Katie Heit – Editor

I am a children's book editor at Scholastic with 11 years of experience in picture book fiction/nonfiction and chapter book nonfiction.

Overview

I am a children's book editor with 9 years of experience working at publishing houses. I began my career at HarperCollins, where I spent 5 years before moving to Scholastic in 2019, and was named a Publishers Weekly Star Watch Honoree in 2023. I have worked with a number of incredibly talented authors, including Charles R. Smith Jr., Sandra Markle, Nell Cross Beckerman, Dean Robbins, Rekha S. Rajan, and many more.

I specialize in children's fiction and nonfiction for ages 4-10. I am skilled at providing developmental edits and line edits, as well as feedback on marketability and query letter reviews. My area of expertise is picture books (both fiction and nonfiction), as well as nonfiction chapter books. I love helping writers find and fine tune their voice!

Services

Developmental Editing

Editorial Assessment

Query Letter Review

Non-Fiction

Children’s Non-Fiction

Fiction

Picture Books

Languages

English (US)

Awards

Publishers Weekly Star Watch Honoree

Work experience

Senior Editor

Scholastic

May, 2019 — Present

Editorial Assistant/Assistant Editor

HarperCollins

May, 2014 — May, 2019 (about 5 years)

Portfolio

Caves

Cross Beckerman, Nell

What If You Had Animal Scales!?: Or other animal coats?

Markle, Sandra

School's In, Crabby!: An Acorn Book (A Crabby Book #5)

Fenske, Jonathan

Tumble

Hernández Bergstrom, Adriana

Balto (Animals to the Rescue #1)

Berne, Emma Carlson

Katie has 8 reviews

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Jenny M.

Dec, 2024

Pinned

It was a joy to work with Katie. She has great insight and suggested ideas that have helped improve my picture book manuscript. She also provided a great assessment of my query. I hope to work with her again on future projects. Highly recommend!

C. S.

Sep, 2023

Pinned

Katie asked questions and made suggestions that led me to make major needed changes to my manuscript, and she was always kind, professional, and respectful. Whether answering questions or serving as a sounding board for ideas, she gave responses that were thoughtful and fully addressed my concern...

Lauren K.

Sep, 2023

Pinned

Katie was responsive, professional, and incredibly helpful. I truly felt like she was able to zero in on the heart of my manuscript, and help me make it stronger. Katie was available to answer follow-up questions, and thoughtful in her responses. She was very thorough in her critique and pointed ...

Ratha T.

Jul, 2025

It was great to work with Katie! She offered fresh insights and had me looking at my manuscripts in a way I hadn't before!

Jenny M.

Jul, 2025

Working with Katie is always a positive experience. I have worked with her on past manuscripts, and I hope to collaborate with her again in the future. Her keen editorial eye helps improve every project. She is prompt, professional, and insightful. I highly recommend!