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RAELA
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Biography
Raela Schoenherr is a senior acquisitions editor at Bethany House Publishers, where she’s been a member of the acquisitions team since 2008. She’s had the pleasure of working with award-winning and acclaimed authors and enjoys supporting writers as they craft new books for the readers of today. She's the recipient of the 2009 ACFW Editor of the Year award, and two of her authors are recipients of the Christy Award Book of the Year. A graduate of Bethel University with a degree in business, she lives in Minneapolis, MN and loves to connect with writers on Twitter at @raelaschoenherr.
1:1 Appointment
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Acquiring: Fiction
Not interested in: Nonfiction, YA, middle grade (ages 8-12), children's books.
Pre-qualifications: Raela will only be taking fiction appointments and is happy to meet with authors who have completed manuscripts or want feedback on proposals or other fiction questions, although debut authors would need to have a completed manuscript available to be considered for publication. Bethany House is looking to acquire fiction from authors with strong plotting and writing as well as marketing savvy and platform potential.
Not interested in: Nonfiction, YA, middle grade (ages 8-12), children's books.
Pre-qualifications: Raela will only be taking fiction appointments and is happy to meet with authors who have completed manuscripts or want feedback on proposals or other fiction questions, although debut authors would need to have a completed manuscript available to be considered for publication. Bethany House is looking to acquire fiction from authors with strong plotting and writing as well as marketing savvy and platform potential.
