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
Literary Agent
Alive Communications