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Editor Appointments
The opportunity to have personal appointments with Editors and Agents , is a valuable highlight of the conference. These provide a great way to learn first-hand about the writing industry, to pitch your manuscript or work-in-progress, and to brainstorm ideas, get encouragement, and benefit from industry professionals.
All appointments are available on a first pay, first slotted basis. Appointments will be scheduled by the Conference Appointment Coordinator, Casey Miller. Appointments will be scheduled the week prior to conference, up until conference, so if you want an appointment, please register by August 1st! You will select multiple choices for your appointment needs when you register for the conference. Your appointment information will be in your registration packet.
One of the most valuable connecting points at the ACFW conference is the opportunity for editor appointments. So many authors, so little time. In these ten minute appointments, an editor will quickly assess "Is this a storyline that interests me? Does this author demonstrate knowledge of the craft and of the Christian fiction industry? Is this worth exploring further?"
Title: Publisher for Fiction
Web Site: http://www.thomasnelson.com
Amanda Bostic is the Publisher for Fiction at HarperCollins Christian Publishing (Thomas Nelson and Zondervan). She traces her love of story back to her first reading of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe when she was in 2nd grade, and she’s still amazed by the fact that she’s been getting paid to read books for more than ten years. She loves any great story, but is particularly drawn to suspense and thrillers, contemporary, women’s fiction, and Southern fiction. She makes her home in Nashville.
Currently Seeking: contemporary and women’s fiction; historical fiction with an intriguing hook; romance; suspense; contemporary mystery (especially with humorous elements); minority voicesNot currently seeking: Amish fiction; YA/Middle Grade/Children’s
APPOINTMENT INFORMATION
For unpublished authors, please only request a meeting if you have a completed manuscript.
If you are scheduled for an appointment with Amanda, please bring a 1-2 page pitch to the meeting that includes your hook, a short synopsis, your bio, details on your social media involvement, and sales figures for any published works.
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Title: Acquisitions Director
Web Site: http://www.tyndale.com
Stephanie Broene is the Associate Publisher of Fiction at Tyndale House Publishers. For more than fifteen years, she has loved working with authors to help them cultivate and bring their stories to the page, managing the publishing process from the idea phase to finished product. She has been an avid fan of fiction of all genres for as long as she can remember. She loves studying what makes a story work and is constantly amazed at the way good stories can entertain and communicate truth in a powerful way. Stephanie is a two-time recipient of ACFW’s Editor of the Year Award. Outside of work, she loves to be active and enjoy life with her husband and their three young kids.
Currently Seeking: Currently Seeking: Stephanie is looking for full-length novels with compelling hooks and great writing in the following categories: Contemporary women’s fiction, contemporary romance, Southern fiction (historical or contemporary), historical fiction (including biblical and dual-timeline), and historical romance.Stephanie does not acquire YA or children’s fiction and is not currently looking for sci-fi or fantasy.
Please request an appointment with only one representative from Tyndale. I am happy to accept one-sheets but am most interested to hear a well-crafted, intriguing pitch that catches my attention and pulls me into your story, as well as a brief author bio.
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Title: Editor/Owner
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Linda Fulkerson began her writing career as a copyeditor and typesetter at a small-town weekly newspaper. She has since been published in several magazines and newspapers, including a two-year stint as a sportswriter, and is the author of two novels, two novellas, and several non-fiction books. In 2020, she purchased Mantle Rock Publishing’s backlist and founded Scrivenings Press LLC.
She and her husband, Don, live on a ten-acre plot in central Arkansas. They have four adult children and eight grandchildren. Linda enjoys photography, RV travel, and spoiling her two dachshunds.
Scrivenings Press LLC is a traditional, royalty-paying publisher of clean and Christian fiction. Our Expanse Books imprint publishes YA and adult speculative fiction, and our ScrivKids imprint publishes upper middle-grade fiction.
We only accept proposals for CLEAN fiction. No sexual content, foul language (including euphemisms), crudeness, vulgarity, abuse, or graphic violence will be permitted in our books. Stories do not have to include a religious theme or content, but if they do, we will not accept proposals for books that are “preachy” in nature. Stories that do include a religious theme must be nondenominational so that anyone who embraces a Christian worldview can enjoy them.
We are interested in proposals for Romantic Suspense, Historical Romance, Contemporary Romance, Mysteries, Speculative fiction, and Upper Middle-Grade fiction. We also publish at least two novella collections each year—a contemporary romance theme in February, and a Christmas romance-themed collection around October.
We do NOT publish the following:
• Erotica
• Horror
• Children’s picture books
• Memoirs, Poetry
The preferred manuscript length for Scrivenings Press is 55,000-90,000 words, but we will consider other lengths.
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Liana George is an author, speaker, and publishing professional who believes stories can bring hope, connection, and meaning to everyday life. She is the author of the Hopeful Heart Series, which includes Perfectly Arranged, Perfectly Placed, and Perfectly Matched. She also coauthored Uncluttered: Shaping Your Heart and Home for What Matters Most and wrote Uncluttering Christmas.
As co-owner of Scrivenings Press, a traditional publisher of clean and Christian fiction, Liana serves as Marketing Director and Operations Manager and oversees the press’s financial operations. She manages day-to-day operations, marketing strategy, author support, financial systems, and royalty processes. Her work gives her a practical, firsthand understanding of the challenges authors face when building an audience, promoting their books, and deciding which marketing efforts deserve their limited time and resources.
A Texas native, Liana lives on a small farm outside Houston with her husband, Clint. They have two adult daughters and a much-loved dog, Samson. She enjoys traveling, reading, tennis, Wheel of Fortune, and finding plenty of reasons to laugh.
Looking for strong writing, characters that come to life on the page, tension that keeps me turning the pages (yes, even in a sweet romance), and stories that take me on an adventure.
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Title: Senior Acquisitions Editor
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Rochelle Gloege is a senior acquisitions editor at Baker Publishing Group, where she acquires fiction for Bethany House and Haven. Based in Minnesota’s beautiful Twin Cities, she’s had the privilege of working with many best-selling and award-winning authors during the decades she has been editing and acquiring books.
For all genres, a strong female lead is a must, and elements of intrigue/mystery that keep readers turning the pages are welcome. Romances of any genre with no faith content will be considered for our general market Haven imprint. Authors who have not yet been published must have a completed manuscript available upon request. NOT ACCEPTING: Supernatural thrillers; apocalyptic fiction; Amish, biblical, or dual-time fiction; or YA/children’s.
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Title: Senior Editor
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Laura Helweg is a Senior Editor at Tommy Nelson, a children’s imprint of HarperCollins Christian Publishing. Before coming to HCCP, Laura worked in educational publishing, both as an editor and as a writer. She is a graduate of the Institute of Children's Literature and has a professional certificate in editing from the University of California at Berkeley. At Tommy Nelson, Laura works on everything from board books and picture books to middle grade fiction and YA Christian living. Laura is mom to two little girls with big personalities and loves exploring nature, books, and muddy holes with her family.
Currently Seeking: We want proposals with sample writing for long-form books and full manuscripts for picture books. Writers should include a short bio that gives highlights of their platformBooks with strong holiday ties, especially Christmas and Easter
Devotionals with unique concepts or elements, for preschool, 4-8, 6-10, 8-12 or YA
writers with robust homeschool platforms
unique takes on Bible learning for children
titles that focus on Sabbath—a picture book or a family Sabbath study or activity book
Own Voices middle grade historical fiction (American history)
We are not looking for fantasy or allegory works in any genre
We do not publish YA fiction
We are not looking for general market picture books
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Title: Editor
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Cynthia Hickey is a multi-published and best-selling author of cozy mysteries and romantic suspense/thrillers. She has taught writing at many conferences and small writing retreats. She and her husband run the publishing press, Winged Publications. They live in Arizona and Arkansas, becoming snowbirds with three dogs. They have ten grandchildren who keep them busy and tell everyone they know that "Nana is a writer."
Currently Seeking: At Winged Publications, we are always searching for aspiring authors and established writers with powerful, faith-filled stories to share. We welcome Christian/clean fiction, inspirational romance, cozy mysteries, romantic suspense, historical fiction, children’s chapter and picture books, and women’s fiction that inspire, entertain, and uplift. Our readers love clean reads, compelling plots, memorable characters, and stories of hope, redemption, and love—and we want manuscripts that deliver just that.We are especially drawn to uplifting narratives, page-turning suspense, small-town settings, heartfelt romances, and historical stories with strong moral themes. Whether you’re a first-time author or an experienced storyteller, Winged Publications offers a supportive publishing home where your words can reach a wide audience of devoted readers.
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Title: Acquisitions Editor
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Thomas Hickey is an acquisitions editor and chief financial advisor for Winged Publications.
We are especially drawn to uplifting narratives, page-turning suspense, small-town settings, heartfelt romances, and historical stories with strong moral themes. Whether you’re a first-time author or an experienced storyteller, Winged Publications offers a supportive publishing home where your words can reach a wide audience of devoted readers.
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Title: Executive Editor
Web Site: http://www.loveinspired.com
Tina James is Executive Editor for Love Inspired Books. From the moment she learned to read she could usually be found at a bookstore or the public library searching for a good book. She has been with Harlequin for over twenty-five years and has had the opportunity to work on many series lines and special projects. She is seeking heartwarming inspirational contemporary romance and compelling inspirational contemporary romantic suspense projects.
Currently Seeking: Tina is actively acquiring inspirational romance for the Love Inspired series (contemporary romance 55,000 words) and the Love Inspired Suspense series (contemporary romantic suspense 55,000 words). We’re looking for compelling stories with engaging characters, a sustained conflict and an emotionally satisfying romance. The focus must always be on the hero and heroine as they overcome the obstacles in their paths to find love together. The Christian faith element is integral to all storylines but should feel natural not preachy. Books submitted to Love Inspired Suspense need to be high intensity suspense from start to finish, not mystery or cozy mystery. The book should open with danger, and the hero and heroine need to remain in danger throughout the book and in each other’s company the vast majority of the time. It should be equal parts suspense and romance. Guidelines: https://harlequin.submittable.com/submitAPPOINTMENT INFORMATION
As there are multiple Love Inspired editors attending, please only request an appointment with ONE of us.
In addition, Tina is currently looking for longer trade paperback fiction (90,000-100,000 words) in a variety of genres for Love Inspired Trade. In general, Love Inspired Trade publishes contemporary fiction, suspense/thrillers, historical fiction and historical romance. We are not currently seeking Amish fiction and would be highly selective when it comes to contemporary romance. Specifically, she would like to see the following for Love Inspired Trade: historical mystery, historical thriller, action/suspense spy romance, or contemporary mystery with humor (something like Only Murders in the Building). She would also love suspense/mystery/thrillers, but they would have to be distinctly different from the books Love Inspired Trade currently has on their list.
Guidelines: https://harlequin.submittable.com/submit
Title: Editor
Web Site: http://www.thomasnelson.com
Becky Monds is an Editor for the fiction department at HarperCollins Christian Publishing. After working as an events coordinator and marketing manager at an independent bookstore in Nashville, she joined Thomas Nelson in 2007 as an editor in Fiction. She loves spending time with her husband and twin toddlers, knitting, waterskiing, and, of course, reading great fiction.
Currently Seeking: One of the most valuable connecting points at the ACFW conference is the opportunity for editor appointments. So many authors, so little time. We're experimenting with a new "lightning round" appointment format with the HCCP (Harper Collins Christian Publishing) editors this year, who have agreed to be our test subjects. Appointments with these editors will be ten minutes, rather than the standard fifteen, and only from 2:30-5 on Friday and 2-4:30 on Saturday of the conference. The benefit is that the editors will be able to hear pitches from more authors. Fifteen minutes already didn't seem long enough, you say? It's great practice for interesting a reader in picking up your book. Most book buyers make a decision in under a minute--glance at the cover, read a snippet of the back cover, open to the first page, read a line or two, decision made. In a ten-minute appointment, an editor will quickly assess "Is this a storyline that interests me? Does this author demonstrate knowledge of the craft and of the Christian fiction industry? Is this worth exploring further?"Our thanks to the HCCP editors who are willing to help us experiment with this lightning round appointment format.
I am most interested in young adult, romance, and women’s fiction. Mostly, I am looking for a fresh voice that will appeal not only to the Christian market, but also to the larger general market.
APPOINTMENT INFORMATION
For unpublished authors, please only request a meeting if you have a completed manuscript. Please bring a 1-2 page pitch to the appointment that includes your hook, a brief synopsis, your bio, details on your social media involvement, and sales figures for any published works.
Guidelines: http://www.thomasnelson.com/consumer/dept.asp?dept_id=1117900&category=Contact-Us#Submissions
Title: Senior Editor
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Jessica Sharpe is a fiction acquisitions editor for Baker Publishing Group. She has been editing fiction for twenty years and has worked with several best-selling and award-winning authors. Life has taken her from the Great Plains to the Rocky Mountains to Asia to New York, but she’s now based in the Twin Cities.
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Title: Associate Editor
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Besarta Sinanovic is an Associate Editor for Love Inspired Books. She joined the team in 2022 as an Editorial Assistant and has enjoyed helping bring heartwarming stories to readers ever since. A lifelong romance reader, she also enjoys exploring her city, trying new coffee shops, traveling, and indulging in reality TV when she’s not reading.
Currently Seeking: Currently seeking: Besarta is looking for contemporary inspirational romance for Love Inspired and Love Inspired Suspense (55,000 words). We’re looking for compelling stories with engaging characters, a sustained conflict and an emotionally satisfying romance. For Love Inspired Suspense, submissions also need to include high intensity suspense from start to finish with plenty of danger throughout the book, not mystery or cozy mystery.Additionally, Besarta is currently looking for longer trade fiction (90,000-100,000 words) in a variety of genres for Love Inspired Trade. In general, Love Inspired Trade publishes contemporary fiction, suspense/thrillers, historical fiction and historical romance. We are not currently seeking Amish fiction and would be highly selective when it comes to contemporary romance.
APPOINTMENT INFORMATION
As there are multiple Love Inspired editors attending, please only request an appointment with ONE of us.
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Web Site: http://www.tyndale.com/
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Currently Seeking: I am interested in proposals for full-length novels with great writing and compelling hooks in the following categories: Contemporary women’s fiction, contemporary romance, Southern fiction (historical or contemporary), historical fiction (including biblical and dual-timeline), historical romance, and mystery and suspense geared towards a female readership.My team does not acquire YA or children’s fiction and is not currently looking for sci-fi, thrillers, or fantasy, though we may be open to stories that include elements of magical realism if the overall concept is otherwise a good fit.
Please request an appointment with only one representative from Tyndale. I am happy to accept one-sheets but am most interested to hear a well-crafted, intriguing pitch that catches my attention and pulls me into your story, as well as a brief author bio.
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Title: Editor
Web Site: http://www.whitefire-publishing.com/
Roseanna M. White is a bestselling, award-winning author who has long claimed that words are the air she breathes. When not writing fiction, she’s designing book covers and interiors, and pretending her house will clean itself. In addition to her own slew of novels, Roseanna brings her passion for all things bookish to WhiteFire Publishing Group, which she founded with her husband in 2005.
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Title: Founder and Publisher
Web Site: http://www.whitefire-publishing.com/
David J. White is the founder and publisher of the WhiteFire Publishing Group, including WhiteFire Publishing, WhiteSpark, Ashberry Lane, Chrism Press, and WhiteCrown. He’s always been a lover of books—reading them, but also, after working in a print shop, producing them. He and his family make their home in the beautiful mountains of West Virginia, where he can frequently be found philosophizing about the power of stories to change the world.
Currently Seeking: David is seeking quality books in all genres from a Catholic or Orthodox perspective for Chrism, royal fiction for WhiteCrown, all sub-genres of romance for Ashberry Lane, and general fiction, suspense, and historicals for WhiteFire.Guidelines:
Participation of an individual presenter, agent, editor, or publisher in the ACFW conference does not constitute endorsement by ACFW. Conference attendees are advised to use due diligence and take personal responsibility when choosing industry professionals with whom to schedule appointments or enter into agreement.