June 2021 Newsletter

 

The latest news from People of Color in Publishing

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Featured Publishing Professional: Arely Guzmán
Featured Publishing Professional: Arely Guzmán

I've wanted to work with books since I was a child. I'd found refuge and escape and magic in books, and I wanted to be a part of it. During college, I applied for nearly forty different internships for agencies and imprints alike, and heard back from one, working for Steven Malk. After my first day was over, I was convinced that my dream job was working for children's publishing. I loved everything about it: the complex layers of children's storytelling, the supportive community of children's professionals and writers, and the impact it has on its readership. Not only do I love children's publishing, I believe in it and it's potential to generate change.

Arely Guzmán is an editorial assistant at Knopf Books for Young Readers and Make Me a World. She grew up in the Tijuana-San Diego border, where she fell in love with reading as a little kid. She drinks too much tea but not enough water, enjoys deep conversations with her cat, and can't pronounce the word "burger."

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Publishing Professionals Making Moves in the Industry

By Jess Harold

  • Celia Lee has joined Simon & Schuster Children's as executive editor. 

  • Tiffany Liao has joined Zando as executive editor. 

  • Asanté Simons has been promoted to associate editor for William Morrow/Avon Books.

  • Emilia Sowersby has joined Macmillan Children’s/Roaring Brook Press as editorial assistant.

  • Leslie Owusu has joined Scholastic as editorial assistant.

  • Jennifer Thompson has joined Scholastic as editorial assistant.

Congratulations to all!

 
 

Re/Arte

By Amanda Orozco

Re/Arte is a literary and art space run and owned by Viva Padilla that carries affordable books in English and Spanish with a focus on small presses and hosts events such as film screenings, book launches, open mic nights, author talks, literacy programs for kids, and writer’s workshops for the community. Re/Arte is also the headquarters of Dryland, a literary journal born in South Central Los Angeles and Ponte Las Pilas Press and is proud to feature artbooks and literary journals for instore borrowing.

Location: 2014 ½ E Cesar E Chavez Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90033

Learn more: reartela.com

By Leila Siddiqui

  • Algonquin Young Readers is looking for a Marketing Manager or Assistant Manager to work directly with the Director of Marketing.

  • Penguin Publishing Group is seeking a Marketing Manager to join their team responsible for marketing Viking, Penguin and Riverhead Books.

  • Penguin Young Readers is seeking an experienced YA and MG Editor to join their team.

  • The Random House Publishing Group is seeking an experienced Publicity Manager to join the Ballantine Bantam Dell imprints

By Leila Siddiqui

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Harlem Book Fair 2021

The Harlem Book Fair is happening virtually this year. It is the United State’s largest African-American book fair and the nation’s flagship Black literary event. Held annually in Harlem, NY, the Harlem Book Fair features exhibition booths, panel discussions, book sales, and workshops. 

Notable participating authors have included Maya Angelou, Cornel West, Sonia Sanchez, Amiri Baraka, Walter Mosley, Terry McMillan, Touré, Farai Chideya, Stanley Crouch, Nelson George, and Mark Anthony Neal. 

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.

 
Jasmine Miranda