Laurie Chittenden – Editor

I see working together as much about teaching as I do editing. I work closely with my authors, just as I would in-house at one of the big five publishers or if you were taking my graduate course in manuscript editing at NYU (New York University), providing concise, clear direction so you can revise your manuscript and take your next steps armed with the knowledge to succeed in a highly competitive industry. As a former Executive Acquisitions Editor and Agent with over 25 years experience editing and positioning award-winning and bestselling fiction and nonfiction for Penguin Random House, HarperCollins, Simon and Schuster, and Macmillan I will use my insider knowledge to help you develop your manuscript, identify the market, and create an effective pitch that will help your book stand out. If you have a story to tell I can provide the direction that will help you revise and market your manuscript whether to literary agents, publishers, or book buyers.

I have edited and acquired authors who have been winners or finalists of the National Book Award, Pulitzer Prize, Good Reads Best Fiction, Independent Booksellers Association Benjamin Franklin Award, Hurston Wright Legacy Award, The American Book Award, NAACP Image Award, National Outdoor Book Award, Gold Medal Florida Book Award, Colorado Book Award, as well as Historical Novel Society, Washington Post and New York Times best-of lists, Reese Witherspoon Book Club picks, Oprah Bookclub picks, Good Morning America Bookclub picks, Richard and Judy Bookclub picks, and multiple New York Times and international bestsellers

Areas of expertise include literary fiction, commercial fiction, historical fiction, African-American fiction, romance, young adult and middle grade fiction, memoir, narrative nonfiction, history, general science, diet, exercise, how-to, spirituality, pet books and parenting.