2021 marks my ten year anniversary of working in book publishing. The aluminum anniversary! (I have no idea what I could thematically gift myself to celebrate. A six-pack of craft beer, maybe?) It’s weird to think that it’s been ten years since I was in undergrad workshops at my creative writing program, shaping words intoContinue reading “10 Years Working in Book Publishing / Writing on the Weekends”
Tag Archives: So You Want to Work in Publishing
So, You Want to Be a Managing Editor
Longtime readers might recall a series I ran back in 2012/2013 called, “So, You Want to Work in Publishing,” interviewing entry-level book publishing folks across a variety of companies and departments about their professional experiences. I’d like to think many people found it useful, but I know for a fact it helped at least oneContinue reading “So, You Want to Be a Managing Editor”
Switching Careers: Leaving Law for the World of Words
Name: Erynn Im-Sato Current Title: Sales Rep, Proprietary and Display Marketer Sales Hometown: Torrance, California Graduated From: UC Santa Barbara, 2005 Currently work and live: HarperCollins Publishers, New York My path to publishing: I was an English major in college and I thought I wanted to be a journalist or editor. My first job outContinue reading “Switching Careers: Leaving Law for the World of Words”
Falling in Love with Publicity and Publishing
Welcome to the guest blogging series, So, You Want to Work in Publishing, where publishing professionals share their personal stories of how they broke into the industry. The guest bloggers and I hope that you find our stories encouraging, informative, and helpful in your own path to a publishing career. If you’re a publishing professionalContinue reading “Falling in Love with Publicity and Publishing”
So, You Want to Work in Publishing…in Singapore
Name: Jennifer Lien Current Title: Publishing Editor at Taylor & Francis Group Hometown: Waterloo, Canada Graduated from: University of Waterloo, Class of 2011; Joint BA in Political Science and Social Development Studies, Diploma of General Studies in Social Work Currently enrolled in: University of Toronto, Joint MEd with the Sociology of Education department and theContinue reading “So, You Want to Work in Publishing…in Singapore”
How a Lifelong Love of Books Led to a Publicity Job
Name: Caroline Nitz Current Title: Publicity Assistant at Henry Holt & Company, an imprint of Macmillan Hometown: Northfield, MN Graduated from: St. Olaf College, 2011 Where you currently work and live: I live and work in Manhattan. Your Path to Publishing: Like many in publishing, I was an English major without the slightest idea whatContinue reading “How a Lifelong Love of Books Led to a Publicity Job”
Want to Work in Publishing? Don’t Be Afraid to Use Your Connections!
Welcome to the guest blogging series, So, You Want to Work in Publishing, where publishing professionals share their personal stories of how they broke into the industry. The guest bloggers and I hope that you find our stories encouraging, informative, and helpful in your own path to a publishing career. If you’re a publishing professionalContinue reading “Want to Work in Publishing? Don’t Be Afraid to Use Your Connections!”
“So, You Want to Work in Publishing?”–Meg Roth
Welcome to the guest blogging series, So, You Want to Work in Publishing! The guest bloggers and I hope that you find our stories encouraging, informative, and helpful in your own path to a publishing career. You can find a full listing of previous posts in the series here. If you’re a publishing professional interestedContinue reading ““So, You Want to Work in Publishing?”–Meg Roth”
“So, You Want to Work in Publishing?”–Evan Oare
Welcome to the guest blogging series, So, You Want to Work in Publishing! The guest bloggers and I hope that you find our stories encouraging, informative, and helpful in your own path to a publishing career. If you’re a publishing professional interested in contributing to the blog series, feel free to contact me at HannahKJones10@yahoo.com.Continue reading ““So, You Want to Work in Publishing?”–Evan Oare”
“So, You Want to Work in Publishing?”–Miriam McPhie
Welcome to the guest blogging series, So, You Want to Work in Publishing! The series features the personal stories of how young professionals broke into publishing. The guest bloggers and I hope that you find our stories encouraging, informative, and helpful in your own path to a publishing career. If you’re a publishing professional interestedContinue reading ““So, You Want to Work in Publishing?”–Miriam McPhie”
Hannah Karena Jones 