Overview
Having spent 12 years working in various editorial roles at HarperCollins Children's Books, Egmont and Parragon, I have had the privilege of working with some amazing authors and illustrators, such as Judith Kerr, Oliver Jeffers and Michael Bond. I've also written too many books to count (hundreds!) for some high-profile brands, from Thomas the Tank Engine and Winnie-the-Pooh to Encanto and Frozen.Since going freelance I have enjoyed the variety of writing and editing books for a wide range of readers, having recently written a set of pre-school storybooks, edited a recipe book about slime and written a guide to Robot Wars.I love writing and editing books for children and take great care to ensure my work is age-appropriate, entertaining and most importantly, lots of fun to read.
Services
Fiction
Action & Adventure
Comics & Graphic Novels
Picture Books
Young Adult
Non-Fiction
Children’s Non-Fiction
Languages
English (UK)
Work experience
Self-employed
Jun, 2017 —
Present
Bookoli
Mar, 2018 —
Present
Parragon
Feb, 2016 —
Mar, 2017
(about 1 year)
Mentored a talented team of editors to develop exciting, thoughtful and imaginative books.
Planned content for storybooks, novelty books, activity books, annuals and treasuries.
Signed off layouts for up to 400 books a year to ensure the editorial was consistent, grammatically correct, on brand and age appropriate.
Worked closely with licensors such as Disney and Marvel.
Egmont Publishing
Jun, 2008 —
Jun, 2014
(about 6 years)
Project-managed my own list of titles for some of the world's best-loved characters, such as Winnie-the-Pooh, the Mr. Men and Thomas the Tank Engine.
Working as part of an amazing creative team, we produced award-winning books that were read by children around the world.
Learned an adaptable writing style due to the variety of brands, enabling me to write and edit my work to suit different readers and different age groups.
HarperCollins Children's Books
Sep, 2005 —
Jun, 2008
(over 2 years)
Portfolio
Title: Twinkles, Arthur and Puss <>Binding: Paperback <>Author: Judith Kerr <>Publisher: COLLINS CHILDREN'S BOOKS
Disney Beauty and the Beast Write, Inspire, Create allows you to let your imagination come to life. Be inspired by the mysterious and magical world of Beauty and the Beast, the live-action re-telling of the studio's animated classic. Create a new song for the ... read more
This super-sized sticker treasury is also packed with over 400 fun and fascinating facts about animals and nature. Meet the animals from the beloved Eric Carle picture books like The Very Hungry Caterpillar and use over 600 stickers to complete activities on e... read more
