JUST SOLD: Author of IndieNext Notable book The Life You've Imagined, Kristina Riggle's novel The Whole Golden World , which follows the parents of a teenage girl who has an affair with her teacher and then, following his arrest, supports him through his trial. Riggle was inspired to write the novel after reading a newspaper story about a Michigan teen who sat in the court room on her teacher's side while he was being tried for his relationship with her, to Lucia Macro at Harpercollins in a very nice deal, by Kristin Nelson at Nelson Literary Agency (NA).

JUST SOLD: Author of Firelight, books three and four of Kristen Callihan's Darkest London series featuring Winterblaze, in which an estranged husband and wife must destroy a demon from hell, save the world, and perhaps their marriage, all while evading an even deadlier threat: London high society, to Alex Logan at Grand Central Publishing, in a nice two-book deal by Kristin Nelson at Nelson Literary Agency (World).

JUST SOLD: Allison Rushby's six episodes in an original e-serial, pitched as Downtown Abbey for the New Adult market where triplets, estranged since birth, are suddenly brought together and forced to compete for their inheritance, to Dan Weiss at St. Martin's, with Vicki Lame editing, for publication in 2012, by Sara Megibow at Nelson Literary Agency.

JUST SOLD: NYT, WSJ, USA Today bestselling author Ally Carter's grand finale sixth novel in the Gallagher Girls series and third novel in the Heist series to Stephanie Owens Lurie and Cat Onder at Disney-Hyperion, in a major deal, by Kristin Nelson at Nelson Literary Agency (NA). UK & Translation rights: Jenny Meyer Literary Agency. Asian Territories: The Fielding Agency. Film: Kassie Evashevski at United Talent Agency.

JUST SOLD: NYT bestselling author of the Perfect Chemistry series Simone Elkeles' first two books in her Full Riders series, about high school football players from diverse backgrounds who seem to have gotten a "full ride" in life but whose lives are more complex than they seem, finding love where they least expect it and managing personal challenges on and off the field, to Emily Easton at Walker Children's, in a major deal, by Kristin Nelson at Nelson Literary Agency (NA).

Upcoming Conferences


American Night Writers Association Conference Phoenix, AZ February 23-25, 2012 (Anita Mumm)

Bologna Children's Book Fair Bologna, Italy March 19-22, 2012 (Kristin Nelson & Anita Mumm)

North Texas Two Step Conference Colleyville, TX March 30-April 1, 2012 (Sara Megibow)

Nebraska Writers Guild Spring Conference Omaha, NE April 13-15, 2012 (Anita Mumm)

Las Vegas Writers Conference Las Vegas, NV April 19-21, 2012 (Angie Rasmussen)

Chicago North RWA Spring Fling Conference Chicago, IL April 27-28, 2012 (Sara Megibow)

Wyoming Writers, Inc. Conference Casper, WY June 1-3, 2012 (Anita Mumm)