Masterclass Bundle – The Four Types Of Writers

After beginning her career as an editor in academic publishing and briefly serving as a children’s librarian, Kelly joined Lucinda Literary to begin building a list in adult practical nonfiction, specifically in the categories of health and wellness, spirituality, and popular science. She selectively takes on children’s and gift books/decks in the same areas.

A certified yoga teacher, Kelly is drawn to representing authors who seek to educate and empower those curious about what it means to live in alignment with their values. She is looking for PhDs and journalists who want to share their research with a general audience, as well as established thought leaders and influencers seeking a new medium through which to connect with their existing audiences.

Kelly holds a master’s degree in publishing from Drexel University and splits her time between Philadelphia and Seattle.

Craig brings over two decades of experience as an in-house editor at Penguin Random House, publishing bestselling and award-winning nonfiction, with a history of developing successful marketing and publicity strategies. He has particular interest in the areas of investigative nonfiction and true crime; psychology, health and popular science; economics, business and big idea nonfiction.

In particular, journalists, academics and other specialists looking to package their extensive knowledge base, research and experience for a popular readership will be able to refine their pitches and projects with the advice, insight and guidance Craig provides.

With Lucinda Literary, he is developing a select list of thought leaders and innovators who bring unique and challenging perspectives to the world of books.

JillEllyn Riley is a #1 New York Times bestselling writer and editor, with extensive experience in crafting and telling stories. It all comes down to voice — listening, honing, and developing the author’s authentic one. JillEllyn specializes in mission-driven nonfiction collaborations, particularly memoir; narrative nonfiction; women’s issues; cultural & social history; progressive politics; and social & popular psychology, as well as young adult & middle grade. Amy Cuddy, Julianna Barbassa, Judith Newman, artist Sue Coe, and ALS activist Brian Wallach are among her authors. As a ghostwriter and developmental editor, her projects have garnered six-figure advances and sold to major publishers.

Nora Dahlia Zelevansky is a sought-after ghostwriter, book doctor and writing coach, who has collaborated on Lucinda Literary titles including The Happy High Achiever (Hachette), The Soul Solution (Sounds True), Raising Hell, Living Well (Penguin Random House) and more. Her journalism has appeared in The New York Times, Elle, The Wall Street Journal, the LA Times, Vanity Fair and Condé Nast Traveler, among many others. She is the author of upcoming novel, Pick-Up (out in December 2024 with Gallery Books), as well as three upmarket commercial novels, Competitive Grieving, Will You Won’t You Want Me? and Semi-Charmed Life, and one nonfiction book, Roll Red Roll: Rape, Power, and Football in the American Heartland. She lives in Brooklyn with her graphic novelist husband, two kids and enormous cat, Waldo.

With over fifteen years of experience in corporate and agency publishing, Lucinda serves both sides of the literary and business worlds.

Lucinda began her publishing career in the Publicity Division of HarperCollins, where she assisted on the campaigns of Stephen Dubner and Steven Levitt (Freakonomics) among other New York Times bestselling authors. She then went on to work in Scholastic’s Marketing Partnerships Division, where she helped to develop and sell custom publishing programs to a variety of Fortune 500 companies and global nonprofits. She began her literary representation career at Fletcher & Company, where she also acted as a marketing consultant to Gretchen Rubin, among others.

Today, she represents authors writing in the categories of business, health, lifestyle, popular science, narrative nonfiction, memoir, and upmarket fiction, including New York Times bestselling author Susan Peirce Thompson (Bright Line Eating), Jake Wood (Once a Warrior), Cait Flanders (The Year of Less), Chris Bailey (The Productivity Project; Hyperfocus), Paul Jarvis (Company of One), and the new work of New York Times bestselling author of The Nanny Diaries, Nicola Kraus.

Today, Lucinda enjoys teaching writers of all stages to improve their query packages and find their big idea. She is the author of Get Signed: Find An Agent, Land a Book Deal, and Become a Published Author, published with Hay House in February of 2024.