AGeNT
Rachel Beck
Senior Agent
LIZA DAWSON ASSOCIATES
Rachel Beck has been in the publishing industry since 2009. She was an editor at Harlequin before transitioning her skills to the agent world in order to be a champion for authors. Rachel believes that the right book can change or heal a life, and she wants to find those. She’s also interested in lighter fiction that helps you escape—and nonfiction that teaches you something about an obscure topic.
From thriller to how-to, and epic fantasy to memoir, Liza Dawson authors span almost every genre.
SEEKING: Fiction: Non-Genre Fiction, Family Saga, Upmarket, Book Club. Think Taylor Jenkins and Frederick Backman.
AGenT
Kaylyn Aldridge
Junior Literary Agent
METAMORPHOSIS LITERARY AGENCY
Kaylyn is seeking young adult, new adult, and adult fiction across romance (all heat levels welcome), LGBT+ fiction, and commercial fiction. She enjoys stories following Black and/or LGBT+ characters (not centered around trauma); dark, weird, and offbeat stories (think Jennifer’s Body, Ginger Snaps, Fresh, or Teeth); unique takes on classic stories; and paranormal romances (vampires, werewolves, ghosts, etc.).
Metamorphosis Literary Agency is dedicated to helping authors achieve their goal of traditional publication.
SEEKING: Fiction: YA. NA. Adult. Commercial.
Romance. LGBTQIA. Dark. Paranormal.
PUBLISHER
Samantha Millburn
Senior Editor
SHADOW MOUNTAIN PUBLISHING
Samantha Millburn has happily dedicated her work life to editing excellent books. She loves collaborating with talented writers and the honor of helping turn their manuscripts into masterpieces. She has done so with more than four hundred books from dozens of authors.
Shadow Mountain cultivates stories worth telling, questions worth exploring, and beauty worth sharing to improve the lives of families, children, and our society.
SEEKING: Fiction. MG. YA. Adult. YA Contemporary.
MG. YA. Adult Fantasy. Contemporary. YA Romance. Women’s fiction. Multicultural. Mystery.
Nonfiction. Adult. MG. YA.
History. Biography. Memoir. Multicultural. Cookbooks.
Religious content for non-denominal audience.
Alan Smith
Director Sales & Marketing
ROAN & WEATHERFORD PUBLISHING
PUBLISHER
Alan Smith is seeking Young Adult pitches in Speculative fiction, Historic fiction and real events, lesser known history or an interesting spin; Blended Westerns, think zombies, paranormal, romance, contemporary; Anything YA, fantasy, contemporary, romance; Adult Fantasy and Horror.
Roan & Weatherford is home to 7 unique publishing imprints—each with its own voice, vision, and stories to tell.
SEEKING: Fiction. Non-Fiction.
Adult. YA. MG. Childrens.
Sci-Fi. Fantasy. Thriller. Western. Historical. Romance. Upmarket.
PUBLISHER
Terry Whalin
Acquisitions Editor
MORGAN JAMES PUBLISHING
Terry Whalin understands both sides of the editorial desk–as an editor and a writer. Terry worked previously as a book acquisitions editor at Howard Books, an imprint of Simon and Schuster and David C. Cook and also ran his own literary agency. He has written more than 60 books for traditional publishers.
The vision of Morgan James is to publish titles that educate, encourage, inspire, and entertain with current, consistent, relevant titles available everywhere books are sold. ​
SEEKING: Clean Fiction & Non-Fiction.
Faith. Adult. NA. MG. Childrens. All Genres.
Kathy Stanley
Producer
FiLM
Kathy is the President of Marketing, Distribution and Public Relations at Cobblestone Bridge Entertainment Group. She is looking for book to film adaptations. She loves a compelling story with good crossover potential. Her team have produced films such as the Pirates franchise, Deadpool franchise, Oscar Nominee for Best Picture Women Talking, and dozens of others.
SEEKING: Fiction. Non-Fiction. YA. NA. Adult. All Genres.
We encourage you to do your research to determine the best pairings for your manuscript. Click on Book A Pitch to reserve a spot with your top matches. You may select as many options as you wish—as long as they are a match for your work.
