Heidi Pitlor

Heidi Pitlor was the series editor of the bestselling anthology THE BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES for eighteen years, and a senior editor at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt for ten years. She is the director of Heidi Pitlor Editorial, an editorial firm that supports authors, agents, and publishers.

She wrote the bestselling novels THE BIRTHDAYS, a Book Sense Top 20 pick and a Border’s Original Voices selection; THE DAYLIGHT MARRIAGE, which was optioned for film, named an Indie Next pick, and featured as a “must read” by Entertainment Weekly, The Guardian, and others; and IMPERSONATION, a Good Morning America Must Read, an Apple Books Best Book, and an Indie Next Great Read. The New York Times Book Review said of Impersonation, “Pitlor’s voice is witty and brisk…like sitting down with a refreshingly honest friend who skips the part about how great her life is and dives right into the real stuff.” Heidi’s writing has been published in THE NEW YORK TIMES, THE BOSTON GLOBE, LIT HUB, PLOUGHSHARES, and elsewhere.

Heidi is drawn to fiction, memoir, and narrative nonfiction with voice, energy, surprise, humor, and wisdom. She is available for consultation on all matters editorial, and related to craft, query-writing, and author coaching.