The Children's Book Council's Early Career Committee (ECC) is dedicated to enriching the careers of those in their first five years in the children’s publishing industry, contributing to the vitality of the industry as a whole, and fostering literacy. Learn more

CBC logo
Facebook Twitter PinterestRSS Feed
The Mentor Corner: Cassie Malmo, Publicity Manager, Simon & Schuster Children’s Books

The Mentor Corner: Cassie Malmo, Publicity Manager, Simon & Schuster Children’s Books

What was your first job in publishing? My first job in publishing was as a Marketing and Publicity Coordinator at Disney Publishing Worldwide. The great thing about this position was getting to have different responsibilities between Marketing and Publicity, and …

Read More
Shadow

Day in the Life

Name: Anna BernardPublishing House: Bloomsbury Children’s BooksPosition: Publicist Book pick:When the Moon Was Ours by Anna-Marie McLemore—this book is breathtaking and I’m kicking myself for letting it sit on the shelf so long! What does a day at BookExpo look like for a …

Read More Darker

Tips of the Month

Compile a secondary New Hire packet.Most jobs will offer New Hire materials, but I highly recommend supplementing this information with helpful tips from the coworkers at your level (or close to your level). During my first few months with my …

Read More Darker

What I Didn't Know

When I first started in publishing, I didn’t realize how important it was to not only know your company’s frontlist, but backlist as well. This is vital in subrights, especially in regards to permissions and translation licensing. But even for …

Read More Darker

Bottom rightBottom left