Christine Modafferi – Editor

My name is Chris and ten years ago I moved to London to make the dream of a lifetime come true: becoming an editor. You'll probably easily figure out the happy ending to that story!

Over the past decade I have been lucky enough to work at three of the biggest and best publishers in the industry: Penguin Random House, Bloomsbury and Scholastic. I recently decided to leave in-house publishing to be a full-time freelance editor.

I've worked my way up from the bottom – I started out by reading manuscripts in the slush pile as an intern and assisting the best editorial directors in the business. Today I am a full-time children's editor and I love what I do. I've learned so much since packing that suitcase years ago to embark on this wild journey and cannot wait to apply the skills I've developed as an editor to your manuscript.

My favourite part of the editorial process has to be cracking a developmental edit. I enjoy figuring out what makes each character special, what would strengthen the story and I will spot ANY plot hole. Having worked on picture books the majority of my career, I also think visually – even if I'm working on a book with no illustrations! I'll always make sure your little readers can picture exactly what's happening on the page.

I work across all age ranges, from 0-5 picture book and 5-7 early reader, up to 7-9 middle grade, teen and YA. I pay close attention to the reading level of the books I edit, so apologies in advance for every time I say 'this word is too hard'.

I cannot wait to get started on your book, so please don't hesitate to get in touch and share your idea with me. Thank you so much for trusting me as your editor.

Chris x