Short list this week. I didn't have much time to search for new info between catching up after my vacation and starting to take care of verifications. Anyway, here are a few items for you. Have a good weekend!
Conferences
Publisher’s Weekly has started hosting breakfast discussions panels, and the second one is coming up November 14th, titled “Comics & Graphic Novels: Harnessing the Power of Visual Literature.” It costs $45 (including breakfast). If you’re in the NYC area, it looks to be an interesting panel, especially if you’re not familiar with the genre. Here’s the description I pulled from their site: As the web, mobile content, social networking and video games become the language of youth culture, many feel that graphic novels will become an even more important tool for literacy and education. Our panel will explore the growing impact of comics and graphic novels on the book market and will discuss the latest domestic and international trends in comics publishing. MODERATORS: Calvin Reid, Senior News Editor, PW, and Co-Editor, PW Comics Week and Heidi MacDonald, Writer, The Beat, and Co-Editor, PW Comics Wee. PANELISTS: John Cunningham, V-P of Marketing, DC Comics; Dan Frank, Editorial Director, Pantheon Books; Rich Johnson, Co-Publishing Director, Yen Press; Bill Schanes, V-P of Purchasing, Diamond Comic Distributors
Submissions
General. Water~Stone Review is accepting submissions through December 10th. Novel excerpts are accepted but all submissions are limited to 5000 words.
International. All the way from Hong Kong, Yuan Yang is looking for short stories in English. Submissions are now until Dec 3.
Literary. JMWW wants fiction for the winter issue. They’re looking for “
strong characters whose motivations are not always known to us but can be explained within the confines of common sense. We like surprise endings but not gimmicky ones. Any genre is accepted as long as the story is well-crafted.”
Literary. Oracle, Brewton-Paxton College’s lit mag, is looking for stories (4000 word limit) for their spring issue. Deadline is February and they ask for first American Serial rights.
Literary. A very topic focused magazine, you are here: the journal of creative geography, is looking for mss about what place means to you and the differing perceptions of place. The deadline for the next volume if January 20th.
Books. Denlingers is closing its doors in 2008. Pedlar Press is only taking submissions from Canadian authors.
Revolving Door
Taunton Press: Don Linn, former owner and CEO of Consortium will succeed Jim Childs as publisher.
Free Press: Starting next week, Hilary Redmon will leave Viking to join Free Press as a senior editor.
Doubleday: Religion editor-in-chief Trace Murphy has been given the additional role of associate publisher, reporting to Doubleday Religion director Kevin Tobin. His assistant Darya Porat has been promoted to assistant editor.
Norton: Brendan Curry and Tom Mayer have both been promoted to associate editor. Mayer will be acquiring books on literary, cultural, and historical subjects.
Little, Brown Children's: Rachel Wasdyke has joined as a publicist. She was previously an assistant publicist at Bloomsbury Children's.
Ballantine Books: Kate Collins has joined as a senior editor, reporting to editorial director Linda Marrow. She was at Pocket, focusing on women's fiction, historical romance and romantic suspense.
Atlantic Books: Founder Toby Mundy will become ceo and publisher, while continuing to acquire 10 to 12 books a years. Deputy managing director and sales and marketing director Daniel Scott will become managing director; publishing director Ravi Mirchandani becomes editor-in-chief; with both reporting to Mundy. Sarah Norman is being promoted to editor, and the company will hire a new sales manager.
Granta Magazine: Adelaide Docx has been appointed US associate editor. Alex Clark has been hired as deputy editor. For the past two years she has been the Observer's deputy literary editor.
Grand Central Publishing: Jaime Levine has been promoted to executive editor. She's been with the house for ten years.
St. Martin's Press: Jason Pinter is leaving to focus on his career as a novelist and Lyons Press editor Ronnie Gramazio has left editing to pursue other related fields in New York.