M&M Editors and Agents
Georgia Romance Writers has the reputation of bringing in some of the industry’s top agents and editors seeking a wide variety of submissions.
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Choose your top THREE Editors and/or Agents for appointments.
Editors / Agents are subject to change and no choice is guaranteed.
2024 Editor List
Kensington
Leticia Gomez, Editorial Director: In Person
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Leticia Gomez is the Editorial Director for Dafina Books, an imprint of Kensington Publishing Corp., which focuses on high-quality fiction and non-fiction that centers on race, identity, and its impact on our experiences. Dafina’s carefully curated list is a home for dynamic stories that innovate and amplify voices too long ignored through books that entertain, challenge, and inspire. Launched in 2000 as the first African American imprint, Dafina has led the market for more than twenty years in highlighting voices of color.
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Prior to joining the Kensington family, 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:
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Upmarket Women’s Contemporary Fiction
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Romance
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Multicultural fiction with a focus on authors of color
Harlequin
Kathryn Lye, editor: In Person
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Kathryn Lye is an editor for Harlequin Heartwarming and a guest editor for several other Harlequin series. During her 20 plus years at Harlequin, she’s acquired and worked with many talented, award-winning authors. Kathryn holds a B.A. from the University of Toronto and completed the publishing program at Ryerson University. She’s an obsessive soccer fan! Kathryn is interested in seeing touching romances that highlight the core themes of home, family, and community.
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Wholesome, clean romance (Harlequin Heartwarming)
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Inspirational romance (Love Inspired)
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Romantic suspense
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Contemporary romance
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Accepting pitches for any Harlequin series
Writing Guidelines for Harlequin Heartwarming:
Black Rose Writing
Reagan Rothe, editor: Via Zoom
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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:
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Historical romance
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Contemporary romance
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Romantic Comedies
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romantic suspense
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Women’s fiction with a central romance
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Entangled
Justine Bylo, Associate Publisher: Via Zoom
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Justine Bylo is the Associate Publisher of Entangled Publishing, where she has a passion for helping authors, getting their books into the world, and, of course, all things romance. She started her career in publishing at Ingram Content Group, where she developed and managed IngramSpark Pro, an admissions-based program for top-tier independent authors, and IngramSpark 2, traditional distribution for those authors. Most recently, she was the Head of Publishing for Libra Press—an author-focused publishing startup. Justine started her career in the unlikely place of television as a writing intern for The Colbert Report. She then worked in reality TV development at Oxygen and Bravo before making the leap to publishing in 2013. Justine is a graduate of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. She lives in New Jersey with her husband and a very sassy tortie.
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Historical romance
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Contemporary romance
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Romantic comedies
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Fantasy Romance
2024 Agent List
Talcott Notch Literary
Amy Collins, agent, In Person
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Amy Collins is an agent with the Talcott Notch Literary Services agency. She has over 30 years in the publishing industry as a Bookstore Book Buyer, Publisher Sales Director, and was the CEO of New Shelves Books, one of the largest book sales and marketing companies in the US. Collins is a USA TODAY and WALL STREET JOURNAL bestselling author and has spent her career working with Barnes & Noble, Target, Costco, Books-A-Million, Wal-Mart, as well as independent bookstores and libraries. Collins is also a trusted expert, speaker, and teacher, featured at conferences and in articles across the globe. In her agent role, Collins focuses on fantasy, sci-fi, romance, and non-fiction. Amy speaks and teaches on market viability authors and is currently traveling the country in a 40’ bus and riding her motorcycle meeting with editors and authors.
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Genres:
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Historical Romance (Pre 1901)
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Contemporary Romance
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Romantic Comedies
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Fantasy Romance
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Romantic Suspense
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Speculative Romance
Dystel Goderich & Bourret LLC
Ann Leslie Tuttle, agent, Via Zoom
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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.
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Women’s fiction, especially beach reads and historical fiction;
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Contemporary romance
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Romantic comedies
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Historical romance
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Romantic suspense
The Tobias Agency
Ann Rose, agent, Via Zoom
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Ann Rose is a California native who left her heart in San Diego, and now resides in Texas after a stint in Florida. Her degree is in Communication from San Diego State University, and her resume runs the gamut from Lifeguard to Business Systems Analyst, but books have always been her passion. Ann is excited to finally merge her love of literature with her past professional experiences as a literary agent with The Tobias Literary Agency after starting her career with Prospect Agency. She looks forward to helping authors build successful, sustainable careers.
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Ann is looking for characters who aren’t afraid to stand up for their convictions and beliefs -whether they fight with their fists or their words. She’s open to all genres of middle grade—and especially love stories that push the MG boundary. By this she means they explore topics that affect middle graders but aren’t always talked about in MG books; like It Happened on Saturday by Sydney Dunlap. Ann also represents all genres in YA. In the adult arena, she adores swoony romances, light sci-fi or fantasy (emphasis on the light side), commercial fiction, and heartwarming - or heart wrenching - contemporaries.
She really enjoys feminist stories that highlight women’s experiences in the world. She is a sucker for a strong female friendship narrative because she truly believes that empowered women, empower women! She’s always looking for unique voices, diverse perspectives, vivid settings, and stories that explore tough topics. Dark and edgy is totally okay too. She is also up for a good revenge plot. Above all Ann is looking for stories with compelling characters that push boundaries and make her laugh and cry, hopefully in the same story!
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She is ready to roll up her sleeves and help her authors create the best books possible, from brainstorming at the idea stage all the way through submissions and beyond. Ann loves attending conferences and sharing her knowledge of the publishing industry.
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Contemporary Romance
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Romantic Comedies
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Fantasy Romance (but not epic/high fantasy)
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Speculative Romance (very selectively)
Holloway Literary
Nikki Terpilowski, agent, In Person
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Nikki Terpilowski established Holloway Literary in 2011. During that time she has and does represent bestselling and award nominated authors. In 2022 she began managing a handful of screenwriters and producing book to film adaptations beginning with Hallmark's Murder In G Major, with several other projects in development.
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Small-town Romance
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Amish Romance
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Historical Romance.
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A native of North Carolina, she is partial to southern settings and voices.
