Overview
I have worked with books for ten years. My experience includes positions as a bookseller at Borders, a marketing intern at Candlewick Press, a publicity intern at Abrams Books for Young Readers/Amulet Books, a literary assistant at the Charlotte Sheedy Literary Agency, and an editorial assistant at Atheneum Books for Young Readers and Margaret K. McElderry Books in the Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division.
I am also an author. My fiction is represented by Alexandra Penfold at Upstart Crow Literary. My non-fiction has been published by Verily Magazine. Visit my blog, What I Learned While Writing a Novel, for interviews with industry professionals/authors and to get to know more about my perspective on the written word.
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Work experience
Verily Magazine
• Contributed lifestyle and culture articles on food allergies, miscarriage, and childbirth options, with over 10K shares
Atheneum Books for Young Readers/Margaret K. McElderry Books at Simon & Schuster's Children's Publishing Division
• Acquired and edited middle grade novels
• Read and evaluated picture book, middle grade, and young adult submissions
• Wrote flap and marketing copy
• Brainstormed marketing and publicity strategies, as well as jacket and interior design
• Developed and maintained relationships with authors, agents, and illustrators
• Prepared and routed manuscript transmittals, and contract, copyright, CIP, and book estimate paperwork
• Oversaw departmental interns
• Acted as departmental liaison and as point of contact for backlist tiles
Charlotte Sheedy Literary Agency
• Read and evaluated a broad range of manuscripts, including fiction and non-fiction, adult and children’s
• Trafficked contracts, submissions, checks, and royalties
• Corresponded with authors and editors to facilitate book publication process
• Managed administrative duties, especially maintenance of physical and electronic filing systems
Abrams Books for Young Readers/Amulet Books
• Drafted press releases and email blasts, organized author tours, answered fan email, compiled contest entries
• Produced event kits for use by bookstores and other vendors in conjunction with book releases
• Created a comprehensive list of state children’s book awards in the U.S. and Canada for imprint submissions
• Assembled and submitted materials for book award entries
Candlewick Press
• Corresponded with major reviewers, produced press kits, researched locations for national book tours
• Performed administrative duties: assembled mailings, updated databases, compiled press clippings
Borders Books and Music
• Promoted from cashier within a month of hire, became a key resource for children’s publications
• Created more efficient organizational structure in bulk supply of children’s materials
• Implemented monthly merchandise changes in children’s section displays to fulfill corporate protocol
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