Annie Nybo – Editor

I'm an children's book editor with over seven years of experience at major publishing houses, including Simon & Schuster, Penguin, and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, and have been lucky to work on everything from bestsellers like Cassandra Clare's Shadowhunters series and Ellen Hopkins's novels in verse to award winners like William Alexander's Goblin Secrets and Holly Black's Doll Bones. Recent highlights of mine included The Glass Town Game by Catherynne M. Valente, Feeder by Patrick Weekes, and Mindful Me by Whitney Stewart.

I've edited books for all ages: picture books, early readers, chapter books, middle grade, YA. I love working with novelists to help them build striking characters and cohesive worlds, and I love working with picture book authors to help them find the core focus of their work. I love to work by example, by asking you to make a change and showing you what I might be thinking of so you don't have to guess my mind.

When receiving a developmental edit of novels a long edit letter (4-10 pages) that works through many elements of character motivation, plot elements, and word building questions (even in contemporary novels), and I will endeavor to explain why I am concerned about something and why something might be a problem. With picture books you'll receive a letter too, but it will usually be 1-3 pages. I would be honored to help you strengthen your work and help you find your perfect reader.