Latoya C. Smith

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About

Latoya C. Smith started her editorial career as an administrative assistant to New York Times bestselling author, Teri Woods at Teri Woods Publishing while pursuing her Bachelor’s Degree at Temple University. She graduated Cum Laude from Temple in August of 2005. She then attained a full-time position at Kensington Publishing in March of 2006. In October 2006, Latoya joined Grand Central Publishing, an imprint at Hachette Book Group. For the span of her eight years there, Latoya acquired a variety of titles from hardcover fiction and non-fiction, to digital romance and erotica. She was featured in Publishers Weekly, Forbes and USA Today, as well as on various author, book conference, and book blogger websites. In early 2014, she appeared on CSpan2 where she contributed to a panel discussing the state of book publishing. From August 2014 to February 2016, Latoya was Executive Editor at Samhain Publishing where she acquired short and long-form romance and erotic fiction. She is the winner of the 2012 RWA Golden Apple for Editor of the Year, 2017 Golden Apple for Agent of the Year, and the 2017 and 2021 Literary Jewels Award for Editor of the Year. Latoya is the founder of the company and provides editorial services as well as literary representation to authors.

Country

United States

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For fiction: Women’s fiction, book club and upmarket fiction, general commercial fiction, LGBTQ+ stories, and fast-paced domestic thrillers.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults, Young adults, All genders, Females, Transgender people, All sexual identities, Bisexuals, Lesbians/Gays.

Genres:

General Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Women's Fiction
Horror Open to all/most Subgenres
Romance Open to all/most Subgenres, including: Contemporary, Romantic Comedy, Romantic Suspense, Romantic Western
Suspense/Thriller Open to all/most Subgenres

Lengths:

Novel

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Humorous, Literary, Mainstream.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Submissions:

Method: QueryTracker.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.

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For nonfiction: How-to/Advice and Relationships, Health and Wellness, Politics/Current Events/Social Justice, Pop-culture, Business/Entrepreneurship, Personal Finance (An established platform is a must!)

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults.

Lengths:

Book

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream, Personal.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Business/Finance.
Health/Medicine.
Lifestyle: General, Mind-body-spirit, Self-help, See guidelines.
Memoir.
Politics/Political Science.
Sexuality/Gender: General, Adult relationships.
Society/Culture: General, Current events, Pop culture, Social issues.
Sports/Recreation.

Submissions:

Method: QueryTracker.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.

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Dates

Last Updated: 22 May 2026