About

Latoya C. Smith started her editorial career as an administrative assistant to New York Times bestselling author, Teri Woods at Teri Woods Publishing while pursuing her Bachelor’s Degree at Temple University. She graduated Cum Laude from Temple in August of 2005. She then attained a full-time position at Kensington Publishing in March of 2006. In October 2006, Latoya joined Grand Central Publishing, an imprint at Hachette Book Group. For the span of her eight years there, Latoya acquired a variety of titles from Hardcover fiction and non-fiction, to digital romance and erotica. She was featured in Publishers Weekly, Forbes and USA Today, as well as on various author, book conference, and book blogger websites. In early 2014, she appeared on CSpan2 where she contributed to a panel discussing the state of book publishing. From August 2014 to February 2016, Latoya was Executive Editor at Samhain Publishing where she acquired short and long-form romance and erotic fiction. She is the winner of the 2012 RWA Golden Apple for Editor of the Year, 2017 Golden Apple for Agent of the Year, and the 2017 Literary Jewels Award for Editor of the Year. Latoya provides editorial services through her company, LCS Literary Services. She is an agent with ArtHouse Literary Agency, where she is also Co-Founder.

Experience

Co-Founder/Literary Agent
ArtHouse Literary Agency, LLC., June 2021 – Present
Developmental Editor/Instructor/Consultant/Founder
LCS Literary Services, LLC., February 2016 – Present
Executive Editor
Samhain Publishing, August 2014 – February 2016
Associate Editor
Hachette Book Group, September 2011 – August 2014
Assistant Editor
Hachette Book Group, December 2009 – September 2011
Editorial Assistant
Hachette Book Group, October 2006 – December 2009
Editorial Assistant
Kensington Publishing, February 2006 – October 2006
Freelance Copyeditor
Urban Books / Q-Boro Books / Urban Christian, October 2001 – March 2008
Administrative Assistant/Manuscript Reader
Teri Woods Publishing, May 2002 – August 2005

Skills

Publishing • Line Editing • Manuscript Development • Copyediting • ProofReading • Books • Creative Writing • Branding • Marketing/Publicity • Blogging • Proposal Writing • Synopsis Development • Digital Media • Management • Representation

Awards and Achievements

Features: Publishers Weekly, Forbes and USA Today, as well as on various author, book conference, and book blogger websites.

Appearances: CSpan2 and Good Day New York

Awards:
• 2017 Golden Apple for Agent of the Year
• 2017 Literary Jewels Award
• 2012 RWA Golden Apple for Editor of the Year

Press

https://www.forbes.com/sites/rachelkramerbussel/2020/03/02/how-literary-agents-negotiate-the-best-contract-terms-for-their-authors/

https://youtu.be/P4EkopeuZsg

http://chandrasparkssplond.com/blog/lcs-literary-services/

http://www.writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/guide-to-literary-agents/new-literary-agent-latoya-smith-of-l-perkins-agency

http://agentinthemiddle.blogspot.com/2016/04/latoya-smith-former-samhain-and.html

https://writersleagueoftexas.wordpress.com/2015/04/24/meet-the-conference-faculty-36/

https://www.c-span.org/video/?318668-4/panel-discussion-publishing