Agents/Editors

We are very pleased to announce that once again, a number of editors and literary agents have agreed to read the work of all the finalists. In the previous contest, each finalist received a request to send a full manuscript from at least one editor. Though we can’t promise that will happen again, we are confident that our finalists will be well received by the panel.

Please note: We are still adding members and/or information to our Panel of Experts. 

Editors and agents on the Panel of Experts include:

PAULA EYKELHOF, Executive Editor, Harlequin Everlasting

HILARY SARES, Editor, Kensington Publishing

RAELENE GORLINSKY, Publisher, Elloras Cave and Cerridwen Press

ELAINE ENGLISH, of Elaine P. English PLLC — Attorney and Literary Agent

Elaine English offers a general legal practice that focuses specifically on media, entertainment and publishing law. She assists authors, journalists, photographers and other creators of intellectual property with contracts, copyright, trademark, libel, privacy, etc. Her love of books led her to  offer services as a literary agent.  She represents authors of commercial fiction, including women’s fiction, romances, mysteries and thrillers. She is a member of the Association of Authors’ Representatives, Inc. and is an RWA-recognized agent. She also is an associate member of both Romance Writers of America and Novelists, Inc. She regularly attends a number of writers’ conferences and has judged several chapter contests.

CHERYL FERGUSON, of Ferguson Literary Agency — Literary Agent

CHRISTINE WITTHOHN, Agent, Book Cents Literary Agency