ABOUT WISE VALLEY PRESS
Headquartered in the heart of the Appalachian Highlands, Wise Valley Press is an exciting new imprint for children's and young adult books in a competitive marketplace that demands fresh, new titles for young—and young-at-heart—readers all over the world.
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Wise Valley is committed to publishing the best in teen and crossover fiction, in all sub-genres, as well as relevant and timely books for middle-grade readers. We also publishes fun, re-readable children's picture books, early reader books, and first chapter books!
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Wise Valley is committed to showcasing a broad range of talented writers, and to seeking a diverse representation of those talents in our repertoire of published and forthcoming books. We invite authors, or their agents, to query us or field submission packages to our editorial staff.
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Please scroll down to learn more about the editorial staff at Wise Valley Press—and see who just might be waiting for you to submit your manuscript today!
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DUSTIN STREET • AIMEE RENEE ROBINSON • ANAYIA COOK • ELISABETH BELL • KRISTA BILLINGS
DUSTIN STREET
Publisher // Acquisitions
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Dustin Street is the publisher at Big Small Town Book Group, as well as an acquisitions editor for its young adult and children's imprint, Wise Valley Press. His latest acquisitions include Bekah Harris's YA contemporary novel The Subtle Art of Standing Still (Summer 2021), and an untitled YA historical fiction novel from Amy N. Edwards (Fall 2021).
AIMEE RENEE ROBINSON
Senior Editor // Acquisitions
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Aimee Renee Robinson was named Senior Editor over Wise Valley Books at the imprint's inception in the spring of 2021. She also serves as an acquisitions editor for the imprint's parent house, Big Small Town Books. Her latest acquisitions include Amy N. Edwards's Night of the Wampus (Fall 2020) and Hannah B. Olsen's A Knight for a Queen (Spring 2021).
ANAYIA COOK
Acquisitions
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Anayia Cook is an acquisitions editor for Wise Valley Press. She has had a lifelong passion for storytelling in all of its many forms and is particularly drawn to characters that make the reader feel deeply. Anayia's latest acquisitons include H. E. McKee's Unicorns Hate Cupcakes and Serina Marshall's Handpicked (both scheduled for Summer 2021)
ELISABETH BELL
Acquisitions
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Elisabeth Bell is a graduate of East Tennessee State University with a degree in Theatre and a Minor in Creative Writing. She has always loved the telling of stories in its many forms. Elisabeth appreciates the art of creativity and wants to see the work put into creating a world of one’s own that has as much dedication as Tolkien’s Middle Earth or the expanded Star Wars universe.
KRISTA BILLINGS
Copyeditor
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Krista lives with her husband Jason, and sons Connor and Ronin, in Church Hill, TN. She is a voracious reader of all genres. Copyediting is the perfect marriage of her love of reading, her penchant for good grammar, and her desire to be part of a team that brings great stories to readers everywhere.