Past QueryFest Agents / Editors
The following agents and editors attended QueryFest 2024 and 2025.
Susan Barnes
Editor, Tor Publishing
www.torpublishinggroup.com
Amanda Barnett
Managing Sr. Editor, Kevin Anderson & Associates
www.ka-writingcom
Joe Brosnan
Senior Editor, Grove Atlantic – Atlantic Crime
www.GroveAtlantic.com
Penelope Burns
Agent, Gelfman Schneider Literary
https://www.gelfmanschneider.com
Moses Cardona
Agent, John Hawkins & Associates
https://https://jhalit.com/
Luisa Cruz-Smith
Editor In-Chief, Mysterious Press
https://mysteriouspress.com
John DeDakis
Independent Editor
https://johndedakis.com
Andrianna deLone
Agent, Creative Artists Agency
https://www.caa.com/
Sean deLone
Editor, Atria Books
https://www.simonandschusterpublishing.com/atria/
Danielle Egan-Miller
Agent, Browne and Miller Literary
https://www.browneandmiller.com/home/
Susanna Einstein
Agent, Dunlow, Carlson & Lerner
https://dclagency.com
David Forrer
Agent, Inkwell Literary Management
https://www.inkwellmanagement.com/
Renée Fountain
Agent, Gandolfo, Helin & Fountain Literary Management
www.ghliterary.com
Ronald Gerber
Agent, Lowenstein Associates
https://lowensteinassociates.com
Kendra Harpster
Executive Editor, Kevin Anderson & Associates
www.ka-writing.com
Elena Hartwell
Editor, Allegory Editing
https://allegoryediting.com/
Jaime Levine
Executive Editor, Kevin Anderson & Associates
www.ka-writing.com/
Sandy Lu
Agent, Book Wyrm Literary Agency
https://www.bookwyrmlit.com/
Jill Marr
Agent, Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency
https://dijkstraagency.com/
Gina Panettieri
Agent, Talcott Notch Literary Agency
https://talcottnotch.net/
Charles Perry
Publisher, Mysterious Press
https://mysteriouspress.com
Alyssa Pfingst
Editor, Amplify Book Coaching
https://amplifybookcoaching.com
Zoe Quinton
Editor-in-Chief, Fringe Press
https:https://fringepublishers.com/
Adriann Ranta Zurhellen
Senior Editor, Kevin Anderson & Associates
www.ka-writing.com/
Ellen Scordato
Editor, Stonesong
https:stonesong.com/
Alec Shane
Agent, Writers House
https://www.writershouse.com//
Alice Speilburg
Agent, Speilburg Literary
https://www.speilburgliterary.com/agents/
Gretchen Stelter
Editor, Sourcebooks
www.sourcebooks.com
Jess Taylor
Editor, Revizion Editorial
www.revizion.net
Nikki Terpilowski
Agent, Holloway Literary Agency
https://hollowayliterary.com/
Alexa Wejko
Editor, Soho Press
https://sohopress.com
Carter Wilson
Editor, Unbound Writer
www.carterwilson.com
Elizabeth Winick-Rubenstein
Agent, McIntosh & Otis
https://mcintoshandotis.com
Thank you to our 2025 Sponsors
ITW Community
- patrons
- sponsors
- supporters
Actives
Sandra Brannan
Clive Cussler*
Dirk Cussler*
Shane Gericke*
Faye and Jonathan Kellerman*
John Lescroart
Joanie McDonell
Karin Slaughter
Larry D. Thompson
Associates
Tucker Andersen
Andrew Kimball
Actives
Kathleen Antrim*
David Baldacci*
Neal Baer
Steve Berry*
J. Jackson Bentley
Gary Braver*
Sandra Brown*
Dale Brown*
John Case*
Lee Child*
James Comey
Michael Connelly
Glenn Cooper
Richard Curtis*
Jack F. Du Brul*
David Dun*
Joseph Finder
Brian Garfield*
Tess Gerritsen*
Leslie Glass*
Jeff Gunhus
Vicki Hinze*
Lisa Jackson
Alex Kava*
Raymond Khoury
Deborah LeBlanc
Eric Van Lustbader*
D. P. Lyle M.D.*
Gayle Lynds*
Steve Martini
Brad Meltzer
David Morrell*
Katherine Neville*
Michael Palmer (2004-2013)*
James Patterson*
Andrew Peterson
Douglas Preston*
Lissa Price
Keith Raffel
Christopher Reich*
James Rollins*
M.J. Rose*
JoAnn Ross
Hank Phillippi Ryan
John Saul*
Andy Siegel
Susan Arnout Smith
R.L. Stine*
Brad Thor*
Lisa Unger
Paul Vidich
Associates
Maria Carvainis
Leisure Books*
JK Franko*
Brian Hand
Ed Mitchell*
Henry Morrison*
Adrian Muller*
Bill Sewell
Tor/Forge Books*
Your Book Is Your Hook!
Actives
Steve Alten*
Ashok Banker
Ted Bell*
Emily Benedek
Janet Berliner-Gluckman*
Gary Birken
Mike Bond
Sandra Brannan
Allison Brennan
Mike Brogan
Jan Burke*
Lorenzo Carcaterra
Lincoln Child*
Stephen Coonts*
Brian D’Amato
B. J. Daniels
Nelson DeMille
Eileen Dreyer*
Joanna Elm
Linda Fairstein*
Vince Flynn (2004-2013)*
Chris Fox
Joel Goldman*
Howard Gordon
Heather Graham*
Thomas Greanias
Gary Grossman
Humphrey Hawksley
Bonnie Hearn Hill*
Mark Imhof
Alan Jacobson
Judith Kelman*
Harley Jane Kozak
Jon Land
Dennis Lynds (2004-2005)*
Patricia McLinn
Michael McMenamin
Francine Mathews*
Nan McCann
Kyle Mills*
Twist Phelan
Christopher Rice*
Wendy Roberts
John Sandford
James Siegel*
Carl T. Smith*
Deborah Smith*
Taylor Smith*
L.A. Starks
Mariah Stewart*
Peter Straub*
Lee Strobel
M. Diane Vogt*
Thomas Waite
Stuart Woods*
Associates
Linda Adams*
Brilliance Audio*
Mike Brogan
Brian Godden
Steve Hadden*
Emory Hackman
Inkwell Management, LLC*
Jennifer Kreischer
Mario Mastro*
Vicki Montet
Amy Rivers
Mike Trigg
*original member joined by June 4, 2005