Agent & Editor Information

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**Pitch sessions will be assigned at the end of January

Adriana Dominguez
Literary Agent
Full Circle Literary 
http://www.fullcircleliterary.com/

Represents: Children's picture books, middle grade novels, and (literary) young adult novels. On the adult side:  literary, women's, and historical fiction, and in the area of non-fiction, multicultural, pop culture, how-to, and titles geared toward women of all ages.

Adriana has nearly 15 years of experience in publishing, most recently as Executive Editor at HarperCollins Children's Books, where she managed the children's division of the Latino imprint, Rayo. Prior to that, she was Children's Reviews Editor at Criticas magazine, published by Library Journal. She has performed editorial work for many important children's and adult publishers, both on a full time basis and as a freelance consultant, on English and Spanish language books. She is also a professional translator, and has worked on a number of translations of best-selling children's books. Adriana joined Full Circle in 2009, and is based on the East Coast. She is interested in children's picture books, middle grade novels, and (literary) young adult novels. On the adult side, she is looking for literary, women's, and historical fiction, and in the area of non-fiction, for multicultural, pop culture, how-to, and titles geared toward women of all ages. Please note Adriana is not accepting science fiction, fantasy, dystopian or paranormal submissions.

Elizabeth Evans
Literary Agent
Jean V. Naggar Agency
http://www.jvnla.com/

Represents: A wide range of nonfiction, including memoir, current affairs, journalism, psychology, pop science, history, humor and relationships. She also represents select titles in upmarket fiction and reality-based young adult fiction. She is always on the lookout for stories of adventure and books that aspire to foster knowledge and understanding.

Elizabeth is an agent at the Jean V. Naggar Literary Agency, where she represents a wide range of nonfiction, including memoir, current affairs, journalism, psychology, pop science, history, humor and relationships. She also represents select titles in upmarket fiction and reality-based young adult fiction. She is always on the lookout for stories of adventure and books that aspire to foster knowledge and understanding. Before joining JVNLA in January 2010, Elizabeth worked for six years with Kimberley Cameron & Associates (formerly the Reece Halsey Agency). She graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Hamilton College with a degree in English Literature and holds an MFA in Writing from the University of San Francisco.  She is the founder of the publishing industry volunteer group Room to Write, which teaches creative writing in NYC public schools.  Her recent books include Thomas Peele's Killing the Messenger, Rebecca Cantrell's A Game of Lies, and Mari Ruti's How to Look for Love.

Kate Schafer-Testerman
Literary Agent
KT Literary
http://ktliterary.com/

**Kate will not be doing individual pitch sessions at the conference. Instead she will be doing two, one-hour round tables with 10 people each time. This will be a time to ask her specific questions about what she is looking for, questions about the industry, how to get the attention of an agent, what goes into a good query...  She will probably also ask each person to briefly share about his/her book.**

Represents: Young Adult and Middle Grade fiction in all genres, including teen chick lit, urban fantasy and magical realism, adventure stories, and romantic comedies.

Kate Schafer Testerman formed kt literary in Colorado in early 2008, bringing to bear the experience of working with a large agency, and nearly four years on, she still enjoys concentrating on all aspects of working with her authors, offering hands-on experience, personal service, and a surfeit of optimism. Her clients include Maureen Johnson, Ellen Booraem, Stephanie Perkins, Carrie Harris, Thomas E. Sniegoski, Josie Bloss, and Matthew Cody, among many other great writers. Kate is a graduate of the University of Delaware’s Honors Program, a former cast member of the New York Renaissance Faire, and an avid collector of shoes. She is seeking Young Adult and Middle Grade fiction in all genres, including teen chick lit, urban fantasy and magical realism, adventure stories, and romantic comedies. She is an active member of the SCBWI and AAR.

Nicole Resciniti
Literary Agent
The Seymour Agency
http://www.theseymouragency.com

Represents: Romance. Mainstream suspense, thrillers, mysteries, YA and inspirational novels are welcome. A consummate science geek and card-carrying Mensa member, Nicole would love to find the next great science fiction/fantasy novel or action/adventure masterpiece.

After a lifetime of battling an addiction to books, Nicole Resciniti admitted she had a problem. The signs had been there all along—tailoring her work schedule to accommodate reading, staying awake at night to finish a novel or sneaking spare moments to skim extra pages. Various jobs (sales, SAT tutoring, high school Marine Biology teacher) couldn’t offset the obsession. But how does one balance a love of books with the practicalities of a successful career? Mary Sue Seymour offered the answer: become a literary agent. Nicole is a member of AAR, ACFW, RWA, and Mensa. She holds degrees in biology, psychology, and behavioral neuroscience.

Steve Mettee
Acquisitions Editor
Quill Driver Books
http://quilldriverbooks.com/

Represents: Nonfiction, including memoir

Stephen Blake Mettee, founder of Quill Driver Books and The Write Thought (TheWriteThought.com) is the author of The Fast-Track Course on How to Write a Nonfiction Book Proposal and the editor of The Portable Writers’ Conference: Your Guide to Getting and Staying Published and The American Directory of Writer’s Guidelines.  All are Writers Digest Book Club selections. The Fast-Track Course on How to Write a Nonfiction Book Proposal has been adopted for use in a number of university publishing courses. During his fifteen years at the helm of Quill Driver Books, Mettee shepherded two titles into Book-of-the-Month Club selections and one onto the New York Times bestseller list. QDB’s authors include names such as Irving Stone, Dr. Ruth Westheimer, and America’s most popular medical columnist Peter H. Gott, M.D., as well as many first-time authors. 

Quill Driver Book’s award-winning titles are distributed nationally and in Canada. Foreign rights to QDB titles have been sold in more than a dozen countries. QDB has been recognized by industry periodical Book Marketing Update as one of the "Top 101 Independent Book Publishers" in the United States and by Writer’s Digest as one the 100 most new-writer friendly book publishers in the U.S

He holds a BA in Journalism from Fresno State University and is currently working on two diet books.In 2008, Mettee sold Quill Driver Books in order to spend more time on other writing and publishing projects but still acts as acquisitions editor for QDB and, as such, is always in the market for exceptional nonfiction manuscripts in nearly any genre. In 2012, The Write Thought is planning on launching a unique publishing venture that will include both novels and nonfiction titles.

Tom Hess
Editor
AAA Encompass Magazine 
http://www.encompassmag.com