Manpreet Grewal is a commissioning editor for Sphere, which is Little, Brown’s commercial imprint. She commissions across all genres of women’s fiction, acquiring everything from romantic comedy and sagas to debut and book club fiction. Sphere is the big commercial imprint of Little, Brown and we’re all about publishing great stories that will strike a chord with as many … [Read more...] about Manuscript Wishlist – Sphere Commissioning Editor Manpreet Grewal
Editors
Manuscript Wishlist – Avon Commissioning Editor Helen Huthwaite
Helen Huthwaite works as an Editor for Avon, HarperCollins’ commercial fiction imprint. She works across women’s fiction, crime and saga, acquiring debut talents and managing bestselling authors such as Paul Finch, Mhairi McFarlane and Kitty Neale. Every morning I hop on the tube and travel the short distance to the HarperCollins office in Hammersmith. For those of you who … [Read more...] about Manuscript Wishlist – Avon Commissioning Editor Helen Huthwaite
Manuscript Wishlist – Editor Francesca Best of Hodder & Stoughton
Francesca Best is a Commissioning Editor at Hodder & Stoughton, specialising in commercial women’s fiction. Here, she lets us in on what she would love to find in her submissions. In my time at Hodder I have worked on and edited authors such as Sophie Hannah, Jodi Picoult, Jojo Moyes, Peter Robinson and Jeffery Deaver, but now I essentially concentrate on commercial … [Read more...] about Manuscript Wishlist – Editor Francesca Best of Hodder & Stoughton
Manuscript Wishlist – Editor at Transworld Publishers Harriet Bourton
Harriet Bourton joined Transworld Publishers in April 2013. Harriet is a Senior Commissioning Editor and runs the Women’s Fiction list, acquiring new writing talents alongside working on brand authors such as Danielle Steel. I have always loved commercial fiction; I grew up in a house where stacks of paperbacks nestled in every nook and cranny. Women’s Fiction became the … [Read more...] about Manuscript Wishlist – Editor at Transworld Publishers Harriet Bourton
Behind the Scenes with an Editor at Little, Brown
Little, Brown Editor-in-Chief Antonia Hodgson has worked in publishing for 19 years. Here, Antonia talks about career highlights and day-to-day tasks of her editorial role as well as her first experience of crossing over to the Other Side as an author, as she prepares to launch her debut novel, The Devil in the Marshalsea. By Antonia Hodgson I’ve worked in publishing for 19 … [Read more...] about Behind the Scenes with an Editor at Little, Brown