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Katie McGuire
Alcove Press / Crooked Lane Books
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I am currently senior editor at Alcove Press / Crooked Lane Books. Alcove is my main editorial focus, though I’m looking an array of adult fiction projects for both imprints, especially in the romance, science fiction, fantasy, horror, and crime fiction spaces. Previously, I’ve held editorial roles at Pegasus Books, Tapas Entertainment, and the Quarto Group. At Pegasus, I acquired and edited both fiction and nonfiction; at Tapas, I acquired and then developed webnovels, especially in the romance, fantasy, and action/adventure genres; and at Quarto, I edited illustrated nonfiction titles, primarily in the pop culture and entertainment categories. I also hold an MFA from Emerson College in Popular Fiction Writing and Publishing. In both my personal and professional lives, I’m a huge genre reader, and I especially enjoy stories that blend genres and put tropes into brave new worlds. I love character-focused stories that delve into interpersonal relationships—be they romantic, found family, or otherwise—and that really focus on the characters interacting with each other and the surroundings in which they find themselves. I’m a sucker for voice, especially a narrator with a dry wit. I’m interested in seeing exciting new takes on superheroes and spies in any of the genres listed above! Anything that takes place backstage or behind the scenes, showing readers the lives of performers or creators in public and private, is my catnip. For horror, I’ll pretty much try anything once—slashers, supernatural, body horror, etc.—as long as it has something to say. For romance, I’ll pick rivals- or enemies-to-lovers over friends-to-lovers any day of the week, I love a complication (family, society, cultural differences, etc.) on the way to the HEA, and I adore a seemingly impossible/against-all-odds/we-found-love-in-a-hopeless-place kind of love story. I’m predominantly looking for standalone projects, but am open to those with series potential. I’ve listed as many favorite books, authors, shows, and movies as I could think of below, to give you a better idea of the vibes that speak to me. My biggest wishes right now: I am not the right fit for: Fun facts about me: I was a swim instructor and a lifeguard for a lot of years (my certs have since lapsed, unfortunately).
Submission Guidelines
Alcove is open to both agented and unagented manuscripts. Agents, feel free to send pitches directly to me at ka***********@*********ss.com. Authors, if you’re planning to submit without an agent, see the link below to Alcove’s QueryTracker. Please also note that I am senior editor at a publishing house and I am not a literary agent. I’ve received a number of queries from authors seeking representation in recent months and want to make it clear that I am not the right person to reach out to for that. I am also not able to review unagented submissions emailed directly to me. Such submissions will be deleted. Guidelines & Details Vital Info katie.mcguire@alcovepress.com @katielizmcguire Linkedin Website
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