Editor
Macmillan Cihldren's Books UK
Middle Grade, Young Adult
GENRES, SUB GENRES, GENRE BLENDING interests:
⫸ MG Fiction, YA Fiction and poetry:
⫸ Binge-able content
⫸ Original premises
⫸ Authentic, Body-Inclusive / Body Positivity voices from underrepresented backgrounds.
⫸ I’m passionate about equal and fair representation in children’s fiction, and am always happy to go the extra mile in making our authors feel safe and in protecting their voice.
LOVES:
⫸ Fantasy
⫸ Dystopian
⫸ Thriller
⫸ Contemporary Romance
⫸ Comedy
⫸ Magical Realism
THEMES & ELEMENTS interests:
⫸ N/A
TITLES THEY REPRESENT:
⫸ 'SLAM: You're Gonna Wanna Hear This' collected by Nikita Gill
⫸ 'No Big Deal' and 'Melt My Heart' by Bethany Rutter
⫸ 'InvestiGators' by John Patrick Green
⫸ 'Children of Virtue and Vengeance' by Tomi Adeyemi.
If your book is something that demands it be read in one sitting, with a glorious cast of well-rounded, loveable characters, I want to read it.
TITLES THEY LIKE:
I'm probably a little too obsessed with...
⫸ Leigh Bardugo's 'Six of Crows'
⫸ Candice Carty-Williams' 'Queenie'
⫸ Malorie Blackman's 'Noughts and Crosses'
⫸ with a healthy sprinkling of love for His Dark Materials by Phillip Pullman
⫸ Great concepts, interesting voices, incredible characters and emotional journeys.
DISLIKES:
⫸ N/A