Publishing Background

Nicholas Croce began his publishing career an editor at the literary journals Conceptions Southwest and Blue Mesa Review. He went on to work in the editorial department at John Wiley & Sons and later at Rosen Publishing where he quickly rose to Managing Editor. Soon after, he founded Croce Publishing for which he served as President & Publisher. The press was named by Writers Digest as one of the top 50 publishers for first-time authors because of its commitment to strong relationships with writers. Nicholas carries this philosophy to this day as the the founding literary agent of the firm by serving as his authors' advocate. 

Throughout it all Nicholas  has worked with countless authors whose books have appeared through such media outlets as the Bob Grant Show, Men's Health magazine, Inc. magazine, ABC and CNN, among many others.

Education

Nicholas holds a BA in creative writing and journalism from the University of New Mexico and a certification in book publishing from New York University. He is the author of three young adult educational books and his writing has appeared in Conceptions Southwest, the Bergen News, and, in a letter to the editor defending innovation in book publishing, the New York Times. He was recently interviewed by the publishing Web site  mediabistro.com for their series "Pitching an Agent," which offers advice to authors on finding representation.