* Editorial needs posted

Marlene Bagnull   *                                                      
Publisher and Editor
Ampelos Press
http://www.writehisanswer.com/ampelos_press.htm

Jessica has been with WaterBrook Press for three and a half years. Jessica is the go-to girl for WaterBrook editorial and a great starting point for any questions, concerns, or inquiries regarding our team, authors, and/or books. She works mainly with WaterBrook’s fiction line, where she has a hand in most of the titles that come through, either as a first-pass reader, line editor, or the project’s lead editor.

WaterBrook is committed to creating products that both intensify and satisfy the elemental thirst for a deeper relationship with God. By communicating spiritual truth through books and ancillary products of the highest quality and creativity, we hope to provide a deep well of spiritual refreshment that will give readers a taste of the Living Water.

When it comes to fiction, we like books with organic—even subtle—faith elements. We’re looking for unique voices, fresh twists on genre, and stories that keep us turning pages until long past our bedtimes.

Right now, we’re looking for:

 We are not looking for:

Craig is a freelance writer and editor for several Christian publishing houses, and he represents the acquisition interests for NavPress and Bible.org. For more than ten years Craig served at David C. Cook publishing as Sr. Editor and Sr. Acquisitions Editor. Craig has also written and edited for Victor Books, Scripture Press, and Focus on the Family. He has authored two books, the most recent of which was The Gospel According to Dan Brown (co-author, Jeff Dunn). Craig has likewise been an adjunct professor of English literature and rhetoric at Colorado Christian University’s Colorado Springs campus for more than a decade. He is an experienced editor, teacher, and practicing writer of both fiction and non-fiction.

Non-fiction Clinic
Paid Critiques - fiction and non-fiction book proposals

NavPress Editorial Needs: The Navigators is Christian organization that has been a leader in personal spiritual development for 75 years. As a division of The Navigators, NavPress advances The Navigators mission by focusing on life-transforming products that stimulate spiritual growth. We are interested in partnering with authors who have a passion for positively changing the world one individual at a time.

NavPress is not trying to simply publish good books. As a ministry, we are committed to serving people by facilitating and motivating individual spiritual growth through non-fiction Bible study resource products that are biblically rooted, culturally relevant, and highly practical.

Alice  is editorial coordinator at Multnomah Books, an imprint of the WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc. Her ten years in publishing started at Cook Communications, where she helped develop Sunday school curriculum before joining the adult trade book department. She moved to Alive Communications Literary Agency in 2001, and subsequently worked on the editorial team at WaterBrook Press. Alice has made creative contributions to a number of women’s non-fiction books and has published articles in Focus on the Family magazines. 

Liz manages the Church Resources area at David C. Cook and leads the team responsible for creative church learning resources, Vacation Bible School, and toys, games and activity books. She has been a book editor for Focus on the Family, Cook, and Victor Books. Published books include Wildflower Living: Cultivating Inner Strength in Times of Storm and Drought (WaterBrook), and Bloom Before You’re Planted: Gardening Tools for a Woman’s Soul (Cook). Her children’s picture book, Ragtail Remembers (Centering Corporation), helps children deal with feelings of grief.

Workshop 1E - Choosing the best Publishing Option

Catherine serves as Publisher and Editor for Cladach Publishing, which she founded in 1999. She is the author of the biblical novel Face To Face, and has enjoyed writing for numerous periodicals and book compilations. With a degree in English and post-graduate theological studies, she has served as Bible teacher, lay preacher, church musician, and editor of several nonprofit publications. In addition to her publishing work, Catherine and her husband, Larry, enjoy leading short-term missions and have served in Mexico, Africa, Venezuela, Sicily, and Rome. The Lawtons moved their home and publishing business to Colorado last year after living in northern California for 33 years. They have two married children and three grandchildren.

Kim has been with Harvest House Publishers for more than nine years and now serves the editorial department as a senior editor. Though she has a passion for fiction, Kim has worked with both fiction and non-fiction authors. Currently she is helping to facilitate the pre-production process in the gift book division.

Greatest Editorial Needs - One of our areas of interest is health-related books. We recently did a book on runaway blood sugar that is doing quite well. We try to look for trends, but not too narrow. We usually avoid niches, as a rule. We are looking for authors who are aware of what is interesting in the secular world but who have a passion for sharing that Jesus Christ is the answer to every human need.

In fiction, we are looking for historical romance. We don’t publish science fiction, fantasy, or young adult fiction. We are a conservative CBA house, so we also generally stay away from dark or edgy fiction.

Amy is also a best-selling and award-winning author. She has written hundreds of magazine articles for prominent publications.

Workshop 3D - What's Fresh?
 

Earlybird E2 - Crafting Your First Non-fiction Book
Workshop 2C - "Chick Lit"
Paid Critiques - fiction & nonfiction book proposals, contemporary & women's fiction
 

Mick served five years as an editor and writer with Focus on the Family, acquiring in the categories of relationships and marriage and working with nationally-known authors like Gary Smalley, John Trent, and Emerson Eggerichs. Since coming to WaterBrook in 2005, Mick’s projects span adult fiction and non-fiction categories, including men’s spiritual growth; Bible study; business and leadership; Christian living; parenting and relationships; singles and dating; marriage; sex; youth interests; contemporary fiction; mystery/suspense; church resource; inspirational; pastoral; personal success; contemporary issues; Christianity and politics; personal growth/self-help; popular psychology; spiritual memoir; women’s interest; and postmodern/emergent. Particular interests are fresh approaches to familiar issues and those that compel reexamination spiritual narrative that encourages readers with a broader view of the world and Christian spirituality.

Continuing Session - Please, NO Pat Answers! (with Lissa Halls Johnson)

Editorial Needs - WaterBrook is committed to creating products that both intensify and satisfy the elemental thirst for a deeper relationship with God. By communicating spiritual truth through books and ancillary products of the highest quality and creativity, we hope to provide a deep well of spiritual refreshment that will give readers a taste of the Living Water.

We are interested in books that illuminate Christian life in real, refreshing, and/or provocative ways. We like stories (fiction or non) that make us want to keep turning the pages. We long for books that quickly and clearly capture the imagination. Books that address and deliver help or next steps regarding clear and wide-reaching felt needs always draw our attention. We also like inspirational stories (true and as works of fiction) that are both timely and possess enduring truths.

We are not looking for or contracting:

JoAnne Simmons is a fiction acquisitions editor for Barbour Publishing. JoAnne has been working with Barbour since 2003, first as a freelance copyeditor, then as an assistant managing editor, and now as manager of the Heartsong Present series. JoAnne has had a wide variety of writing and editing experience but loves Christian fiction the most. She is delighted to be in a career that she has dreamed of since childhood. She was born and raised in northeast Ohio and still makes her home there, now with her husband, Doug, and daughter, Jodilyn.

Editorial Needs - Heartsong publishes sweet inspirational romance novels, both contemporary and historical, that stick to our detailed guidelines. We’ve been following a state-based theme for settings, and I’ll continue to look for strong geographical flavor. I’m always looking for creative elements—unique settings, occupations, little known landmarks and history—to put a new twist on the traditional romance story.

Earlybird Workshop E13 - Writing Tight
Workshop 5D - Writing Bible Studies

Editorial Needs - AMG Publishers/Living Ink Books is the publishing arm of AMG International. The profits from AMG Publishers help meet the overhead for the mission division that supports missions in 50 countries. Every book published and sold has a twofold effect — blessing the reader and helping missions throughout the world. AMG is best known for Dr. Zodhiates’ Hebrew-Greek Key Study Bible, the Complete Word Study products, and the youth fantasy series, Dragons in our Midst, by Bryan Davis.

AMG's focus is on books that:

Strang Communications is a multi-media communications company focused on spreading the name and fame of Jesus throughout the world through the mass media. Strang Communications was founded in 1975 by Stephen Strang. We publish five magazines, including Charisma, Christian Life, Ministry Today, Christian Retailing and Vida Cristiana (in Spanish). We are also the publishers of Charisma House Books, Siloam, Front Line, Realms, Casa Creacions, Charisma Kids, Creation House available in a wide variety of topics for every Christian walk.

Keynote - I Have a Dream! (Saturday pm)
Continuing Session - Communicate to Change Lives
Workshop 5G - Heavy Topics with a Light Touch
Paid Critiques - articles, non-fiction book proposals, non-fiction for teens,

Editorial Needs - Seeking a very LIMITED number of titles.

Carol Wilde *
Representing Advantage Books
http://www.advbooks.com

Carol Wilde holds over twenty-five years of experience in print and broadcast marketing communications, including over a decade as a popular music radio host in Chicago. Wilde also enjoys ten+ years in successful multi-channel marketing, trade and consumer event promotion for book and curriculum publishers, including Cook Communications of Colorado Springs, Colorado, and Strang Communications of Lake Mary, Florida.
      In 2001, Carol formed her own marketing and public relations company, serving clients such as Grizzly Adams Productions (G.W. Bush: Faith in the White House, Breaking the Da Vinci Code, The Evidence for Heaven) and Advantage Books. Her writing credits include Young Believers Bible notes and Young Believer Case Files (Tyndale House Publishers), notes for the Quest Bible (Zondervan), the Cup of Comfort Devotions for Women (Adams Media) and How to Start Your Own Business and How to Buy and Sell a House for MacMillan Publishing/ALPHA Books.  Carol currently reports to the retail trade on faith and family films/ DVDs for Video Business magazine. She lives with her husband, Gary, in Moultrie, GA where he serves as priest and rector of St. John’s Episcopal Church.
 

Workshop 1F - Bestsellers, Retail Book Marketers, and You!
Paid Critiques - publicity campaign for your non-fiction book

Stephanie has worked with freelance writers for six years as an associate editor, and is currently working with Barefoot Ministries. She is pursuing her Master's degree in Creative Writing.

Teens Write!

Director of Communications
Washam & Wood, Author Promotion
Christian Conference Online - go to Agents & Other page for more info.
http://www.christianconferenceonline.com

A writer/editor for more than 20 years, Wendy worked for Thomas Nelson, Zondervan, and other houses and magazines as an editor and publicist before partnering in Washam & Wood, an author marketing firm that produces webinars as Christian Conference Online. She has helped to develop and market first-time authors as well as editing best-selling authors, including Dee Brestin, Kathy Troccoli, Robert Whitlow, and Ray Comfort. She is currently acquiring select titles for English Mountain Press.

Workshop 3F - Author Marketing - 1
Workshop 4F - Author Marketing - 2
Paid Critiques - articles, (adults and teens), non-fiction book proposals, picture books,

Editorial Needs - English Mountain Press publishes ebooks exclusively and promotes authors online. EMP partners with authors to produce and co-publish a limited number of nonfiction titles that are marketed through high traffic websites and its own ebook store. Our titles meet the needs of women and families in particular. Occasionally we publish a general interest book (but no fiction). We are most interested in authors who: have established online ministries; are launching a ministry to women; and/or who have a growing email contact base of at least 1,000 to start co-marketing the book with us. EMP’s decision to publish a work is based on online marketability and the author’s willingness to aggressively market the book with us. We seek authors who understand that to be successful, authoring/marketing a book means you’re running a small business. A new media frontrunner, EMP webcasts authors through www.ChristianConferenceOnline.com and promotes authors through www.christianauthor.tv (in production) and www.authorpresskit.net. EMP Productions provides online marketing and custom graphics/design services. For more information go to www.englishmountainpress.com.

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Last Updated:  05/13/2008
     
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