Alison S. Weiss has been in publishing for over fifteen years. She most recently was acquisitions editor at Pixel+Ink (part of the Trustbridge Media Group), a publisher focused exclusively on series publishing with transmedia potential. Her series include The Curious League of Detectives and Thieves by Tom Phillips; Plotting the Stars by Michelle A. Barry; The Winterton Deception by Janet Sumner Johnson; Clara Poole by Taylor Tyng; The Sinister Secrets by Sean Ferrell, illustrated by Graham Carter; The Second Favorite Daughters Club by Colleen Oakes; Shiver-by-the-Sea by Erin Dionne, illustrated by Jenn Harney; and Sky & Ty by Steve Breen among many others. Alison runs her own editorial consultancy working with publishers including Simon & Schuster, Audible, Holiday House, and Arctis, as well as private clients, and was editorial director at Sky Pony Press. Her books have been nominated for and received many awards and honors, among them a William C. Morris finalist and Edgars nominations, starred reviews, and have appeared on numerous end-of-year and state lists. You can follow her on Twitter, Bluesky, and Threads at @alioop7 or at www.alisonweisseditorial.com.