What editors need to know about author care: tips from a publisher-turned-author
I began my publishing career in children’s publishing as an editor, long enough ago that I applied to a job ad in a physical copy…
Tag: Commissioning editor
Wednesday Wisdom: Art & inclusivity at Tate Children’s
Check out the replay of our Wednesday Wisdom session with Cherise Lopes-Baker, Commissioning Editor at Tate Children’s and co-founder and Editor of …
Wednesday Wisdom: Live Interview with Cherise Lopes-Baker (Tate Children’s/Jacaranda)
Tune into a live Wednesday Wisdom Q&A for Editorial Season on 31st March with Cherise Lopes-Baker, Commissioning Editor for Tate Children’s, Reviews…
Wednesday Wisdom: Photography & design editing at Thames & Hudson
Check out the replay of our Wednesday Wisdom session with Andrew Sanigar, Commissioning Editor for Photography and Design at Thames & Hudson. Dur…
Wednesday Wisdom: Live Interview with Andrew Sanigar (Thames & Hudson)
Tune into a live Wednesday Wisdom Q&A for Editorial Season on 17th March with Andrew Sanigar, Commissioning Editor for Photography and Design at Tham…
Wednesday Wisdom: Commissioning the list at Hachette Children’s
Dive into the recording of our Wednesday Wisdom session for Editorial Season with Tig Wallace, Senior Commissioning Editor at Hachette Children’s. D…
Wednesday Wisdom: Live Interview with Tig Wallace (Hachette Children’s)
Tune into a live Wednesday Wisdom Q&A for Editorial Season on 3rd March with Tig Wallace, senior commissioning editor at Hachette Children's. Find out…
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.Â
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…