Crystal Lacey Winslow facts for kids

Crystal Lacey Winslow is an American author, agent, and book publisher. She is from Brooklyn, New York. Crystal is known for starting Melodrama Publishing. This company helps publish books, especially urban fiction novels for women.

Crystal Winslow's Publishing Journey

Crystal Lacey Winslow started her own publishing company, Melodrama Publishing, in 2001. It is based in New York. She used her own money to publish her first novel, Life, Love & Loneliness, in June 2002.

This book became very popular quickly. Within eight weeks, all the copies were sold out. It even made it onto the Essence Magazine bestseller list. This means many people bought and enjoyed her book.

Because her first book was so successful, Crystal opened a bookstore in 2003. It was called Melodrama Books & Things. This bookstore was in Far Rockaway, Queens. It was the first bookstore in that town in many years.

In 2004, a big publishing company called Simon & Schuster Pocket Books worked with Crystal. They printed her book Four Degrees of Heat with other authors. Melodrama Publishing also released Crystal's second novel, The Criss Cross, that same year.

Many important publications noticed Crystal's achievements. These included Black Enterprise and the New York Daily News. In 2005, Vibe.com called her "Melodrama's Queen Pen." This shows how important she became in the publishing world.

Later, in 2008, Crystal helped write a book called Cartier Cartel. After this, her company faced some legal challenges. For five years, Crystal did not talk about these challenges publicly. In the end, Melodrama Publishing was found to be in the right.

In 2014, Melodrama Publishing started a new part of its company. It was called Brooklyn Books.

Winslow Shim Literary Agency

In 2007, Crystal Lacey Winslow started another company. It is called the Winslow Shim Literary Agency. A literary agency helps authors find publishers for their books.

Since starting this agency, Crystal has helped many authors. She has made deals for them with both big and small publishing companies. This means she helps new writers get their books published.

Works

Crystal Lacey Winslow has written several books. Some of her well-known works include:

• Life, Love & Loneliness
• The Criss Cross
• Tale of a Train Wreck Lifestyle