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Celia Johnson

Editor

Celia Johnson works in Editorial at Grand Central Publishing, editing both fiction and nonfiction. Her primary areas of interest include commercial fiction (thrillers, mysteries, and suspense novels), narrative nonfiction, and pop culture.

Website:

http://www.hachettebookgroupusa.com/

Workshops & Panels:

Guts and Glory – Anatomy of a Thriller

Moderators:
Panel: Verna Dreisbach, Celia Johnson, Sarah Lovett, Phillip Margolin, Bob Mayer, Rick Mofina, Michael Slade
Time: Friday 1:30pm

What does it take to make a thriller? Join this best-selling group to look at the brains, the guts and the heart of thriller-writing – and selling it once it’s written.

Pro-Tips – The Q & A Panel

Moderator: Cricket Freeman
Panel: Jenoyne Adams, Sorche Fairbank, Celia Johnson, Jim McCarthy, Janet Reid, Paul Stevens, Rachel Vater, Stan Wakefield
Time: Sunday 11:00am

Here’s your last chance to get your writing, formatting and submission questions answered – agents, editors and publishers give you the inside scoop on how to get your query to the top of the pile.