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practical experience, FTW
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Does anyone know who the acquisitions editor for SF/Fantasy is at TOR? I've Googled, Yahooed, hunted through blogs, and I can't put a name with the title. I don't want to use the dreaded...Dear Editor...how crappy is that?
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He won't take it personally. Seriously. Just query.
Or call the front office and ask.
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Cultus Gopherus MacAllister
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You might find this old AW thread worth looking at too.
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No Time For Chitchat, Kemosabe.
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Tor has bought approximately ten projects from their slush pile in the history of the imprint, last I heard. And, they get approximately a billion slush queries a months
If you want to find an editor, find books kind of like yours on the bookshelf, and see who their editors and agetns are. Look in the acknowledgements page. You'll find 'em. |
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I wish it were me :P I wanna be an editor (or agent, either is fine by me) and editing SF would be the ultimate dream come true >__<
I'm graduating in december if anyone wants me (hinthint )I second the advice to go for an agent.
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Cultus Gopherus MacAllister
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Thump, if you're serious, look into an internship. It's a good way to get both feet in the door. Most publishers have 'em and Tor's is especially well thought of.
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practical experience, FTW
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Its a husband and wife team - hayden something. They have a blog - I'll see if I can find a link.
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practical experience, FTW
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here's a link to their website, which contains a link to their blog 'making light':
http://nielsenhayden.com/ Last edited by oscuridad; 10-01-2007 at 01:56 AM. |
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Cultus Gopherus MacAllister
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No, the SF acquistions editor at Tor is not the Nielsen Haydens. It really isn't.
PNH is the head of the SF division. TNH now works at Federated Media. Follow the guidelines; really. I am speaking wisdom here. When an unsolicited ms. comes in, an editorial asst. logs it, looks at the front to see where it goes, and it's distributed. It's generally not going to go right to the acquisitions editor; usually someone does a general perusal and QA check, first.
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Cultus Gopherus MacAllister
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Errr . . . .they haven't moved. There are no orphans. TNH has a new job, but she's been consulting at Tor for a while; PNH still heads SF. And edits. Won the Editor Hugo this year. Also has created some of the best SF anthologies, ever.
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No Time For Chitchat, Kemosabe.
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If you want to know who is buying things at what imprint, sign up for Publisher's Lunch. They have a free version that's still very informative.
There are many different kinds of "editor" at different imprints, and it is important to send things to the right one. If you want to find an editor or an agent, go to your bookshelf at the books that are kind of like your in style and demographic, and read the acknowledgments page. Targeting an "acquisitions editor" is not nearly as useful as targeting "the editor who bought the project by that other new-ish author who has kind of the same tone/sense of humor as me." Finding an agent first is a good idea, if you can swing it. Be sure to check any potential agents with Writer Beware, Preditors and Editors, and our own Bewares and Background check board. Just because someone is listed as okay once, doesn't mean that status stays the same throughout all time. Things change, after all. Evidence gathers. |
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practical experience, FTW
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About a year ago, I querried TOR (both the regular and the paranormal divisions), and I was told that they no longer take unsolicited ms. Unless someone else knows differently, I'd say you need an agent. (But, for your sake, I sure hope I'm wrong!!)
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Cultus Gopherus MacAllister
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The Tor web site says they still take open submissions.
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practical experience, FTW
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Okay, well that's good!
Not too many of those publishers left.
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According to http://www.ralan.com/ the senior editor at TOR is Melissa Ann Singer. Probably this is not the same as the acquisitions editor, but I guess if nothing else, it is a name
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Cultus Gopherus MacAllister
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Melissa Ann Singer is an AW member; see this thread.
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Tor has a number of editors for different lines. For example, if you write paranormal romance, there is a separate set of editors. Thus, I would address it the way the FAQ says unless a specific editor has already requested it.
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New Fish; Learning About Thick Skin
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I too would be interested to know who the acquisitions editor(s) is/are at Tor...
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Ah-HA!
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Here's a list of editors at Tor.
It's in my notes, but what's NOT in my notes is how old this list is, or where I found it. In other words, caveat lector. Claire Eddy Moshe Feder James Frenkel Anna Genoese Liz Gorinsky Robert Gleason David G. Hartwell Harriet McDougal Beth Meacham Patrick Nielsen Hayden Teresa Nielsen Hayden Eric Raab Paul Stevens
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Who's going for a beer?
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Anna Genoese is no longer with Tor
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I was invited to submit to them over two and a half years ago (when TNH still was there full time) and haven't heard a peep. Be prepared to be patient.
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Ah-HA!
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Having an agent cuts through the queue more quickly, but I'm impressed that both houses even make the attempt.
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