Beth Miller came to publishing via a nontraditional path. A scuba diver since she was 14 and an avid lover of the sea, she went to college to study marine biology—wanting, like many other marine bio students, to work with whales and dolphins. Although a nine-week semester at sea on board a schooner and a three-month internship in Monterey, California, reinforced her love for the sea, she realized that general biology was a better choice. She then spent several years working as a DNA sequencing technician at the prestigious Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, but reading and writing called to her more and more each day. She pursued a master’s degree in literature while writing her first novel, and upon completion of the degree, turned her eye toward the publishing industry. Beth joined Writers House in 2007, where she’s been ever since, working closely with senior agent Robin Rue. She has had the pleasure of working with many bestselling authors in various genres, as well as the joy of building her own list, working with talented authors in romance, women’s fiction, new adult, and young adult. On the personal side, Beth still scuba dives whenever she can, and while she hasn’t yet hugged a whale, she did get to rub beluga whales’ tongues while she interned at the NY Aquarium. She also has a fascination for all things Scottish (including, but not limited to, men in kilts). She is also an author of Into the Scottish Mist, A Star to Steer Her By, and Under a Storm-Swept Sky under the name Beth Anne Miller. Submission Guidelines Submissions should be emailed to bmillersubmissions@ Please email your query letter to bm **************** @ ********** with the first 10 pages pasted in to the email. *NO ATTACHMENTS ON INITIAL QUERY, PLEASE.* Vital Info bmiller@ Website Agent
Fiction
Romance, Women’s Fiction, Young Adult
Favorite sub-genres
Contemporary Romance, Contemporary YA, Diversity, High-concept YA, Historical Fantasy, Literary YA, Magical Realism, Multicultural, Romantic Suspense, Upmarket Women's Fiction, Upmarket YA, YA Historical Fantasy, YA fantasy/light sci-fi, YA thriller/mystery, historical romance, upmarket genre fiction I’d like the next… I’d love to find the next Kristan Higgins, Susanna Kearsley, Anne Bishop or Juliet Marillier on the adult side. For YA, I’d love to find the next Sarah Dessen or Jennifer E. Smith. My favorites include… My favorite movies are How to Train Your Dragon, The Lord of the Rings, Aquaman, Wonder Woman, and pretty much anything in the Marvel Universe. My favorite TV shows (sadly, many of which are no longer on) are Game of Thrones, Outlander, Shadowhunters, Hawaii 5-0, Merlin, and all the “ Chicago ” TV shows. My favorite (non-client) authors include Anne Bishop, Juliet Marillier, Katherine Arden, Nora Roberts, Suzanne Brockmann, Lauren Layne, Sarina Bowen, Kristan Higgins, Susanna Kearsley, Cassandra Clare, and Jennifer E. Smith.