I can now let you know that Rebecca Frazer, formerly Acquisitions Editor at Sourcebooks has joined the Hachette Group as Editorial Director at Orchard Books in London. Her focus will be on acquiring Middle Grade and Young Adult novels. Rebecca has agreed to join us in June at our annual conference and is open to accepting manuscripts from the US authors and writers that attend our conference.
In other industry news:
Cindy DiTiberio has been promoted to senior editor at Harper.
At Simon & Schuster Children’s imprints Simon Spotlight & Simon Scribbles, Siobhan Ciminera has been promoted to executive editor; Lisa Rao moves up to editor; and Beth Barton has been promoted to associate editor.
Thomas LeBien will join Simon & Schuster as vp, senior editor, specializing in history and non-fiction. He was most recently at FSG, where he was publisher of the Hill & Wang and Scientific American imprints. LeBien starts at S&S on December 21.
Bree Ogden has joined D4EO Literary Agency. She has been an associate literary agent at Martin Literary Management for nearly 2 years, where she concentrated on YA, middle grade and graphic novels.
Angus Killick is joining Macmillan Children’s in the new position of vp, associate publisher, reporting to president Jon Yaged. Killick will coordinate publishing programs across the group’s imprints, lead the children’s marketing team, oversee key marketing campaigns, and pursue business development opportunities. He was associate publisher and director of marketing at Kingfisher.
Talk tomorrow,
Kathy
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7 Comments on Rebecca Frazer – Editorial Director at Orchard Books, last added: 11/19/2011
Wow, Kathy, there’s always SO much going on! It’s amazing how the industry seems to be shifting so often, huh?
Anyway, all good to know. Thanks!
Donna
Thank you Kathy, for always keeping us up on the many changes of this industry.
Kim
Thanks for all the great updates Kathy!
Happy Thanksgiving! I’m grateful for all my terrific friends in the children’s publishing circle, including you!
Jo,
That was such a nice comment. Hearing that from you means a lot. I hope you too have a great Thanksgiving.
Kathy
Kim,
My pleasure. We are all in this together. Have a great Thanksgiving!
Kathy
Donna,
Nothing stays the same, that’s for sure. Maybe we can talk soon?
Kathy
Most definitely, my dear
Life is one big roller coaster!
Donna