Agents, & Editor Faculty

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Barbara Poelle (agent), is originally from the west coast. She worked for a Bay Area Publisher before accepting an offer to join the Irene Goodman Literary Agency in New York City, a member of the Association of Authors' Representatives, a highly respected certification for literary agents. Her clients include both fiction and non-fiction writers.

She is a voracious reader and award-winning debater, which allows her to devour manuscripts, and then fight for her favorites. She has a strong background in editing and has no quams about helping writers. She loves mysteries, memoirs, romances, and non-fiction relating to social issues and family relationships. But any writer with a strong, unique voice will get her attention.

Chuck Sambuchino (editor) is the editor of Guide to Literary Agents, and the assistant editor of Writer’s Market. He has worked at several newspapers and magazines, most notably Writer’s Digest. He has just been named editor of Screenwriter’s and Playwright’s Market.

He is a produced playwright, with original and commissioned works produced. His own writings have appeared in a number of magazines and newspapers. He is a frequent speaker at writer’s conferences. His NETWO April appearance will be his sixth in 2008.

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Alethea Spiridon (agent) was an editor at Harlequin Publishing. While there, she was the editor for a book that became a finalist for the coveted RITA Award for Best Romanic Novella in 2007. Early in 2007, she left Harlequin to open her own literary agency, The Spiridon Literary Agency.

She is actively seeking romance, women’s fiction, young adult, middle grade, mysteries, literary fiction, commercial fiction, and some non-fiction.

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Terry Burns (agent) was a successful writer long before he decided to help other writers get their books in print by becoming an agent. He has published both fiction and non-fiction, and more than 200 articles.

In 2007, Terry joined the Hartline Literary Agency. His primary interest is Christian fiction, but says any novel he likes well enough he'll represent. You can find more about Terry at his website by clicking here.

Author Faculty

Britta Coleman is an award-winning author, essayist, and inspirational speaker. Her debut novel, Potter Springs, from Time Warner Books garnered national media attention. It also won the Lone Star Scribe Award from Barnes & Nobel Booksellers. The success of the hard copy edition prompted the publication of a paperback edition. Her second novel is with the publisher now.

Britta’s essays have appeared in anthologies from Guideposts Books and Simon & Schuster. She has written for FYI Television Features, Heros for Humanity, and various newspapers. For more information on this talented writer, visit her website by clicking here.

Jennifer DiCamillo has won over 100 awards for her writing. She has written thirty-five full-length novels in the last five years, all but three published or under contract—and those three are under consideration. The Amazon Shorts program has accepted DiCamillo collection of poetry, the first poetry accepted by the program. She has also written six award-winning plays that were performed in Las Vegas, Nevada.

She has been a motivational speaker for twenty years. So, she can motivate you, and with her writing success, she can direct you in the “write” direction. To learn more about this prolific writer, click here.

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Nancy Robinson Masters is an author of dozens of books, including award winning books published by Scholastic and Capstone Press. She has written more than 3,000 feature articles. Her writing has taken her to Antarctica with the National Science Foundation, at the personal request of the President of the United States, who chose her because he liked her books. She was invited to the Navy’s Top Gun school to write about it from a civilian’s perspective.

She is a strong speaker who motivates her audience to write. Her workshop, The Ace Factor: 5 Top-Gun Tactics for Writing What Sells, and Selling What You Write, is a fast paced session with a top-gun writer that will give beginners as well as advanced writers the five most important tactics they MUST apply to survive and succeed as a writer. If you’re interested in making money writing, don’t miss this workshop. You can visit her website by clicking here.

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Ben Rehder writes comic crime novels. His very first novel, Buck Fever, was nominated for the Edgar Award for Best First Novel. His novels are peopled with wacky characters (like the Vermont prep-schooler masquerading as a gun-toting country-music superstar) and of course have zany plots,

Now, after five successful novels, Ben is in demand as a speaker, not only for his insight into what it takes to succeed in the publishing world, but also for his humor in approaching a serious topic. You can see his talent for humor by visiting his website. Just click here.

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