HUGE THANK YOU

Thanks so much to everyone who participated in the Publishing Gives Back Auction!

I couldn't be more grateful to the remarkable group of publishing professionals that were so generous with their time and expertise.  Without them and the generosity of our bidders, we would not have raised over $16,500 in donations for Hurricane Sandy relief.

I've responded to all of the donation receipts I've received, so if you've sent one and haven't heard from me it's because I didn't get your e-mail.  Please resend.

That said, 98% of the donations are in, and I'm just so humbled by your generosity.

Thanks for making a difference, and have a fabulous 2013!!

JESSICA FAUST -- BOOKENDS LITERARY AGENCY -- PARTIAL CRITIQUE WITH FOLLOW-UP MEETING OR PHONE CALL

BIDDING OPEN UNTIL 12/11  9 a.m. EST 

Critique of query letter and first 50 pages with follow-up meeting (if possible) or phone call.

Genres:  women's fiction, contemporary romance, historical romance, mystery, new adult or YA

More on Jessica:

As owner and literary agent at BookEnds, Jessica Faust prides herself on working closely with her authors to make their goals come to fruition.  A veteran of publishing, Jessica began her career in 1994 as an acquisitions editor at Berkley Publishing, Macmillan, and Wiley, where she had the unique opportunity to acquire and edit both fiction and nonfiction. Jessica takes her editing experience to the agency, where she works closely with her authors to create the best possible proposal submissions.

  

Jessica has been a regular columnist with Romantic Times magazine, taught at New York University's Continuing Education Program, been recognized as Agent of the Year by the NYC Romance Writers of America chapter, and is asked regularly to speak at writers' conferences throughout the world. On average she is a guest speaker at eight conferences each year. She is a member of RWA, MWA, and AAR.
https://twitter.com/BookendsJessica
http://www.bookends-inc.com/

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Auction ends 9:00 a.m. EST, Tuesday, December 11th.

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STEPHEN POWER -- SENIOR EDITOR, WILEY -- 10-MINUTE PHONE CONSULTATION ON YOUR PITCH (Up to 10 winners possible on this item!)

BIDDING OPEN UNTIL 12/11  9 a.m. EST 

10-minute phone call, during which you can pitch your nonfiction idea to Stephen and he will give you feedback and help you shape it.  

All bids must start at $10 or more.  The top 10 bids will ALL win this item!!

Genres:  any nonfiction

More on Stephen:

Stephen S. Power is a senior editor at Wiley, where he works on sports, music, history, science and narrative nonfiction. His NY Times bestsellers include The Worst Person in the World by Keith Olbermann, Heaven and Hell: My Life in the Eagles (1974-2001) by Don Felder and Wendy Holden, and Never Give Up: My Stroke, My Recovery and My Return to the NFL by Tedy Bruschi and Michael Holley. His two most recent books, both excellent gifts for the holidays, are Learn Something New Every Day: 365 Facts to Fulfill Your Life by NPR librarian Kee Malesky; and Perfection: The Inside Story of the 1972 Miami Dolphins’ Perfect Season by Bob Griese and Dave Hyde.  He tweets from @stephenspower.

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Auction ends 9:00 a.m. EST, Tuesday, December 11th.

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KIM LIONETTI -- BOOKENDS LITERARY AGENCY -- FULL MANUSCRIPT CRITIQUE

BIDDING OPEN UNTIL 12/11  9 a.m. EST 

Critique of your full manuscript!

Genres:  romance, cozy mystery, women's fiction, young adult and new adult (no fantasy or inspirational) 

More on Kim:

After eight years at Berkley Publishing, Kim Lionetti left her position as Senior Editor to join BookEnds in March 2004. In her editorial work, Kim enjoyed overseeing an eclectic list comprised of romances, westerns, young adult, mysteries, nonfiction, and general fiction.

A member of AAR, Kim is currently focused on growing her list in women's fiction, contemporary new adult, cozy mysteries, young adult (excluding YA fantasy/science fiction), and romance and is only accepting submissions in those categories. Most important, she is looking for fresh voices and compelling storytelling. Given her extensive editorial background, she enjoys helping authors shape their work into more marketable products and seeing their writing as part of the "bigger picture."

http://www.bookends-inc.com/

https://twitter.com/BookEndsKim

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Auction ends 9:00 a.m. EST, Tuesday, December 11th.

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MARISA CLEVELAND -- THE SEYMOUR AGENCY -- PARTIAL CRITIQUE

BIDDING OPEN UNTIL 12/11  9 a.m. EST 

Critique of first three chapters.

Genres:  middle grade

More on Marisa:

http://www.theseymouragency.com/About-Us.html

https://twitter.com/marisacleveland

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Auction ends 9:00 a.m. EST, Tuesday, December 11th.

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JESSE FELDMAN -- ASSISTANT EDITOR, NEW AMERICAN LIBRARY (Pengin USA) -- PARTIAL CRITIQUE

BIDDING OPEN UNTIL 12/11  9 a.m. EST 

Critique of first three chapters and synopsis.

Genres:  romance (all subgenres, including erotic), urban fantasy or cozy mystery

More on Jesse:

https://twitter.com/Jess_Feld

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Auction ends 9:00 a.m. EST, Tuesday, December 11th.

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MARK ECOB -- COVER DESIGNER -- CONSULTATION/ADVICE ON COVER ART

BIDDING OPEN UNTIL 12/10  9 a.m. EST 

Consultation on your rough cover art or advice on starting a cover design from scratch.  This is an amazing opportunity for self-pub authors!

More on Mark:

Mark, founder of Mecob Design, is a graphic designer specializing in book cover design, illustration, photography and art direction.

For the past ten years he's worked for the biggest names in book publishing, including Hodder & Stoughton, The Orion Publishing Group and as Art Director for Canongate Books. He founded his own studio in 2010, whose international client list ranges from the biggest conglomerates such as Penguin, HarperCollins and Little Brown to independents such as Faber, Icon and Quercus. His work has been recognised by the D&AD (Design & Art Directors Association), for whom he has judged international design awards. He has taught at various colleges since 2005, including The Nottingham Trent University, from where he graduated in 2001 after completing a BA in Graphic Design.

You can find his work at www.mecob.org, or follow him @mecobtweets.

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Auction ends 9:00 a.m. EST, Monday, December 10th.

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JESSICA ALVAREZ -- BOOKENDS LITERARY AGENCY -- PARTIAL CRITIQUE

BIDDING OPEN UNTIL 12/10  9 a.m. EST 

Critique of first three chapters and synopsis.

Genres: women's fiction or romance

More on Jessica:

http://www.bookends-inc.com/about_us.html

https://twitter.com/AgentJessicaA

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Auction ends 9:00 a.m. EST, Monday, December 10th.

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JANICE HUSSEIN -- FREELANCE EDITOR -- FULL MANUSCRIPT CRITIQUE

BIDDING OPEN UNTIL 12/10  9 a.m. EST 

Critique of your full manuscript!

Genres:  all romance genres, women's fiction, thriller, mystery, young adult, literary, historical fiction

More on Janice:

http://www.documentdriven.com/

http://documentdriven.com/SmartWriterBlog/

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Auction ends 9:00 a.m. EST, Monday, December 10th.

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MADELEINE RAFFEL -- HSG AGENCY -- CRITIQUE OF QUERY AND FIRST 50 PAGES

BIDDING OPEN UNTIL 12/10  9 a.m. EST 

Critique of query and first 50 pages

Genres:  mystery, thriller, young adult, middle grade, historical fiction or women's fiction

More on Madeleine:

http://hsgagency.com/about

https://twitter.com/mraffel

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Auction ends 9:00 a.m. EST, Monday, December 10th.

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MICHELLE VEGA -- EDITOR, BERKLEY PUBLISHING (Penguin USA) -- PARTIAL CRITIQUE

BIDDING OPEN UNTIL 12/10  9 a.m. EST 

Critique of first three chapters and synopsis

Genres:  young adult, mystery, thriller, suspense or horror

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Auction ends 9:00 a.m. EST, Monday, December 10th.

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LISA ROMEO -- FREELANCE EDITOR -- PARTIAL CRITIQUE & FOLLOW-UP MEETING/PHONE CALL

BIDDING OPEN UNTIL 12/10  9 a.m. EST 

Critique of query letter, synopsis, and first 25 pages; plus follow-up coffee date (if possible) or phone consultation.

Genres:  memoir, essay, narrative nonfiction, or reported nonfiction

More on Lisa:

Lisa is a freelance manuscript editor, writing teacher and coach, specializing in creative nonfiction, especially memoir and essay. She teaches memoir and creative nonfiction in the Rutgers University Writing Program, at The Writers Circle, and privately online, and she edits all forms and lengths of nonfiction for private writing clients.

http://www.lisaromeo.net/

http://lisaromeo.blogspot.com/

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Auction ends 9:00 a.m. EST, Monday, December 10th.

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GAIL FORTUNE -- TALBOT FORTUNE AGENCY -- PARTIAL CRITIQUE

BIDDING OPEN UNTIL FRIDAY 12/7, 9:00 a.m. EST

Critique of first three chapters and synopsis with a 72-hour turnaround!

Genres:  historical/contemporary romance, women's fiction or cozy mystery (no paranormal)

More on Gail:

Gail Fortune is a literary agent and former book editor with over twenty years of publishing experience. Prior to becoming an agent she spent sixteen years at Putnam Berkley (now part of Penguin Group (USA), where she rose from assistant to the Editor-in-Chief to Executive Editor. Her authors won six RITAs, and were nominated for Edgar and Anthony Awards. She published two Publishers Weekly Books of the Year. She edited many other national bestsellers in romance, mystery and narrative nonfiction. She is a graduate of Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.

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Auction ends 9:00 a.m. EST, Friday, December 7th.

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JOSH GETZLER -- HSG AGENCY -- CRITIQUE OF QUERY AND FIRST 50 PAGES

BIDDING OPEN UNTIL FRIDAY 12/7, 9:00 a.m. EST

Critique of query and first 50 pages

Genres:  mystery, thriller, young adult, middle grade, or historical fiction

More on Josh:

http://hsgagency.com/about

https://twitter.com/jgetzler

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Auction ends 9:00 a.m. EST, Friday, December 7th.

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MICHELE BIDELSPACH -- EDITOR, GRAND CENTRAL PUBLISHING (Hachette Book Group) -- PARTIAL CRITIQUE

BIDDING OPEN UNTIL FRIDAY 12/7, 9:00 a.m. EST

Critique of first three chapters and a synopsis, with follow-up phone call.    One month turnaround time!

Genres:  women's fiction or romance 

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Auction ends 9:00 a.m. EST, Friday, December 7th.

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ANGELA JAMES -- EXECUTIVE EDITOR, CARINA PRESS (Harlequin Digital-First) -- COFFEE DATE FOR YOU AND FRIEND, PLUS 15 FREE E-BOOKS!!

BIDDING OPEN UNTIL FRIDAY 12/7, 9:00 a.m. EST

Coffee date at the Romance Writers of America or Romantic Times convention for winner and a friend, plus 15 digital Carina titles of your choice!

More on Angela:

http://nicemommy-evileditor.com/blog/

https://twitter.com/angelajames

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Auction ends 9:00 a.m. EST, Friday, December 7th.

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LOIS WINSTON -- ASHLEY GRAYSON LITERARY AGENCY -- PARTIAL CRITIQUE

BIDDING OPEN UNTIL FRIDAY 12/7, 9:00 a.m. EST

Critique of first three chapters and synopsis

Genres:  mystery, women's fiction, contemporary romance, romantic suspense, or young adult

More on Lois:
Lois Winston is an agent with the Ashley Grayson Literary Agency as well as a critically-acclaimed, award-winning author of novel length fiction and non-fiction. Established in 1976, the agency consists of three agents and handles both literary and commercial fiction, middle grade and young adult fiction, and some non-fiction.

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Auction ends 9:00 a.m. EST, Friday, December 7th.

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KRISTEN WEBER -- FREELANCE EDITOR -- CRITIQUE OF QUERY LETTER AND FIRST 50 PAGES

BIDDING CLOSED

Kristen was an editor with both Grand Central Publishing and Penguin's NAL (helping to launch their Obsidian mystery line), before moving to CA and starting her own freelance editorial business.  She's offering a critique of your query letter and first 50 pages.

Genres:  crime fiction, women's fiction or young adult

More on Kristen:

http://www.kristenweber.com

https://twitter.com/kristenwEditor

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Auction ends 9:00 a.m. EST, Thursday, December 6th.

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NICOLE RESCINITI -- THE SEYMOUR AGENCY -- FULL MANUSCRIPT CRITIQUE

BIDDING CLOSED

Critique of your full manuscript!

Genres:  romance, young adult or middle grade

More on Nicole:

http://www.theseymouragency.com/About-Us.html

https://twitter.com/NicLitAgent

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Auction ends 9:00 a.m. EST, Thursday, December 6th.

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LEAH HULTENSCHMIDT -- SENIOR EDITOR, SOURCEBOOKS -- PARTIAL CRITIQUE

BIDDING CLOSED

Critique of query, synopsis and first three chapters

Genres:  romance or young adult 

More on Leah:

Leah Hultenschmidt is a senior editor at Sourcebooks, acquiring single-title romance for the Casablanca imprint and young adult fiction for the Fire imprint.  She has worked with a number of best-selling authors across multiple genres and has a particular fondness for kickbutt heroines, ice cream of any kind, and episodes of Bones.

 https://twitter.com/LeahHulten

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Auction ends 9:00 a.m. EST, Thursday, December 6th.

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FAITH BLACK -- EDITOR, BERKLEY PUBLISHING (Penguin USA) -- PARTIAL CRITIQUE

BIDDING CLOSED

Critique of first three chapters and synopsis

Genres:  historical fiction, mystery, women's fiction or western novel

More on Faith:

https://twitter.com/FaithBlackGirl

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Auction ends 9:00 a.m. EST, Thursday, December 6th.

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