Lisa Hagan has been a literary agent for the last 25 years in New York City and London and is now on the family farm in Virginia, still partnering with top authors and helping them reach their publishing goals. Her business, Lisa Hagan Books offers literary agent services and book publishing and her books have […]
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Advice From Pros: Meg Gaertner
Meg Gaertner is the Managing Editor for fiction books at Jolly Fish Press and Flux (North Star Editions) where she currently acquires and edits young adult and middle grade novels. Though Meg’s first career choice was in the medical field, her trajectory changed when she rediscovered her love for writing. She went on to earn her MFA in […]
Advice From Pros: Michael Piekny
Michael Piekny is the publisher and acquisitions editor for Grailing Press. He has extensive experience at growing a client roster and subsidiary rights sales, and establishing a network of industry and author relationships. A creative, analyst, lawyer, and business mogul rolled into one, Michael is known for leveraging industry relationships to build enterprise and a […]
Advice From Pros: Erin Henn from Booksmart Literary Scouting
Booksmart Literary Scouting is a literary scouting agency founded in 2022 and led by Erin Hennicke, drawing on her 25+ years of industry experience and combining her love of great writing and film/TV. Hennicke began her career in the Subsidiary Rights Department at Viking Penguin, overseeing domestic/foreign/audio/& film/TV rights, before segueing into the film industry […]
Advice From Pros: Kim Childress with Childress Ink
Kim Childress is the founding publisher of Childress Ink, a publishing resource, publicity, and product development company centered around books. Thirty years in publishing, Kim is an award-winning editor, author, speaker, and reviewer, including book editor for Girls’ Life magazine since its 1994 debut, and previous middle grade acquisitions editor for HarperCollins Christian Publishing (Zondervan). […]
Advice From Pros: Marika Flatt
Founder of PR by the Book, Marika Flatt, is a “connector” by nature, is a past-president of Women Communicators of Austin, serves as an Expert for Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), is listed on Twitter’s Women in Publishing (#womeninpublishing) and has served on the selection committee for the Texas Book Festival. Marika has been a […]
Advice From Pros: Andrea Kiliany Thatcher with Smith Publicity, Inc.
Andrea Kiliany Thatcher is the Publicity Manager for books and authors in the arts and entertainment field with Smith Publicity, Inc., a full-services publicity firm for authors and publishers. With experience working for publishing houses, magazines, and booksellers, Andrea as a wealth of publishing industry experience to her credit. Passionate about author success, Andrea is […]
Advice From Pros: Lou Aronica with The Story Plant
Lou Aronica is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author with a vast number of titles to his credit. Lou has been highly recognized for his works, including winning the World Fantasy Award for his Full Spectrum Anthology. His industry experience includes working as an editor and publisher for Bantam, Berkley Publishing Group, and Avon Books. […]
Advice From Pros: Reagan Rothe with Black Rose Writing
Reagan Rothe is the found of Black Rose Writing, an independent publishing house established in 2006. The Texas-based publishing company doesn’t see authors as clients or just another number on a page, but rather as individual people, applauding each and every one and giving them a chance at their dream. Reagan was kind enough to […]