So you want to be published? - includes a list of Black editors at various publishing houses - Career Opportunities

Black Enterprise, Feb, 1997 by Shawn E. Rhea

Whether or not the current literary boom goes down in history as the age when black writers finally solidify their place in the literary world is, in part, linked to the successful growth of black publishers.

With the release of Gone Fishin', Coates and Mosley hope to spawn some of this growth, and to develop a model that other black publishers and high-profile authors can use in working together. But both are realistic about how much of an effect their venture can have on strengthening the financial positions of black publishers, while creating more opportunities for black authors. Ultimately, black writers, by making smart decisions about who they publish with and the terms of their contracts, will play a major role in securing their place in the literary market--and help open the door for new talent.

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Carol Taylor, Editor Crown Publishers 201 E. 50th Street New York, NY 10022 non-fiction & fiction

Dawn Daniels, Editor Simon & Schuster 1230 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020 non-fiction & fiction

Dawn Davis, Editor Vintage Books 201 E. 50th Street New York, NY 10022 literary non-fiction

Jim Moser, Executive Editor Grove/Atlantic 841 Broadway 4th Floor New York, NY 10003 literary fiction & non-fiction

Cheryl Woodruff, Editor Ballantine 201 E. 50th Street 9th Floor New York, Ny 10022 literary non-fiction

Erroll McDonald, Editor Pantheon 201 E. 50th Street New York, NY 10022

Janet Hill, Managing Editor Doubleday 1540 Broadway New York, NY 10036 fiction & non-fiction

Tracy Sherrod, Editor Henry Holt and Co. 115 W. 18th Street New York, Ny 10011 literary fiction & non-fiction

Malaika Adero, Editor Amistad Press 1271 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10020 literary fiction & non-fiction

Carole Hall, Associate Publisher and Editor-in-Chief John Wiley & Sons 605 Third Avenue New York, NY 10158 fiction & non-fiction

Monica Harris, Senior Editor Kensington Publishing 850 3rd Avenue New York, 10022 multicultural romance

Deborah Dyson, Editor Writers & Readers 625 Broadway 10th Floor New York, NY 10012 children's books

Apryl Motley, Editor Black Classic Press P.O. Box 13414 Baltimore, MD 21203 non-fiction & black history

Elios Gebrezgheir, Editor Wanjiku Ngugi, Editor Africa World Press 11-D Princess Road Lawrenceville, NJ 07648 academic & cultural

David Kelly, Associate Editor Third World Press 7822 S. Dobson Chicago, IL 60619 historical, fiction & non-fiction

Cheryl Willis Hudson, Editor Just Us books 356 Glenwood Avenue East Orange, NJ 07017 children's books

Andrea Lockett, Publisher Kitchen Table: Women of Color Press P.O. Box 40-4920 Brooklyn, NY 11240 poetry, fiction & non-fiction