Catherine Laudone – Editor

I have over eleven years of experience working on children's books at Simon & Schuster. I have my MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from the Vermont College of Fine Arts. I am currently a senior editor at Paula Wiseman Books and a published picture book author. I have edited picture books, middle grade and young adult novels in a wide range of genres (contemporary, fantasy, thriller, etc.) over the course of my career. The books I’ve worked on have received numerous accolades, including New York Times bestsellers, starred reviews, being selected as award finalists, Junior Library Guild selections, and Indies New Voices and Indies Kids’ Next Pick selections, and making state reading lists.

SEE WHAT MY AUTHORS HAVE TO SAY ABOUT ME:

“Working with Catherine on my picture book, SHARE SOME KINDNESS, BRING SOME LIGHT was an incredible experience. As a first time author, her guidance and expertise were invaluable. She helped me shape the project into a book that I’m proud to share, and the first wave of responses from the sales team and book buyers reflect her skills and ability to help her author’s work shine. Her feedback was thoughtful and easy to understand and implement. She helped me see the whole picture, keep the flow of my story on track and understand my audience. I directly credit her for helping me accomplish a life long dream. I was so lucky to have her and her editing skills on my team. I would wholeheartedly recommend working with Catherine as an editor.”

~Apryl Stott, author of SHARE SOME KINDNESS, BRING SOME LIGHT

“Catherine is an editor that has an eye for detail and an incredible library of suggestions that will reinforce your work. But along with that she is an editor that will work alongside you while giving you room for your voice to shine through. I can confidently say after Catherine’s edits my work had a better direction and clarity. I am extremely lucky to have her as my first editor.”

~Hanna Cha, author of TINY FEET BETWEEN THE MOUNTAINS

“Catherine is a warm and enthusiastic editor, and I’ve thoroughly enjoyed working with her. She knows what she’s doing and never fails to provide honest feedback in a supportive way. My books are significantly better because of her keen editorial eye!”

~Rebecca Kim Wells, author of SHATTER THE SKY and STORM THE EARTH

“My middle grade novel MUFFLED had heart and character but the slim story turned into so much more under Catherine’s care. Her detailed editorial letters and insightful line-editing helped me to expand Amelia’s emotional journey on the page and to make every sentence flow.”

~Jennifer Gennari, author of MUFFLED

“Catherine is my editor at Simon & Schuster for my middle grade debut THE DREAM WEAVER. Catherine is smart, insightful and fun to work with. She pushes me to become a better writer with every revision. She’s the best!”

~Reina Luz Alegre, author of THE DREAM WEAVER