How I got into the publishing industry: Zöe Griffiths
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Zöe Griffiths is Editorial Director for Fiction at Bloomsbury Children’s Books. Previously she worked at Scholastic and Hodder. Zoe loves...


- Apr 18, 2021
- 4 min
Line managers: how important are they?
Chris Modafferi is an Italian-American who moved to England six years ago to pursue a career in children's publishing. Since moving to...
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- Mar 21, 2021
- 7 min
Why does it take so long to publish a picture book?
Picture book authors and illustrators! If you are new to the publishing process (or even if you’ve been at it for a little while now),...
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- Mar 14, 2021
- 2 min
Quick tips for editors starting out in their careers
Over on Twitter we sometimes post publishing insights and tips. So they don't get completely lost in the ether, you can also find them...
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- Nov 21, 2020
- 7 min
How I moved from adult fiction to children's picture books: Katie Sassienie
Katie Sassienie, Assistant Editor at Hachette Children's Group, talks about her move from adult fiction to picture books editorial.
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- Oct 18, 2020
- 4 min
How I got into the publishing industry: Helen Weir
Helen Weir, an editor at Two Hoots, talks about how she got into publishing.
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- Sep 12, 2020
- 6 min
How I got into the publishing industry: Katie Sinfield
Katie Sinfield, Editorial Assistant at Penguin Random House Children’s, talks about how she got into the industry.
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- Sep 12, 2020
- 5 min
I want to be… a development editor
Christie Anderson, a Development Editor at Oxford University Press, tells us about her role and the positives of ELT publishing.
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- Aug 30, 2020
- 7 min
I want to be… a freelancer
Alli Brydon is a freelance children’s book editor and author who has worked in children’s publishing for 15 years, both in the US and UK.
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- Aug 28, 2020
- 6 min
I want to be… a freelance author and editor
Laura Baker works from home as a freelance author and editor for children’s books. She talks about her workload and how she got started.
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- Aug 14, 2020
- 4 min
How I got into the publishing industry: Omara Elling-Hwang
Omara Elling-Hwang, Editorial Assistant for Non-Fiction at HarperCollins, talks remote internships and the HarperCollins BAME Traineeship.
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- Aug 9, 2020
- 5 min
How I got into Editorial, and the value of taking your time
Fiz Osborne, Editorial Director, Illustrated Books at Scholastic Children's Books, talks about her route into publishing.
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- Aug 9, 2020
- 4 min
I want to be… an editorial director
Fiz Osborne, Editorial Director, Illustrated Books at Scholastic Children's Books, talks about what it’s like to be an editorial director.
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- Jul 19, 2020
- 5 min
How do I get my first publishing job?
The publishing industry is notoriously hard to get into, but Serena Arthur has done it and is now Editorial Assistant at Wildfire Books.
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- Jul 11, 2020
- 2 min
I want to be... in Editorial
Most people think they want to be an editor. But what do editors actually do?
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