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The ECC Questionnaire

Discover how familiar faces in publishing got their start!
Q&A with Nikki Garcia, Associate Editor at Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Q&A with Nikki Garcia, Associate Editor at Little, Brown Books for Young Readers | January 15, 2019

By Hannah Milton (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers) Tell us about how you got your start in publishing. Was working in editorial always a goal of yours, or was it something of a happy accident? What was your first …

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Q&A with Hayley ​Jozwiak, Managing Editor at Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group

Q&A with Hayley ​Jozwiak, Managing Editor at Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group | May 10, 2018

By Jessica Anderson (ECC Member, Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group) What is a typical day like for you as a Managing Editor at Macmillan Children’s? I make a long to-do list in the morning, then I drink too much coffee and …

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Q&A with Rich Thomas, VP, Publishing Director at HarperCollins Children’s Books

Q&A with Rich Thomas, VP, Publishing Director at HarperCollins Children’s Books | February 27, 2018

Tell us a little about your role at Harper. What’s your elevator pitch for what you do within the Children’s editorial department—and how does it differ from what other Harper teams do? The simplest way to sum it up is …

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Q&A with Cassie McGinty, Senior Publicist, Disney-Hyperion

Q&A with Cassie McGinty, Senior Publicist, Disney-Hyperion | November 3, 2017

What is your typical day as a senior publicist at Disney-Hyperion? The day-to-day for publicity can run the gamut. From pitching media and blogs, to organizing author tours/conferences/festivals, publicity is fun because there is so much going on. When I …

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Q&A with Sara Dayton, Senior Product Manager, Penguin Young Readers

Q&A with Sara Dayton, Senior Product Manager, Penguin Young Readers | August 25, 2017

Tell us a little about your role at Penguin Young Readers.My department manages the Penguin Young Readers apps, experiments with new technologies, and finds innovative ways, digital or otherwise, to use our content outside of books. Recent projects include updates …

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Q&A with Jen Keenan, Senior Designer, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Q&A with Jen Keenan, Senior Designer, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers | June 8, 2017

What and where was your first position in the book industry, and what was the most significant learning experience you took away from it? My first position in the book industry was a designer at Workman Publishing. It turns out …

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Q&A with Christine Barcellona, Editor, Square Fish, an imprint of Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group

Q&A with Christine Barcellona, Editor, Square Fish, an imprint of Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group | March 27, 2017

Tell us a little about your position at Macmillan. What does your role as an editor entail? I’m the editor for Square Fish, Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group’s paperback line. That means I get to work on the paperbacks of …

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Q&A with Miriam Miller, Subsidiary Rights Manager, Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group

Q&A with Miriam Miller, Subsidiary Rights Manager, Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group | January 25, 2017

1) Tell us a little about your role at Macmillan. What do you do within the Children’s Group? As Rights Manager, the biggest part of my job is licensing domestic audio rights and foreign rights in territories around the world …

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Q&A with Carl Lennertz, Executive Director, The Children’s Book Council and Every Child A Reader

Q&A with Carl Lennertz, Executive Director, The Children’s Book Council and Every Child A Reader | November 28, 2016

1) What was your first job in publishing? A bookseller first, and then a Midwest sales rep for Random House adult and children’s books. 2) As the new CBC executive director, what role do you believe The Children’s Book Council …

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Q&A with Lindsay Pryor, Hachette Book Group, Human Resources Coordinator,

Q&A with Lindsay Pryor, Hachette Book Group, Human Resources Coordinator, | October 7, 2016

What is a typical day like in your role and in HR in general? Like with any job, I don’t think there is a “typical day”! Day to day, I spend my time recruiting for open jobs and internships, answering …

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