Rachael Stein – Editor

I am freelance children's book editor with 5 years of in-house experience, specializing in developmental editing, line editing, and Americanization. At Sterling Publishing and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, I've worked on children's books for all age levels - picture books, board books, chapter books, middle grade, and young adult. I've also worked on a range of genres, including contemporary realistic fiction, humor, science fiction/fantasy, historical fiction, and nonfiction. Some titles that I've edited include MARTIN MCLEAN, MIDDLE SCHOOL QUEEN by Alyssa Zaczek, which was a Kirkus best middle grade book of the year and a Winter 2019-2020 Indie Next pick; QUEEN OF PHYSICS by Teresa Robeson and illustrated by Rebecca Huang, which won the Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature and is an NCTE Orbis Pictus Recommended Book; and the Sam Wu chapter book series by Katie and Kevin Tsang.

Beyond my in-house experience, I also have 2.5+ years of experience working directly with writers through writing course instruction, workshops, and critiques. I have co-taught two writing courses through Children's Book Academy, led group critiques through Inked Voices, and done workshops and one-on-one critiques for SCBWI conferences around the world.

I'm passionate about working with creators to help them tell the stories they're excited about. No matter what stage of the writing and publishing process you're at, I'd love to work with you to develop your project into a satisfying story and take your writing to the next level.