April 2021
The latest news from People of Color in Publishing
Last June, the publishing industry made a commitment to support its Black employees and authors and to be anti-racist. Now and always, publishing must fulfill these commitments and invest in the work of anti-racism. On the same day we learned of the guilty verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin, we also learned about the killing of Ma'Khia Bryant. This tragedy just emphasizes that there is so much more that needs to be done in the pursuit of racial justice. Here are some some ways those in the publishing industry can support Black employees:
Supporting Black employees this week and beyond
Supporting the mental health of Black employees
The work continues: Black Americans stress that police reform is still needed
Publishing Professionals Making Moves in the Industry
Sydnee Monday has been promoted to Associate Editor at Kokila.
Danny Vazquez has been promoted to Editor at Astra House.
Pronoy Sarkar has begun a new role as Senior Editor at Little, Brown, he was formerly Editor at St. Martin’s.
Sasha Sadikot has been named director of mass merchandise and distributor national accounts for Target adult sales at Penguin Random House.
Jessica Ko has been named director of mass merchandise and distributor national accounts for Walmart adult sales at Penguin Random House.
Yukiko Tominaga has been promoted to full time editorial assistant at Counterpoint Press.
Congratulations to all!
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Scholastic is seeking to hire a Digital Market Associate.
Penguin Random House is seeking to hire a Social Media Assistant.
Penguin Random House is seeking to hire a Sales Assistant.
Penguin Random House is seeking to hire a Designer.
W.W. Norton is seeking to hire a Marketing Assistant.
Berkley is seeking to hire a Production Editor.
Hachette is seeking to hire an Assistant Editor.
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April 23
From Our Perspective: Black Publishing Professionals Panel Discussion
Join the Black in Publishing panel discussion on Thursday, April 29th at 4:00 p.m. ET where Macmillan employees will discuss their professional journeys, provide advice for students interested in learning more about the publishing industry, and share information about potential employment opportunities at Macmillan.
Simon & Schuster employees are organizing to stop the publication of the Pence book. If you want to support them, please sign your name in solidarity.
If People of Color of Publishing has helped you as an industry professional, please let us know and share your experience with us. Submitting a testimonial will assist us in sharing with others how impactful our programming can be to our community and help us reach new industry professionals.