Sandi Gelles-Cole, founder and President of Gelles-Cole Literary Enterprises has acquired, edited and collaborated on many best-selling books in hardcover, mass market and trade paperbacks.

Her editorial agency was founded in September of 1983. Since then, Ms. Gelles-Cole has worked with authors and their projects which include Alan Dershowitz’s first novel, The Advocate's Devil (Warner Books); Christiane Northrup’s Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom: The Mind/Body Connection and Its Effect on Women's Health Issues (Bantam Books), considered a classic in the field, now in its second edition; Fashionably Late (Harper Collins) written by Olivia Goldsmith, author of First Wives Club; Superstar (Crown), Victoria Gotti’s novel of psychological suspense; Anna Salter’s Shiny Water (Pocket Books), a first novel of psychological suspense acquired under a four book contract, three books bought sight unseen; and April Smith’s critically acclaimed North of Montana (Knopf).

A partial list of Sandi’s collaborations, in non-fiction, include Out of Control: The Link Between Thyroid Imbalance on Emotions and Brain Power by Dr. Ridha Arem (Crown Publishing Group) and Do Unto Others by Rabbi Abraham J. Twerski (Andrews and McMeel). Fiction collaborations include I'll Be Watching You by Victoria Gotti (Crown Publishing Group), and Home Court Advantage, by Rita (Mrs. Patrick) Ewing and Crystal (Mrs. Robert) Anthony McCreary.

Ms. Gelles-Cole began her publishing career in 1973 with a degree from Northeastern University and a post as editorial assistant to the Executive Editor of the David McKay Company. After advancing to the position of Senior Editor, she moved from McKay to Dutton/NAL. Ms. Gelles-Cole left NAL to help found Rawson Associates, publisher of such bestsellers as Eat To Win and Barbara Seaman’s Women and the Crisis in Sex Hormones. There she discovered and produced titles that include Games Mother Never Taught You by Betty Lehan Harragan, which has celebrated its twentieth year in print. Ms. Gelles-Cole then joined Dell Publishing (now part of the Random House Group) as Senior Acquisitions Editor for Dell/Delacorte and Dell Trade Paperback, where she acquired and edited major properties, including ten of Danielle Steel’s phenomenally successful titles.

Sandi has spoken on the subject of authors working with independent editors/ghost writers before such groups as The American Society of Journalists and Authors; the Mid-Atlantic Association of American Booksellers; the Oklahoma Writers Federation; The Cape Cod Writers Conference; Avila College; The University of Houston, and the Florida Writers Association.

Phone: 845-679-7630

Email: sgelles-cole@consulting-editors.com