Slider Editor
With over fifteen years of experience in publishing, including almost a decade as an editor at Macmillan, Whitney represents all the genres she loves and reads herself– middle grade, young adult, and adult fiction across all genres, with an emphasis on historical, SF & fantasy, romance, and contemporary fiction. She is also open to non-fiction submissions in the areas of design, cooking, and fashion.
Whitney loves to read novels set in unusual time periods and locations, whether that involves a fantastical element or not. She is rarely able to resist the trickster king motif, and has a weakness for read-between-the-lines subtle romances. And she can’t wait to be surprised by tropes turned upside down, and unusual takes on old favorites. Yet she's constantly intrigued by books not on her "wish list," and is always open to stories with compelling characters and emotionally involving plotlines.
Whitney loves partnering with authors in every stage, bringing her editorial experience and genre expertise to support her clients and their publishing journey. In her spare time, she enjoys competitive sports such as cooking and shopping, and tasting wines with her winemaker husband.
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BREAD & BUTTER
I specialize in sf/f and romance but represent most commercial genres. I particularly enjoy retellings of classics with a twist, reimagined takes on history & mythology, read-between-the-lines romance (aka depth and layers), horror with a thread of romance, lyrical writing & unique premises, and both gritty and cozy settings & storytelling.
BOOKS I WISH I REPRESNTED
Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett
The Bird & Sword Chronicles by Amy Harmon
Vespertine by Margaret Rogerson
Book Lovers by Emily Henry
Burn for Me by Ilona Andrews
Fire by Kristin Cashore
Full Speed to a Crash Landing by Beth Revis
The Rose Garden by Susanna Kearsley
Dead Silence by S.A. Barnes
Uprooted by Naomi Novik
The Casey Duncan series by Kelley Armstrong
Troubled Waters by Sharon Shinn
The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
TASTE SCALE
Bottom Line
Ultimately, I am actively looking for new and fresh takes on classic tropes in all genres, but I am constantly surprised by books not on my “wish list,” and I’m always open to stories with compelling characters and emotionally involving plotlines.
Submissions
Whitney is currently closed to queries.
