
Currently not seeking:
Dystopian, Sci-fi, Steampunk, Horror
Current authors or clients:
Some of the City Owl Press authors include: Lisa Edmonds, Negeen Papehn, Shari Nichols, Joshua Bader, Melissa Sercia, Rachel Pudelek, Jessie Gussman, Em Shotwell, Danielle DeVor. For full list of City Owl Press authors, see www.cityowlpress.com
Other pertinent information or requests:
Please only pitch to us if the manuscript is complete. We are very eager to acquire series (we love helping authors grow their careers!) so make sure to mention the series potential or plans for the next books.
Name: Jennie Conway
Publisher: St. Martin’s Press / Wednesday Books
Title: Associate Editor
Currently seeking:
Historical Romance (particularly Scottish, Regency, Victorian, and Gilded Age)
Romantic Comedy
Women’s Fiction (particularly mother/daughter stories)
Adult Fantasy, Historical, Science Fiction, and Speculative stories that are female-centric
Young Adult (Science Fiction; Historical; Fantasy; Romantic Comedy)
Currently not seeking:
Erotic Romance
Romantic Suspense
Domestic Suspense
Thrillers
Cozy Mystery
Nonfiction
Current authors or clients:
Melonie Johnson; Jeffe Kennedy; Kate Bateman; Samantha Cohoe; Allison Saft
Publisher: St. Martin’s Press / Wednesday Books
Title: Associate Editor
Currently seeking:
Historical Romance (particularly Scottish, Regency, Victorian, and Gilded Age)
Romantic Comedy
Women’s Fiction (particularly mother/daughter stories)
Adult Fantasy, Historical, Science Fiction, and Speculative stories that are female-centric
Young Adult (Science Fiction; Historical; Fantasy; Romantic Comedy)
Currently not seeking:
Erotic Romance
Romantic Suspense
Domestic Suspense
Thrillers
Cozy Mystery
Nonfiction
Current authors or clients:
Melonie Johnson; Jeffe Kennedy; Kate Bateman; Samantha Cohoe; Allison Saft
Name: Allison Lyons
Publisher: Harlequin Books
Title: Editor
Currently seeking:
Romantic Suspense, Suspense, Thriller, Diverse Authors, Own Voices
Currently not seeking:
Historical, YA, Fantasy/Paranormal
Current authors or clients:
Delores Fossen, Beverly Long, Rita Herron, Janie Crouch, to name a few
Publisher: Harlequin Books
Title: Editor
Currently seeking:
Romantic Suspense, Suspense, Thriller, Diverse Authors, Own Voices
Currently not seeking:
Historical, YA, Fantasy/Paranormal
Current authors or clients:
Delores Fossen, Beverly Long, Rita Herron, Janie Crouch, to name a few
Name: Erin Molta
Publisher: Entangled Publishing
Title: Senior Editor
Currently seeking:
Historicals: Regency, Highlanders, Vikings, Medieval -- category and single title
Also, Couples in their 40s and above who haven’t been on the dating scene since Backstreet Boys vs. ’N Sync was a thing, Jack and Rose were king and queen of the world, and people were arguing over whether Ross and Rachel were “on a break”. High-concept, trope-driven stories strong on both conflict and emotion. Relatable characters ages 40+ who put love on the backburner to launch their careers, or may be looking to start a new chapter in life. Diverse characters are welcomed and encouraged! Word count of 70k – 100k. .
Currently not seeking:
US Westerns, Civil War, or WWII
Current authors or clients:
Callie Hutton, Vanessa Riley, Wendy LaCapra, Liana LeFey, Jennifer Trethewey, Michelle McLean, Chris Cannon, Pamela Mingle, Tara Kingston, Ingrid Hahn, Sharon Cullen, Shannyn Schroeder
Publisher: Entangled Publishing
Title: Senior Editor
Currently seeking:
Historicals: Regency, Highlanders, Vikings, Medieval -- category and single title
Also, Couples in their 40s and above who haven’t been on the dating scene since Backstreet Boys vs. ’N Sync was a thing, Jack and Rose were king and queen of the world, and people were arguing over whether Ross and Rachel were “on a break”. High-concept, trope-driven stories strong on both conflict and emotion. Relatable characters ages 40+ who put love on the backburner to launch their careers, or may be looking to start a new chapter in life. Diverse characters are welcomed and encouraged! Word count of 70k – 100k. .
Currently not seeking:
US Westerns, Civil War, or WWII
Current authors or clients:
Callie Hutton, Vanessa Riley, Wendy LaCapra, Liana LeFey, Jennifer Trethewey, Michelle McLean, Chris Cannon, Pamela Mingle, Tara Kingston, Ingrid Hahn, Sharon Cullen, Shannyn Schroeder
Name: Tina Moss
Publisher: City Owl Press
Title: Chief Operating Officer
Currently seeking:
Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Romance, Sci-fi Romance, Contemporary Romance
Currently not seeking:
Young Adult
Current authors or clients:
Danielle DeVor, Sharon M. Johnston, Katrina Mills
Other pertinent information or requests:
Adult romance titles only.
Publisher: City Owl Press
Title: Chief Operating Officer
Currently seeking:
Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Romance, Sci-fi Romance, Contemporary Romance
Currently not seeking:
Young Adult
Current authors or clients:
Danielle DeVor, Sharon M. Johnston, Katrina Mills
Other pertinent information or requests:
Adult romance titles only.
Name: Sinclair Sawhney
Publisher: Tule Publishing
Title: Senior Editor
Currently seeking:
Contemporary romances (short or mid-length preferred) but over 80K works as well, romantic suspense and mysteries with or without a romance as a central theme. Small town settings and cowboys continue to be a market sweet spot for Tule. Tule is actively engaged in seeking stories that can also be adapted for film and has had success in optioning authors' books to a handful of producers. Several books have already been made and quite a few are in various stages of production so when we acquire new books, we are also looking for a story that could be adapted successfully for film.
Currently not seeking:
We are not actively seeking fantasy or paranormal stories although we have published paranormal in the past, but our marketing plan has not been as effective finding readers as we would have liked. We have published historical stories with more successful, but it is not our strong suit.
Current authors or clients:
Too many to list.
Other pertinent information or requests:
A synopsis and first chapter sent directly to me if I meet you at the conference will work well initially, and I can request a full MS if your story suits what we are looking for. If a full MS is requested, it would be read by more members of the Tule team along with me, which can take several weeks for us to coordinate reading schedules and content meetings.
Publisher: Tule Publishing
Title: Senior Editor
Currently seeking:
Contemporary romances (short or mid-length preferred) but over 80K works as well, romantic suspense and mysteries with or without a romance as a central theme. Small town settings and cowboys continue to be a market sweet spot for Tule. Tule is actively engaged in seeking stories that can also be adapted for film and has had success in optioning authors' books to a handful of producers. Several books have already been made and quite a few are in various stages of production so when we acquire new books, we are also looking for a story that could be adapted successfully for film.
Currently not seeking:
We are not actively seeking fantasy or paranormal stories although we have published paranormal in the past, but our marketing plan has not been as effective finding readers as we would have liked. We have published historical stories with more successful, but it is not our strong suit.
Current authors or clients:
Too many to list.
Other pertinent information or requests:
A synopsis and first chapter sent directly to me if I meet you at the conference will work well initially, and I can request a full MS if your story suits what we are looking for. If a full MS is requested, it would be read by more members of the Tule team along with me, which can take several weeks for us to coordinate reading schedules and content meetings.
Name: Carly Silver
Publisher: Harlequin Books
Title: Assistant Editor, Harlequin Romantic Suspense
Currently seeking:
Category-length series romance (see harlequin.submittable.com for details); #OwnVoices romances
Currently not seeking:
Paranormal, romantic comedies, historicals, women’s fiction
Current authors or clients:
Includes Tawny Weber, Deborah Fletcher Mello, Tara Taylor Quinn, etc.
Publisher: Harlequin Books
Title: Assistant Editor, Harlequin Romantic Suspense
Currently seeking:
Category-length series romance (see harlequin.submittable.com for details); #OwnVoices romances
Currently not seeking:
Paranormal, romantic comedies, historicals, women’s fiction
Current authors or clients:
Includes Tawny Weber, Deborah Fletcher Mello, Tara Taylor Quinn, etc.
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Name: Alycia Tornetta
Publisher: Entangled Publishing
Currently seeking:
Series/Category romance (especially looking for romantic comedies, sweet/clean small town, and sexy), contemporary, historical, YA (all genres), NA contemporary, LGBT/PoC/OwnVoice
Currently not seeking:
Adult paranormal, romantic suspense, women’s fiction
Current authors or clients:
Cindi Madsen, Stefanie London, Stacy Reid, Lily Maxton, Tina Gabrielle, Ashlee Mallory, and many more.
Name: Alycia Tornetta
Publisher: Entangled Publishing
Currently seeking:
Series/Category romance (especially looking for romantic comedies, sweet/clean small town, and sexy), contemporary, historical, YA (all genres), NA contemporary, LGBT/PoC/OwnVoice
Currently not seeking:
Adult paranormal, romantic suspense, women’s fiction
Current authors or clients:
Cindi Madsen, Stefanie London, Stacy Reid, Lily Maxton, Tina Gabrielle, Ashlee Mallory, and many more.