So You Think You Can Write?
BFC was so excited to find Marcela Landres, a powerful Latina making a difference in the lives of her clients (writers) as well as in the lives of all who read the books she helps get published. If you've ever fantasized about penning a novel, you'll want to hear the words of wisdom that our out of Marcela.
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Marcela Landres is an Editorial Consultant who works one-on-one with writers providing developmental editing for manuscripts, critiques for book proposals, and strategic advice on how to launch and manage a successful writing career. She works with writers of all backgrounds in fiction and nonfiction, and specializes in helping Latino writers get published. She is also the Publisher of Latinidad®, a free career advice newsletter for Latinos which was chosen as one of the 101 Best Web Sites for Writers by Writer's Digest Magazine.
She was formerly an editor at Simon & Schuster for seven years, where she acquired and edited the bestselling authors Karen Rauch Carter and Dora Levy Mossanen, as well as oversaw the award-winning Spanish language imprint Libros en Español. Marcela is a member of the Brooklyn Literary Council, Women's Media Group, New York Women in Communications, Editorial Freelancers Association, and Las Comadres. She speaks frequently for organizations such as The Learning Annex, Columbia University, and The National Association of Latino Arts and Culture. A graduate of Barnard College, she has been on the Literature Panel for the New York State Council on the Arts, and was a judge for the Beyond Margins Award for PEN, the Latino Book Awards, and The Scholastic Art & Writing Award. In addition, The media, including The Wall Street Journal, The Chicago Tribune, and The Boston Globe, often quotes her as a publishing expert. To read articles for which she has been interviewed, please visit: Articles.
Raised in the projects of Long Island City, Queens as the daughter of Ecuadorian immigrants, Marcela is one of the few Latina editors in book publishing
To contact Marcela visit her web site for more information.
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