With the announcements from So You Think You Can Write and Wattpad contests, December was a great time to welcome some new authors into the Harlequin family! And some authors also came to us in more traditional ways by submitting to the editors from our site or from conferences or earlier pitches!
Here are some of the highlights for December!
We had 119 titles acquired in December 2013 covering seventeen lines.
Love Inspired Historicals acquired 14 titles, the Harlequin Digital First series 13 titles, American Romance 12 titles and Presents and Kimani 11 titles each.
As for authors, Linda Warren sold eight titles to Harlequin American Romance, with Winnie Griggs (Love Inspired Historical), Shannon Taylor Vannater (Love Inspired Heartsong Presents) and Lisa Marie Perry (Kimani Romance) selling six titles each in December.
Twenty-eight different editors made the acquisitions, with Kathleen Scheibling acquiring 13 titles (for Harlequin American and an anthology), and Malle Vallik acquiring 12 titles for Harlequin Digital First.
As for new/new to Harlequin authors, there were a few–mostly from SYTYCW & Wattpad contests, but through regular submissions as well!
Please welcome first time authors Avril Tremayne (KISS/HarlequinE/SYTYCW/Wattpad), Jen Christie (HarlequinE/SYTYCW), Stephanie London (KISS), Amy Woods (Special Edition), KD Fleming (LI Heartsong Presents), Melinda Di Lorenzo (HarlequinE/Wattpad), Amber Lindley (HarlequinE/Wattpad), Claire Chilton (HarlequinE/Wattpad), Sarah White (HarlequinE/Wattpad), Emmie Mears (HarlequinE), Liz Tyner (Harlequin Historicals), and Tanya Wright (Kiss) along with first time with Harlequin authors Keli Gwyn (Love Inspired Historical) and Cristal Ryder (HarlequinE)!
Whew! We ended 2013 in great shape for 2014, but of course we’re always on the lookout for fresh voices, emotional stories and fantastic authors.
Let us look forward to an exciting 2014!
7 replies on “December 2013 Acquisition Roundup”
A huge shout out to Cristal Ryder and congrats on signing with Harlequin.
So well deserved!
How awesome! I’m so happy to join the Harlequin family!
Love that you’ve joined us too, Emmie! 🙂 Good stories ahead for this year! Welcome all…
Thanks, Layna!! I’m excited to be a Harlequin author. It was thrilling to see my name on this blog.
*waves* to Emmie…fellow HarlequinE author 😀
oops… and waves to Avril, Jen, Melinda, Amber, Claire, Sarah… and everyone else on the SOLD blog 🙂
So surreal to see my name up there, congratulations to all the other authors!! It’s great to be part of the Harlequin family ♥
Thank you Harlequin, I am over the moon! Now off to write the next one….Sytycw was the best! Congrats to all!
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I spent the entire shutdown working. Had no time to wind down. I didn’t see my son much when school shutdown. My one co worker was told to stay home for 3 weeks so I picked up her hours. This year has been really crappy.
Ugh, Janell. Here’s hoping the rest of your summer is better.
Thanks for the info, Carol! Everyone is different in how they deal with the shutdown! I stay at home all the time since I don’t work so I haven’t been too effected but my shopping and errands sure have been effected!
Valri, I’ve been doing most of my shopping online. My local Target is still low on some items – mostly cleaning supplies. Grocery store is pretty much back to normal. Most of the dining in our town is outdoor. I can’t imagine have school-age kids!
Wow–getting your creative process on track must have been daunting–especially with “extra-large dog” glad to have you home. You don’t like coffee–I love coffee and have enjoyed my fortifying 2 cups in the morning even more than usual! How as COVID affected your story lines and characterizations? Best Wishes for all releases!
Interesting question, Virginia. You’ll have to tell me if the tone of my “COVID” books changed any! LOL
Life has changed so much! My dad passed Feb 2. The assisted living facility my folks were at went into hardcore lockdown the beginning of March. Mom couldn’t leave her apartment for 4 months! She was on the third floor, Will be 89 in two months & doesn’t use the phone. My husband and I remodeled the lower level completely and moved her in with us July 1. What a life change and difficult transition for the 3 of us! But we’re working thru it!