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M&M Editors/Agents for Manuscript Critique

Have your partial manuscript critiqued by a major editor! If you’d like to know if your manuscript is ready for submission or looking for feedback on what you need to work on, here is your chance. 


Choose from the following list of industry leading editors and agents and purchase your critique(s) today for $150 (each). This includes up to 20 pages (including optional synopsis).


What should you expect from your critique? An editorial letter that includes, but not limited to, thoughts on voice, salability, where it fits in the marketplace/thoughts on comps, and if your manuscript is ready to query or requires further work.


*Critiques are NOT included in the conference fee. You must register for them here:  

 

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**Please note this is on a first come first serve basis and quantities are limited! So don’t wait.

Ann Leslie Tuttle, agent,
Dystel Goderich & Bourret LLC

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Ann Leslie Tuttle joined DG&B in 2017 after working for 20 years at Harlequin Books where she most recently was a Senior Editor. At Harlequin, she was fortunate to work on an extensive and varied list of bestselling and award-winning titles in romance and women’s fiction. She received her B.A. degree from the College of William and Mary and an M.A. from the University of Virginia. Finding and nurturing talented new and established writers has always been Ann Leslie’s passion.


Genres:

  • Women’s fiction, especially beach reads and historical fiction;

  • Contemporary romance

  • Romantic comedies

  • Historical romance

  • Romantic suspense

  • Romantasy

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Michelle Grajkowski

3 Seas Literary

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From the moment Michelle Grajkowski first opened the doors to the 3 Seas Literary Agency in August of 2000, she has been living her dream. (What could be better than surrounding yourself with amazing authors and their exciting and imaginative books?)  Since then, her agency has sold more than 900 books to all the major publishing houses, and has grown from one agent to five! 


Michelle’s client list includes New York Times Bestselling Authors Katie MacAlister, Cathy McDavid, Kerrelyn Sparks and C.L. Wilson. She primarily represents romance, women’s fiction, young adult and middle grade fiction along with select non-fiction projects with a terrific message.  She is currently looking for fantastic writers with a voice of their own.

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Genres:

  • Contemporary romance

  • Historical romance

  • Women's fiction with central romance

  • Romantic suspense

  • Paranormal romance (including fantasy, and romantasy)

  • YA romance  

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Erika Staiger

Spencer Hill Associates

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Erika Staiger is a literary agent assistant at Spencerhill Associates. She re-joined Spencerhill as an assistant in 2024, following a semester-long internship in 2018. She holds an MFA in Fiction from the University of South Florida, where she also taught creative writing and worked as a writing tutor. After graduation, she worked in higher education at the University of Central Florida and as a trivia writer for Rez Events. At Spencerhill, Erika is primarily responsible for reading and responding to query submissions. Her greatest ambition in life is to turn her house into the library from Beauty and the Beast. While she reads a wide variety of genres, some of her favorites are fantasy, romance, and historical fiction centered on the lives of women. She lives in Orlando with her husband, their cat, and a geriatric rabbit.

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Genres:

  • Contemporary romance

  • Western romance

  • Women's fiction with central romance

  • Romantic suspense

  • Romantic mystery

  • Paranormal romance (including fantasy and romantasy)

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Melissa Keir, CEO
Inkspell Publishing

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Growing up in a small town, Melissa created stories in her head and lived them out with her sisters. They climbed through the quarries, built forts among the leaves and pretended they were their favorite television heroines.

 

Always trying to spread joy and happiness, Melissa has written over 30+ stories of couples who eventually find their Happily Ever After. Her award winning and best-selling books are filled with broken heroes and heroines who overcome real-life obstacles and come out stronger than ever. Her children’s books (written under her childhood name- Missy Watling) feature endearing tales infused with important lessons about self-acceptance.


As the Chief Executive Officer of Inkspell Publishing, Melissa has worked with over eighty authors to bring their amazing books to life. Inkspell authors have gone on to become best-selling and award-winning authors in their own right. Inkspell Publishing began as a dream and now shares outstanding contemporary and paranormal romances with readers. The hands-on approach and small publisher experience creates a family among the Inkspell authors. Melissa enjoys helping others reach for the stars.

 

Escaping the cold Midwest winters, she and her husband, along with furbabies enjoy the beaches of South Carolina and can be found talking to the gators and turtles. She posts photos of her gator friends as well as other wildlife. After all, sometimes they have the best advice!

 

She’d love to hear from you! www.melissakeir.com
http://www.facebook.com/melissakeir
www.twitter/melissa_keir
https://www.instagram.com/keirmelissa/

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She says, "I enjoy all romance books but have a fondness for contemporary and paranormal."

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Leticia Gomez, Editorial Director

Savvy Literary

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Leticia Gomez has emerged as a champion of underrepresented voices, from fellow Latinx women, such as Barbara Mujica's Miss Del Rio (forthcoming by Graydon House) to memoirs of Afghan and other heroic immigrant women.

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Prior to starting Savvy Literary, Leticia was a prominent literary/film/television agent who specialized in bringing culturally diverse voices to the forefront. She has helped her clients secure deals with the largest publishers in the world and has seen several of her projects successfully optioned for TV and film rights. As a literary agent, she placed more than 200 bookswith independent and mainstream traditional publishers.

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Genres:

  • Contemporary romance

  • Historical romance

  • Women's Fiction with romantic elements

  • Romantic suspense

  • Paranormal romance (including Sci-Fi, fantasy, and romantasy)

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Erika McIntyre

Kensington Publishing

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Ericka McIntyre is the Western Editor for Kensington Publishing, managing the multi-bestselling Johnstone line of books, as well as acquiring new fiction in the Western, Western Women’s, and Western Romance lines. Her career has spanned more than two decades, including being the Editor-in-Chief and then Editor-at Large of Writer's Digest; working as an editor with and for traditional publishers like Teachers College Press (Columbia University), Indiana University Press, and Adams Media (an imprint of Simon & Schuster); and running her own editorial business for thirteen years. She loves working with writers to help them polish their prose, and one of her favorite things is demystifying the publishing process for new authors. You may learn more about her at her website: www.ErickaMcIntyre.com; and more about Kensington Publishing at: https://www.kensingtonbooks.com/

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Genres:

  • Western women's fiction

  • Western romance

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Reagan Rothe, Owner 
Black Rose Writing

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Reagan Rothe is the creator and owner of Black Rose Writing, an Indie Press in Texas, the host of the Heard it Through the Rosevine podcast, and a fellow published author. He is an Amazon and Facebook Ad ninja, serves on Ingram’s Publisher Advisory Board, and is a Social Media Certified Professional. Rothe has contributed to IBPA’s Independent, NetGalley Insights, and other reputable literary channels. He lives with his beautiful wife, Minna, and has two children, Lena and Walter Lee.

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Genres:

  • Historical romance

  • Contemporary romance

  • Romantic Comedies

  • romantic suspense

  • Women’s fiction with a central romance

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Kiana (Kiki) Nguyen 

Donald Maass Literary Agency

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Kiki Nguyen started in publishing in 2015 with an internship with Wunderkind PR, independent book publishing PR company, working on campaigns with authors such as Ernest Cline. There, she discovered a practical industry for her codependent love of fiction. In 2016, Kiki went on to intern with DMLA where she soon joined the team full-time as an assistant literary agent. 

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Kiki is currently building her client list within young adult and adult fiction across genres with a focus on queer and BIPOC authors. She has represented New York Times, USA Today, Sunday Times, and award winning titles.
 

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Genres:

  • Women's Fiction with a central romance

  • Contemporary romance

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Scott Eagan

Greyhaus Literary​

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Scott Eagan opened Greyhaus Literary Agency in 2003 focusing exclusively on traditional romance and women’s fiction. He holds a BA in English Literature, a MA in Literacy and a MA in Creative Writing.

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Scott is an active member of the Romance Writers of America and still dabbles in writing as a hobby.

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Outside of the agency, Scott is an instructor with the UCLA Extension Program teaching in the Publishing. He also provides critiques with Writer's Digest and does book reviews with Publisher's Weekly.

 

His family continues to keep him busy with one who is a university swim coach and swims competitively; one who is a university equestrian coach and rides competitive Hunter/Jumper equestrian; and one who is a dance choreographer, coach and is also looking to pursue a dance career.
 

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Genres:

  • Contemporary Romance

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