Zöe Griffiths is Editorial Director for Fiction at Bloomsbury Children’s Books. Previously she worked at Scholastic and Hodder. Zoe loves...

Chris Modafferi is an Italian-American who moved to England six years ago to pursue a career in children's publishing. Since moving to...

Lucy Page is from the west coast of Scotland, but moved ‘down South’ to work in publishing and currently resides in west London. Lucy...

Clare Coombes is an agent at The Liverpool Literary Agency, the first literary agency based in Liverpool. A published author herself,...

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Katie Sassienie, Assistant Editor at Hachette Children's Group, talks about her move from adult fiction to picture books editorial.

Senior designer Helen Chapman talks about skills that come in handy for children's book designers, and what an average day might look like.

Helen Weir, an editor at Two Hoots, talks about how she got into publishing.

Becky Chilcott, Design Manager at Macmillan Children's Books, talks about her route into publishing.

Annual book fairs are a huge focus for publishers. So what are these book fairs and why are they so important?

Sophie Clarke is Junior Scout at Daniela Schlingman Literary Scouting. So, what does a scout actually do?

Jim Field, bestselling, prize-winning author-illustrator, talks us through his journey into children's book illustration.

Alice Hemming, a children's book author, shares her experiences of writing across age groups - from picture books to teen fiction.

Katie Sinfield, Editorial Assistant at Penguin Random House Children’s, talks about how she got into the industry.

Christie Anderson, a Development Editor at Oxford University Press, tells us about her role and the positives of ELT publishing.

Hilary Bell is PR Exec at a large children’s publisher. She’s been working in publishing for five years and was Head of Events at the SYP.

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.

Vicky Joss, Marketing Manager at Head of Zeus, talks about how she got into marketing.

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.

Charlotte is Publicity Manager at John Murray Press, and here she tells us about what her role actually entails.