All New PUBLISHING UNIVERSITY: November 4-6, 2007
Editorial Track

Session 5:
Nov 6th, 10:30 am to 12:00 noon
Speaker: Beth Jusino

Session Title:

Creating Books for Non-Readers


Session Outline:
Literary agent Beth Jusino will share what her most creative authors are doing to capture the eyes, minds, and hearts of a media-saturated generation that no longer sees reading books as a go-to option for entertainment, inspiration, and enlightenment.

Speaker Bio:
A literary agent at Alive Communications since 2004, Beth has a love for words and a passion for serving a new generation of writers. Before becoming an agent, Beth contributed to dozens of books as a writer and editor, and was widely published in national magazines. She spent six years as the Managing Editor for MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) International and served on the organization's Publishing Acquisitions Team. She is also the former editor of MOMSense Magazine, the most widely distributed Christian parenting publication in the United States. Beth grew up near the New Jersey shore and earned her BA in political science from Wheaton College, Illinois. Beth is an amateur photographer and loves to explore thrift and antique stores. She and her husband, Eric, live in the Denver area.

Beth Jusino


Beth Jusino
Literary Agent
Alive Communications