Acquisitions Team

Our Acquisitions Team

Nicholas Freer Acquiring Editor

Nicholas acquires literary and speculative fiction. He is looking for new voices or works that accomplish something new whether in character, structure, narrative, genre, or form. He also acquires compelling non-fiction in the realm of history, reportage, essay, travelogue, food, and politics.

Kathryn Lane Senior Editor

Kathryn acquires nonfiction across a broad range of subjects including politics, local interest, wellness, history, and business. She is particularly interested in city development, our built heritage, personal finance, pop culture, and true crime.

Meghan Macdonald Publisher

Meghan acquires nonfiction in the areas of history, politics, and sport. She is looking for proposal and manuscripts that balance readability, narrative drive, and intellectualism.

Meghan also acquires fiction on a limited basis for both the Rare Machines imprint and for Dundurn's mystery/thriller and historical fiction lists. She is looking for stories that hook and transport the reader, are thoughtfully crafted, and focus on language, storytelling, and voice.

Elena Radic Managing Editor

Elena acquires literary fiction, autofiction, essays, and memoir with themes focusing on women’s issues, class and immigrant experiences, the environment, and other social issues. She also acquires nonfiction works on nutrition and wellness, psychology and mental health, and parenting and family.

Russell Smith Editor-at-Large

Russell Smith acquires literary fiction for the Rare Machines imprint. He is looking for works of exceptional literary merit, and is particularly interested in contemporary settings. He does not acquire YA fiction or mysteries, and only rarely acquires sci-fi or speculative fiction.