The Monster List of Childen’s Book Editor Interviews, Blogs, and More

LAST UPDATED ON May 25, 2009. For the latest information, please visit the Children’s Book Publisher Directory

Do you have a massive case of web-head–a medical condition caused by prolonged surfing of the Internet? Do symptoms include dizziness? Blurred vision? And a sudden loss of ability to Google?

Look no more. I have a cure. I’ve done a lot of the work for you and compiled it here. As I find more interviews and blogs, I’ll add to the list.

Don’t know what to do with this information? Read post, [step six – find an editor ->step six – find an editor] from my crash course.

PLEASE NOTE: Do not hold me responsible for misspelling of names or location of the editors. Editors change publishers often (and sometimes they get hitched and change their names). Subscribe to Publisher Weekly’s Children’s Bookshelf newsletter or visit Vista for updates on promotions and moves. I do my best to keep this current and accurate, but if you have corrections, please leave a comment. Thanks!

ALSO DO NOT ASSUME AN EDITOR’S PRESENCE ON THIS LIST MEANS HE/SHE ACCEPTS UNSOLICITED SUBMISSIONS. LOOK UP THE PUBLISHER’S GUIDELINES FOR THAT INFO.

I DO NOT AUTHORIZE OR CONDONE SPAMMING EDITORS.

Anonymous or Multiple Editors

• Children’s Book Editor’s blog “Buried in the Slush Pile” ’06 added 7/25/06
• Children’s Book Editor’s blog “Editorial Anonymous” ’07 added 5/01/07
• Charlesbridge Blog added 08/10/07
• Carolrhoda’s Blog http://carolrhoda.blogspot.com/

Victoria Wells Arms (Bloomsbury)

• Interview on Robin Friedman ’04

Shannon Barefield (Former Carolrhoda editor)

• ICL Transcript with Author Elaine Marie Alphin ’05

Stacey Barney (G.P. Putnam’s Sons)

Sheila Barry (Kids Can Press)

• http://cynthialeitichsmith.blogspot.com/2008/04/editor-interview-sheila-barry-on-kids.html  (added 1/22/09)

Robin Benjamin (Marshall Cavendish)

Donna Bray (Hyperion)

• Interview on Robin Friedman ’03

Rosemary Brosnan (HarperCollins)

• SCBWI France interview ’03

Kent Brown (Boyds Mills Press)

• Interview on Robin Friedman ’03
• http://www.kristydempsey.com/interviewKentLBrown.html (added 01/23/09)

Virginia Buckley (Clarion)

Michele Burke

• SCBWI Kite Tales interview ’05
• Bio Blurb on Rocky Mountain SCBWI ’05 (added 10/30/06)

Stacy Cantor (Walker)

• Mini-view on Terry Pierce’s blog ’08 (added 02/19/08)

Suzanne Carnell (Macmillan)

• SCBWI France interview ’04

Karen Chaplin (Puffin)

Erin Clarke (Knopf)

• Interview on Robin Friedman ’03

Melanie Cecka (Bloomsbury)

• Mediabistro.com transcript: “Get Your Children’s Book Published”
• Ms. Cecka on Rejection at BethanyRoberts.com

Nancy Conescu (Little, Brown)

• Nevada SCBWI Conference Faculty Bio ’08 (Click “Faculty Bios”) (added 08/07/2008)

Alexandra Cooper (Simon & Schuster BFYR)

• Interview on Robin Friedman ’05

Margery Cuyler (Cavendish)

• Interview on Robin Friedman

Kristin Daly (HarperCollins)

• Blurb on The Knight Agency’s blog (added 08/27/06)

Jessica Dandino (Dial)

• Bio on NJ SCBWI website for June ’06 conference

Rebecca Davis (former Greenwillow editor)

• Interview on Robin Friedman ’06

Caitlyn Dlouhy (Atheneum)

• Interview on Robin Friedman ’03

Kimberly Duncan-Mooney (Barefoot Books)

• Interview on AbsoluteWrite.com ’07 (added 01/15/07)

Emma Dryden (Margaret K. McEld erry and Atheneum)

• SCBWI France interview ’03

Eden Edwards (no longer with Houghton Mifflin)

Ranya Fattouh (Scholastic Press)

• Bio Blurb for Crested Butte Friends of the Library Sandy Contest ’07 (added 01/08/07)

Evelyn Fazio (WestSide)

• Cynsations ’08 http://cynthialeitichsmith.blogspot.com/2008/09/publisher-interview-evelyn-fazio-on.html

Lisa Findlay (no longer with Random House)

• A bio blurb on ColoradoAuthors.org ’06 (added 01/06/07)
• Lisa is becoming a freelance editor

Carol Fisher Saller (former Cricket editor)

Catherine Frank

Jennifer Frantz-Fox (Bebop)

• Interview on Smartwriters.com ’02

Aimee Friedman (Scholastic)

• Ms. Friedman’s Blog ’06 (added 11/08/06)

Cecile Goyette (Dial)

Lisa Graff (FSG)

• Cynsations http://cynthialeitichsmith.blogspot.com/2008/09/author-editor-interview-lisa-graff.html (01/22/09)

Betsy Groban (Houghton Mifflin)

• Interview on Publisher’s Weekly ’06 (added 7/13/06)

Judye Groner (Kar Ben)

• http://cynthialeitichsmith.blogspot.com/2008/04/editor-interview-judye-groner-on-kar.html (added 01/22/09)

Miriam Hees (Blooming Tree Press)

• http://cynthialeitichsmith.blogspot.com/2008/08/publisher-update-miriam-hees-of.html (added 01/22/09)

Sarah Hughes (Puffin)

• SCBWI France interview ’03

Amy Hsu (former Little, Brown editor)

Allyn Johnston (Beach Lane Books)

• Interview on Skateboardmom.com ’03
• Interview with Anna Olswanger ’00

Andrew Karre (Carolrhoda)

• Editor blog on Fluxnow.com written by Andrew ’06 (added 7/25/06)
• Cynsations ’08 http://cynthialeitichsmith.blogspot.com/2008/12/editor-interview-andrew-karre-on.html
• http://carolrhoda.blogspot.com/

Cheryl Klein (Arthur A. Levine)

• SCBWI Kite Tales interview ’05
• Ms. Klein’s personal blog
• Ms. Klein’s website (added 08/31/06)

Susan Kochan (Putnam)

• SCBWI France interview ’00

Summer Dawn Laurie (no longer with Tricycle)

• Ms. Laurie now provides freelance editorial (development/critique) services for children’s book
  authors. She may be reached at sdledits AT comcast DOT net. (added 09/21/2007)

Yolanda Leroy (Charlesbrige)

• SCBWI Kite Tales interview ’05
• Bio Blurb on Rocky Mountain SCBWI ’05 (added 10/30/06)

Arthur A. Levine (Arthur A. Levine)

• Mr. Levine’s blog

Arianne Lewin (Hyperion)

• SCBWI ORCA conference blurb ’06 (added 8/10/06)

Courtenay Lewis (Philomel)

Alvina Ling (Little, Brown)

• Interview on theCareerCookbook.com ’06
• Ms. Ling’s blog “Bloomabilities” on Blogspot.com ’06 (added 7/17/06)
• Blue Rose Girls blog – Alvina discusses children’s literature and publishing (added 8/08/06)

Kira Lynn (Kane Miller)

• http://cynthialeitichsmith.blogspot.com/2008/05/publisher-interview-kira-lynn-on.html (added 01/22/09)

Grace Maccarone (Cartwheel)

• Interview about the books she’s authored on Scholastic.com

Krista Marino (Delacorte)

Samantha McFerrin (Harcourt)

• Bio on NJ SCBWI website for June ’06 conference

Steve Meltzer (Dutton)

Nancy Mercado (Dial)

• Bio blurb for SCBWI Florida conference ’06 (scroll down) (Added 01/06/07)

Emily Mitchell (Charlesbridge)

• Interview on Robin Friedman ’07 (added 06/02/07)

Laura Morgan (Enslow)

• Bio blurb for SCBWI Houston Editors day 2007 (added 08/23/07)

Meredith Mundy Wasinger (Sterling)

• http://terrypierce.blogspot.com/2008/12/mini-view-meredith-mundy-wasinger.html
  
• Bio on NJ SCBWI website for June ’06 conference

Janine O’Malley (Farrar, Straus & Giroux)

Judy O’Malley (Charlesbridge)

• Bio blurb for OCCW ’06 (added 01/07/06)
• Judy O’Malley website (added 09/15/06)

Stephanie Owens Lurie (Hyperion)

• Interview by Anna Olswanger
• Interview by Hope Vestergaard

Susan Pearson (Chronicle)

Alexandra Penfold (Paula Wiseman/S&S)

• Bio blurb for SCBWI Florida conference ’06 (scroll down) (Added 01/06/07)

Kristen Pettit (Razorbill)

• Detailed interview at Mediabistro.com

Joan Powers (Candlewick)

Victoria Rock (Chronicle)

• Ms. Rock talks about Chronicle’s direction in Publisher’s Weekly ’06

Julie Romeis (Chronicle)

• Bio on NESCBWI website for June ’06 conference

John Rudolph (Putnam)

Jill Santopolo (HarperCollins / Laura Geringer)

• Interview on Through the Tollbooth blog (added 01/02/08)
• Nevada SCBWI Conference Faculty Bio ’08 (Click “Faculty Bios”) (added 08/07/2008)

Kate Seaver (Berkley JAM)

Samantha Schutz (Aladdin Paperbacks)

• Ms. Schutz’s blog

Ben Schrank (Razorbill)

Sarah Sevier (HarperCollins)

Reka Simonsen (Henry Holt)

• Interview on Robin Friedman ’04

Phoebe Sorkin (no longer with Little, Brown)

• Bio blurb at OCCBWW.com ’06 (Added 7/25/06)

Tim Travaglini (Putnam)

• Bio on NJ SCBWI website for June ’06 conference

Namrata Tripathi (S&S)

• SCBWI Asilomar Conference 2007 bio blurb ’07 (Added 1/6/07)

Susan Van Metre (Abrams)

• Publisher’s Weekly article ’03

Deborah Vetter (Cricket Books)

• ICL Transcript ’06
  

Liz Waniewski (Dial)

Deborah Noyes Wayshak

Tara Weikum (HarperCollins)

• Bio blurb for SCBWI Florida conference ’06 (scroll down) (Added 01/06/07)

Jennifer Weiss (former Aladdin Paperbacks editor)

• Article by Ms. Weiss: “Writer, Edit Thyself” on Mediabistro.com

Stacy Whitman (former Mirrorstone editor)

Jennifer Wingertzahn (Clarion)

• Interview on Robin Friedman ’04