Anita Diggs – Editor

 Acquired Biography, Memoir and Science books for independent book publisher.
 Provided strategic direction to increase company revenues for pop culture books.
 Critiqued, developed and edited twenty books per year.
 Wrote sales material for 20 books to include in catalogs and on book covers.
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 Acquired titles in areas ranging from biography, contemporary affairs to fiction.
 Critiqued, developed and edited over twenty-five fiction and nonfiction books per year.
 Managed ongoing relationships with 25+ literary agents and reviewed over 300 manuscripts and proposals per year; handled all negotiations, developed book ideas from concept to Production.
 Managed three full time staffers and five interns.
 Scheduled and coordinated all aspects of publication calendar in order to meet all applicable deadlines.
 Raised profile of the division through interviews with New York Times, New York Daily News, Chicago Tribune, Associated Press, WABC-TV “Eyewitness News” and NY1 News.
 Frequent guest speaker/lecturer at writers workshops, conferences and seminars

 Acquired titles - fiction.
 Critiqued, developed and edited fiction .