Surrey International Writers' Conference

Susan Chang

Editor

Susan Chang is a Senior Editor at Tor Books. She acquires and edits books for the Starscape middle grade and Tor Teen young adult imprints. She began her publishing career at HarperCollins Children’s Books, where she worked for nine years before moving on to shorter stints at Hyperion Books for Children and Parachute Publishing, a book packager. Susan joined Tor in 2004.

GENRE PREFERENCES:

The Starscape and Tor Teen imprints publish a mix of commercial and literary fiction. As for genre preferences, I like science fiction, fantasy, paranormal romance, horror, mysteries, and books that combine genres in an interesting way. (For example, I’d like to see a western with fantasy and romance elements.) We do not publish picture books or nonfiction.

Workshops & Panels:

Editor vs Agent vs Publisher – Who Ya Gonna Call?

Moderator: Cricket Freeman
Time: Saturday 1:30pm

You’ve finished your novel. What do you do now? And who do you turn to for help along the way? This expert group will steer you in the right direction to take your manuscript from finished to sold.

Not Just Kid Stuff - The Joys & Perils of Writing for Children

Moderator: kc dyer
Time: Sunday 9:30am

A frank discussion among authors, editors and publishers about the world of kid lit.