Agents / Editors / Publishers

Elizabeth Poteet / St. Martin’s Press

  Elizabeth Poteet will be coming home when she joins us at the Killer Nashville Writers Conference in October. A Nashville native, Elizabeth said she never thought she would end up being an editor with St. Martin’s Press. “I actually hated reading growing up,” Elizabeth said. “It wasn’t until my mother gave me my first…

Bryon Quertermous – Exhibit A Books

Bryon Quertermous was born and raised in Michigan. His short stories have appeared in Plots With Guns, Thuglit, and Crime Factory among others, and in the anthologies Hardcore Hardboiled, The Year’s Finest Crime and Mystery Stories, and Uncage Me. In 2003 he was shortlisted for the Debut Dagger Award from the UK Crime Writers Association. He currently lives outside of Detroit with…

Adrienne Rosado – Nancy Yost Literary Agency

Adrienne Rosado is an agent at Nancy Yost Literary Agency as well as the Foreign Rights Director. She is interested in literary and commercial fiction, especially YA, urban fantasy, multicultural fiction, women’s fiction, and new adult, all with strong voices and an authentic tone.  She’s especially drawn to dark humor and innovative takes on classic…

Alec Shane / Writers House Literary Agency

  A junior agent with Writers House Literary Agency in New York City, Alec will be serving primarily at agent/editor roundtables and will be available throughout the conference. “Having attended Thrillerfest, Sleuthfest, and CrimeBake in the past, I have heard many wonderful things about Killer Nashville from my colleagues and am hoping that I might…

Alice Speilburg / Speilburg Literary Agency

Alice Speilburg is a literary agent at Speilburg Literary Agency and has worked in publishing since 2008. She is a member of Romance Writers of America, Mystery Writers of America, and Society of Children’s Book Authors and Illustrators. Alice is currently building her client list and is looking for books in the following categories: Literary…