Overview
“I have always admired Karen’s editorial instincts. Her eye for the ingredients of a good story is second to none.”
— Claire Wilson, literary agent, Rogers, Coleridge & White
"Karen is a delight to work with and her expert eye was critical in my transition to writing for teens.”
— Alex Wheatle, author of Carnegie-longlisted Liccle Bit
“Karen is creative, efficient and a consummate professional, and I love working with her.”
— Sam Eades, Editorial Director, Trapeze
With 25 years' publishing experience, I have commissioned some of the most successful children's series including Agent Zaiba Investigates, Beast Quest and Frankie's Magic Football, selling millions of copies worldwide.
I also have experience of structural edits on commercially successful adult novels, working closely with authors and publishers to crack genres from thriller to crime, romance to historical.
My strengths lie in creative collaboration, working closely with authors on structural edits and reader reports to ensure that the shape, plot, commercial hook and voice are all working as strongly as possible. I bring empathy, humour and an eye for detail to this process. My approach is relaxed and informal, whilst always professional.
Services
Fiction
Languages
Awards
- The Bookseller Rising Star 2017
Work experience
Self-employed
I aim to help authors and publishers with their stories. I work across the industry from break-out voices to bestselling authors. Listen to my podcast interview on The Bestseller Experiment to learn much more!
Little, Brown Books For Young Readers
I joined Little, Brown UK to launch a children's imprint, LBYR. I managed a list of approx. 50 titles a year and commissioned a range of fiction and non fiction, including Carnegie long listed novels, Liccle, Bit, This Is Not A Love Story and Joe All Alone, and successful commercial series such as Frankie's Magic Football with celebrity author, Frank Lampard.
Working Partners
Working Partners is a London and New York-based book packager of internationally successful commercial children's series fiction. I commissioned and managing lead series, including Beast Quest (worldwide sales in excess of 10 million), Survivors (winner of starred Kirkus reviews), My Sister The Vampire and Sea Quest. This role gave me extensive experience of developing Intellectual Property and managing a team of editors.
Portfolio
Karen has 4 reviews
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Aug, 2018
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Nov, 2017
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Aug, 2017
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Jun, 2017
