Katie McGuire

I’m currently an assistant editor with Pegasus Books, a small independent publisher in NYC. Between six employees wearing a number of hats, we put out about 100 new books a year. I’ve been with Pegasus since the summer of 2014, when I scored an internship after graduating from Emerson College with a BFA in Writing, Literature, & Publishing. I’m also a comic book nerd in my spare time and a proud contributor to Book Riot Comics.

I do a little bit of everything (acquiring, editing, outreach, design [of ads and promotional material], mailings, etc.) but acquisitions always make my day. I love working with authors to bring their best book to the right readers. To that end, I’d love to see manuscripts featuring superheroes, spies, royalty, sassy protagonists, the 80s, mysterious happenings, or smart magical realism. I’m also looking to acquire more projects by women, writers of color, and LGBTQ voices.

Submission Guidelines

Submissions should be emailed to katie@pegasusbooks.com

Please have your agent send me their pitch and the full manuscript (for fiction) or proposal (for nonfiction) at katie@pegasusbooks.com. (We don’t normally accept unagented manuscripts — sorry!)

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