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Saturday, April 7 • 12:45pm - 2:15pm
6B: Agents and Editors of Color Roundtable
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Join a lively and vital discussion among prominent authors, literary agents, and editors of color as we share experiences of issues we've uniquely encountered in our projects and our careers. Get advice on what you might expect in your own career and how to navigate it. The talk will build on ideas discussed in last year's vibrant Writers of Color Roundtable, but all attendees are welcome!

Moderators
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Jennifer De Leon

Author, WISE LATINAS
Jennifer De Leon is the author of the YA novel, Don’t Ask Me Where I’m From, forthcoming from Atheneum/Simon & Schuster (Caitlyn Dlouhy Books), and the editor of Wise Latinas: Writers on Higher Education (University of Nebraska Press, 2014). In 2017 De Leon was selected as a... Read More →

Speakers
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Patricia Engel

Author, THE VEINS OF THE OCEAN
Patricia Engel is the author of Vida, which was a finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Fiction Award and the New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award,  winner of Colombia’s national prize in letters, the Premio Biblioteca de Narrativa Colombiana, and named a New York Times Notable... Read More →
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Christine Pride

Editor, Simon & Schuster
Christine Pride joined Simon and Schuster in 2016. She spent more than a decade as an editor at various corporate imprints including Doubleday, Broadway, Crown and Hyperion, and then, most recently, struck out on her own for a wonderful three year stint as a freelance editor and ghostwriter... Read More →
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Asata Radcliffe

Editorial Director, 2040 Review
Asata Radcliffe is a writer and independent filmmaker. She is the founder and Editor for the 2040 Review. She writes fiction, speculative & science fiction, essays, and is a reviewer for Kirkus Reviews. Asata has writing that has appeared or is forthcoming in anthologies and literary... Read More →
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Eric Smith

Literary Agent, P.S. Literary Agency
Eric Smith is an associate literary agent with P.S. Literary, focusing mostly on Young Adult fiction, with a bit of non-fiction and literary fiction in the mix. He loves YA books that make him cry, non-fiction that challenges him, and literary novels that are hard to define.He also... Read More →
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Jennifer Chen Tran

Literary Agent, Bradford Literary
Jennifer Chen Tran has been an agent at Bradford Literary since September 2017. She represents both fiction and non-fiction. Originally from New York, Jennifer is a lifelong reader and experienced member of the publishing industry. Prior to joining Bradford Literary, she was an Associate... Read More →


Saturday April 7, 2018 12:45pm - 2:15pm EDT
Stuart Room - 4th Floor