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Inclusivity and Publishing: Where are we not looking? And how can you help?
Brittany Yost is a student at University College London pursuing her Masters in Publishing. She received her undergraduate degree in English Literature and Communication Studies…
Career progression: Interview with Alexa von Hirschberg
Alexa von Hirschberg is a Senior Commissioning Editor at Bloomsbury Publishing. Norah Myers interviews her here.
Publisher-author clashes: How to deal with the most common areas of conflict
Working with authors has to be the best part of any commissioning editor’s job. At Open University Press, I have been lucky to work closely…
Should you send your whole manuscript to a prospective editor?
Lisa Poisso is a fiction editor and book writing coach working with independent authors and new authors seeking representation. Lisa helps emerging authors tune their…
A day in the life of a commissioning editor
Among other things, Emily has worked as a picture researcher, a freelance copy editor, proofreader and indexer, and has also contributed to several books on…
9 commissioning tips: educational, non-fiction trade and all-rounders
Becky Lovell has been a Commissioning Editor for 6 years across both educational and non-fiction trade publishing. She is currently Commissioning Editor for the international…
Diversity, disability and the industry: Lisa Clark interview
Lisa Clark is Senior Commissioning Editor at Jessica Kingsley Publishers where she commissions mainly in the fields of arts therapies, autism, and nutrition. Here Norah…
3 Questions every Commissioning Editor should ask
This is a guest post from Melody Dawes. Melody has over 15 years of education publishing experience. She has a successful background in content acquisition…