Krista Vitola – Editor

In 2008, I started my career at Delacorte Press, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, where I had the privilege of working on high- concept, commercial YA series such as FALLEN, THE MAZE RUNNER and THE FOREST OF HANDS AND TEETH and with high profile authors like Tyra Banks and Bella Thorne.

I'm currently an Executive Editor at Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers and work with Stuart Gibbs, Kelly Yang, Katherine Rundell, Susan Hood, Shirley Marr and Loan Le. The attached books are just a few of the novels I work on here at S&S. In both fiction and non-fiction, I seek quality writing with commercial appeal.

I love working with authors to bring their book to its highest potential. I will never tell an author what they should do, but rather highlight the scenes where there is an issue--either with pacing, character development, narrative arc, relationships, emotional depth, etc. I hope to help them craft a book they are proud of and can't wait to share with the world. I enjoy asking questions and love books that make me cry. It's a joy to be able to do this job as a profession and I eagerly await the opportunity to share in this creative journey with you.