Lindsay Schlegel, Editorial Assistant
Lindsay Schlegel, née Winget, has been with Simon & Schuster since March 2009. She assists Namrata Tripathi on her Atheneum list. Before landing her dream job in the world of children’s editorial, Lindsay was an English and German major at Boston College and a bookseller at Borders. She interned in publicity and marketing at Candlewick Press and Abrams Books for Young Readers/Amulet Books before working as an assistant at the Charlotte Sheedy Literary Agency. Having seen many sides of the industry, Lindsay feels most at home in editorial, where she seeks strong picture books, middle-grade, and YA with genuine voices and characters that resonate.
Caitlyn Dlouhy, Editorial Director
Give her a voice that startles or sings, spits or seduces, or just plain cracks her up, and Caitlyn Dlouhy will be interested. She publishes everything from middle grade and teen fiction to picturebooks, as well as a smattering of graphic novels, non-fiction and poetry, and most prefers the unusual and the unexpected—stories that stay with the reader long after the last page is turned. Her books have been awarded a Newbery Medal and Honor, Coretta Scott King Awards in both writing and illustration, Edgar Awards and Christopher Medals, PEN USA Literary Awards, and been chosen as a National Book Award finalist. They’ve topped the New York Times bestseller list (and also the top of the most banned books in America list). She works with Kathi Appelt, Jennifer Bradbury, Ashley Bryan, Andrew Clements, Laura Cornell, Doreen Cronin, Frances O’Roark Dowell, Sharon Draper, Richard Egielski, Heather Henson, Oscar Hijuelos, Cynthia Kadohata, Betsy Lewin, Alison McGhee, Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, Peter Reynolds, and David Small, just to name a few. Look for these up-coming publications to get a taste of what Caitlyn has been up to lately: Falling In, Out of My Mind, Dream of Night, Boom Boom Go Away, So Many Days, Zebrafish, Keeper, Gumption, All Things Bright and Beautiful, Nothing and We the Children.
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New York Times Bestseller List
(2/21/10)
THE UNDERNEATH by Kathi Appelt
#10
ALL THINGS BRIGHT AND BEAUTIFUL by Ashley Bryan received a starred review in PW.
NOTHING by Janne Teller has received two starred reviews, from PW and Booklist.
Gretchen Hirsch, Associate Editor
Gretchen Hirsch joined Simon & Schuster in July 2009, and she edits and acquires for both the Atheneum and Margaret K. McElderry lists. She has also worked at Harcourt Children’s Books and HarperCollins. Some books she’s edited include Jessica’s Guide to Dating on the Dark Side by Beth Fantaskey, What Will Fat Cat Sit On? by Jan Thomas, and the forthcoming The Body Finder by Kimberly Derting. Gretchen is looking for exciting and inventive books that will fit the literary heritage of both Atheneum and McElderry—offbeat picture books, innovative nonfiction, sweet and funny middle-grade, and YA page-turners.
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Richard Jackson, Editorial Director, Richard Jackson Books
Richard Jackson has discovered some of the most significant authors in the field of youth literature, including Judy Blume, Paula Fox, George Ella Lyon, Virginia Hamilton, Chris Raschka, Angela Johnson and Brian Floca. He has brought forth writers who have challenged and widened the range of acceptable topics for youth literature, as well as authors and illustrators who have broadened the reach of multicultural youth publishing.
Jackson co-founded Bradbury Press in 1968, Orchard in 1986, and DK Ink in 1996. He retired from publishing in June 2005, but continue to be the Editorial Director of Richard Jackson Books, an imprint of Atheneum Books for Young Readers. In his forty-eight year career, Jackson has published many award-winning authors and illustrators, and launched many young careers. Citations for works he has edited or published include: sixteen Newbery or Newbery Honors; five Caldecott or Caldecott Honors; one National Book Award, two Coretta Scott King Medals or honors; one Edgar Award, two Sibert Honors, seven Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards or honors; one Scott O’Dell Award; one Charlotte Zolotow Award and two Mildred Batchelder Awards.
He has served as the Chairman of the Children’s Book Council, gave the 2005 Arbuthnot Honor lecture and has been honored with a LMP Award for Editorial Excellence and in March, 2002, the Otter Award, given by the booksellers of Northern California.
Justin Chanda, VP & Publisher
Justin joined editorial staff at Simon & Schuster in 2005 after an eight year stint at HarperCollins Children’s Books. A graduate of New York University, Justin was named publisher of the S&S Books for Young Readers imprint in 2007 and McElderry Books and Atheneum Books for Young Readers in 2009. He is keenly interested in publishing books that are equal parts commercial and literary, books that make a contribution to the tradition, while truly entertaining kids. Aside from having the honor of working with the best editorial staff in the industry, he also has the opportunity to edit some of its best talent including the likes of: Jon Scieszka, David Shannon, Loren Long, Kenneth Oppel, Patricia MacLachlan, Mac Barnett, Adam Rex and Michael Ian Black.
ABOUT ATHENEUM
NEW RELEASES
ALA Coretta Scott King Award for Illustration
MY PEOPLE,
by Langston Hughes,
photographed by Charles R. Smith, Jr.
ALA/YALSA Best Books for Young Adults, Nonfiction
BEFORE COLUMBUS:
THE AMERICAS OF 1491
by Charles C. Mann
ALA/YALSA Best Books for Young Adults, Fiction
WHY I FIGHT
by J. Adams Oaks
ALA 2010 Notable Children's Books
All Ages
ASHLEY BRYAN:
WORDS TO MY LIFE'S SONG
by Ashley Bryan,
photographed by Bill McGuinness
MOONSHOT:
THE FLIGHT OF APOLLO 11
by Brian Floca
MY PEOPLE
by Langston Hughes
photographed by Charles R. Smith Jr.
Younger Readers
POSY
by Linda Newbery,
illustrated by Catherine Rayner
Kiley Frank, Assistant Editor
Kiley Frank has been working at Simon & Schuster since 2005. She assists Caitlyn Dlouhy and is the in-house contact for Richard Jackson Books. Kiley is also the editor of the chapter book Dessert First by Hallie Durand and the teen memoir Three Little Words by Ashley Rhodes-Courter. “What I most look for in a manuscript is the quality of the writing. I can fall in love with a book about anything as long as it is beautifully told.” She’s looking for submissions with strong characters, unique voices, and interesting family dynamics.
Namrata Tripathi, Executive Editor
Namrata Tripathi joined Atheneum Books for Young Readers in December 2008. She edits fiction and nonfiction picture books, middle grade, and YA(and the occasional extraordinary graphic novel). She has the pleasure of working with Ian Falconer, James Howe, Christopher Myers, Lane Smith, and Judith Viorst among others and has launched several author-illustrators such as Julian Hector, Lita Judge, and John Rocco. She is interested in finding young, bold picture books and older fiction with unique voices and unexpected characters. She strives to create a list at Atheneum full of literary voices with broad appeal, and illustrators with fresh eyes who will tell stories that are honest, humorous, and heartbreaking.
Anne Zafian, VP & Deputy Publisher
As Deputy Publisher, Anne Zafian works closely with the Publisher on key aspects of our business. She oversees our marketing team and marketing plans and works closely with both the sales team and supply chain organization to maximize sales and manage inventory. Anne has been with Simon & Schuster for more than five years, previously as a VP in our sales department responsible for both adult and children’s book sales. Prior to that, she worked at what is now known as Hachette Book Group USA, including Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, where her love of children’s books was first fostered.
OUR EDITORIAL TEAM
Founded in 1961 by Jean Karl, Atheneum Books for Young Readers is known for publishing enduring literary middle grade, teen and picture book titles. The imprint has garnered over two dozen Newbery and Caldecott Medals and Honors throughout its celebrated history. It has also published a list of books that have won innumerable awards and accolades including: Coretta Scott King medals, National Book Award nominations, PEN USA Literary Awards, New York Times best-sellers and being named to countless state reading lists. Our commitment to publishing commercial books with outstanding literary merit is evident in every title we acquire as well as in our extensive backlist. Atheneum holds tight to this same publishing integrity as we look to ahead to new formats—high-end novelty properties, graphic novels, visual storytelling—for our esteemed list of authors and illustrators.
