PREVIOUS PARTICIPATING MENTORS
Below is a list of mentors from our previous in-person conferences. All of our mentors are volunteers who offer their time and experience to aspiring writers and illustrators.
Editors, Agents and Designers
- Alexandra Aceves, Associate Editor, Holiday House
- Ardi Alspach, Assistant Editor, Union Square
- Angelica Busanet, Editorial Assistant, Abrams Books for Young Readers
- Andrea Cascardi, Agent, Transatlantic Media
- Jill Davis, Editorial Director, Hippo Park/Astra Publishing House
- Erika DiPasquale, Assistant Editor, HarperCollins
- K. Dishmon, Editorial Assistant, Holiday House
- Alice Fugate, Agent Assistant, Joy Harris Agency
- Stacey Glick, VP, Dystel, Goderich & Bourret
- Megan Ilnitski, Editor, Harper Collins
- Shulokhana Khan, Editorial Assistant, Scholastic
- Laura Kincaid, Editorial Assistant, Holiday House
- Suzy Krogulski, Assistant Editor, Astra Books for Young Readers
- Janine Le, Literary Agent, Janine Le Literary Agency
- Jessica Levine, Assistant Editor, Little Brown
- Andy Lopez-Soberano, Editorial Assistant, Scholastic
- Amelia Mack, Art Director, Hippo Park/Astra
- Erica McGrath, Literary Assistant, Writers House Literary Agency
- Jennie Miller, Editorial Assistant, Clarion
- Claire Morance, Agent, Painted Words
- Janna Morishima, Agent, Janna Co.
- Claire Nist, Editorial Assistant, Crown/Penguin Random House
- Kelly Peterson, Agent, Rees Agency
- Octavia Saenz, Editorial Assistant, Hippo Park/Astra
- Sara Sproull, Assistant Editor, Abrams Books for Young Readers
- Gaby Taboas-Zayas, Assistant Editor, Penguin Young Readers
- Beth Terrill, Editor, NorthSouth Books
- Daniela Villegas Valle, Publishing Assistant, Simon & Schuster
- Clare Vaughn, Associate Editor, HarperCollins
- Regan Winter, Associate Editor, Disney-Hyperion
- Alex Wolfe, Assistant Editor, Penguin Workshop/Penguin Random House
Editors, Agents and Designers
- Taylor Abatiell, Junior Designer, Penguin Workshop
- Tracey Adams, Agent, Adams Literary
- Eve Adler, Senior Editor, Sterling Children's Books
- Rosie Ahmed, Editorial Assistant, Dial/Penguin
- Ardi Alspach, Assistant Editor, Sterling Children's Books
- Stacey Barney, Senior Editor, Putnam/Penguin Random House
- Lauren Bieker, Agent, FinePrint Literary Management
- James Burns, Vice President-Managing Agent, The Bright Agency
- Andrea Cascardi, Senior Literary Agent, Transatlantic Agency
- Erin Casey, Associate Agent, Gallt & Zacker
- Sona Charaipotra, Agent, Cake Literary
- Steven Chudney, Owner, The Chudney Agency
- Raqayyah Daud, Editorial Assistant, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
- Emily Daluga, Assistant Editor, Abrams
- Gabriella DeGennaro, Assistant Editor (Preschool Publishing), Penguin Workshop
- Gretchen Durning, Editorial Assistant, Razorbill/Penguin Random House
- Claire Easton, Agent, Painted Words
- Chelsea Eberly, Agent, Greenhouse Literary Agency
- Cheryl Eissing, Assistant Editor, Philomel/Penguin Random House
- Linda Epstein, Agent, Emerald City Literary
- Elissa Erwin, Agent Assistant, Folio Jr./Folio Literary Management
- Rebecca Eskildsen, Agent Assistant, Writers House
- Liza Fleissig, Agent, Liza Royce Literary Agency
- Alice Fugate, Agent Assistant, Trident Media Group
- Ben Gartenberg, Assistant Editor, Scholastic Press
- Alex Gehringer, Agent, Bright Group
- Stacey Glick, Agent, Dystel & Goderich Literary
- Evan Griffith, Editor, Workman Publishing
- Katie Heit, Editor, Scholastic
- Dianne Hess, Executive Editor, Scholastic Press
- Sarah Homer, Assistant Editor, HarperCollins Children's Books
- Megan Ilnitzki, Associate Editor, HarperCollins Children's Books
- Akshaya Iyer, Editorial Assistant, Scholastic/Graphix
- Sarah Kasman, Editorial Assistant, Sourcebooks
- Susan Krogulski, Assistant Editor, Boyds Mills & Kane
- Gianna Lakenauth, Editorial Assistant, Knopf/Penguin Random House
- Nathalie Le Du, Editorial Director, OddDot/Macmillan
- Elizabeth Lee, Editorial Assistant, Farrar, Straus and Giroux/Macmillan
- Michelle Lee, Editorial Assistant, Dial/Penguin
- Tricia Lin, Assistant Editor, Aladdin Books/Simon & Schuster
- Julia McCarthy, Editorial Assistant, Atheneum/Simon & Schuster
- Tia Mele, Junior Agent, Talcott Notch Literary
- Emmanuelle Morgen, Literary Agent, Stonesong
- Jonah Newman, Editorial Assistant, Scholastic
- Bobby O'Neil, Agent, FinePrint Literary Management
- Anu Ohioma, Assistant Editor, Penguin Workshop/Penguin Random House
- Rachel Orr, Agent, Prospect Agency
- Anna Parsons, Editorial Assistant, Aladdin Books/ Simon & Schuster
- Kelly Peterson, Literary Agent, Rees Literary Agency
- Linda Pratt, Agent, Wernick and Pratt
- Kate Renner, Senior Designer, Viking Penguin
- Annette Pollert-Morgan, Editorial Manager, Sourcebooks
- Julie Robine, Designer, Sterling Children's Books
- Shelly Romero, Editorial Assistant, Scholastic
- Peter Rubin, Agent, FinePrint Literary Management
- Alex Sanchez, Assistant Editor, Razorbill/Penguin Random House
- Dainese Santos, Editorial Assistant, S&S Books for Young Readers/Simon & Schuster
- Talia Seidenfeld, Editorial Assistant, Scholastic
- Dani Segelbaum, Agent Assistant, New Leaf Literary
- Tiffany Shelton, Assistant Editor, Wednesday Books/St. Martin’s Press/Macmillan
- Laura Bryn Sisson, Editor, Callisto Media
- Rachael Stein, Editor, Sterling Children's Books
- Stephanie Stein, Editor, HarperCollins Children's Books
- Laurel Symonds, Agent, The Bent Agency
- Jennifer Unter, Agent, The Unter Agency
- Olivia Valcarce, Assistant Editor, Scholastic Press
- Melissa Warten, Assistant Editor, Farrar, Straus and Giroux/Macmillan
- Holly West, Senior Editor, Feiwel and Friends/Swoon Reads/Macmillan
- Regan Winter, Editorial Assistant, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Authors and Illustrators
Editors, Agents and Designers
- Hannah Allaman, Editorial Assistant, Disney-Hyperion
- Amelia Appel, Assistant Literary Agent, Triada US
- Stacey Barney, Executive Editor, Putnam/Penguin Random House
- Hali Baumstein, Associate Editor, Bloomsbury
- Annie Berger, Editor, Sourcebooks
- Alex Borbolla, Assistant Editor, Simon & Schuster/Atheneum
- Marilyn Brigham, Editor, Amazon
- Patrice Caldwell, Associate Editor, Disney-Hyperion
- Andrea Cascardi, Agent, Transatlantic Media
- Sonali Chanchani, Agent, Folio Literary Management
- Sona Charaipotra, Agent, CAKE Literary
- Karen Chaplin, Executive Editor, HarperCollins
- Allison Cohen, Editor, Running Press
- Tiffany Colón, Assistant Editor, Scholastic
- Sylvan Creekmore, Assistant Editor, St. Martin's Press/Wednesday Books
- Heather Crowley, Editorial Assistant, Disney-Hyperion
- Emily Daluga, Assistant Editor, Abrams
- Jill Davis, Executive Editor, HarperCollins
- Erica De Chavez, Senior Designer, HarperCollins
- Rachel Diebel, Assistant Editor, St. Martin's Press/Wednesday Books
- Orlando Dos Reis, Editor, Scholastic Press
- Gretchen Durning, Editorial Assistant, Razorbill/Penguin Random House
- Cheryl Eissing, Assistant Editor, Philomel/Penguin Random House
- Linda Epstein, Agent, Emerald City Literary
- Rebecca Eskildsen, Agent's Assistant, Writers House Literary Agency
- Beth Ferry, Author
- Nicole Fiorica, Editorial Assistant, McElderry Books/Simon & Schuster
- Ali Fisher, Editor, Tor/Macmillan
- Liza Fleissig, Agent, Liza Royce Literary Agency
- Benjamin Gartenberg, Editorial Assistant, Scholastic Press
- Mary-Kate Gaudet, Executive Editor, Little, Brown
- Sarah Gerton, Associate Agent, Curtis Brown Ltd.
- Stacey Glick, Agent, Dystel & Goderich Literary
- Ellen Goff, Agent Assistant, HSG Agency
- Ben Grange, Agent, L. Perkins Agency
- Lee Harper, Illustrator
- Susan Hawk, Agent, Upstart Crow
- Katie Heit, Assistant Editor, HarperCollins/Greenwillow
- Larissa Helena, Agent, Pippin Properties
- Sarah Homer, Editorial Assistant, HarperCollins
- Megan Ilnitzki, Associate Editor, HarperCollins
- Lauren Jablonski, Assistant Editor, St. Martin’s Press/Macmillan
- Karl Jones, Associate Editor, Penguin Workshop/Penguin Random House
- Aneeka Kalia, Editorial Assistant, Viking/Penguin Random House
- Sarah Kasman, Editorial Assistant, Sourcebooks
- Tamara Kawar, Literary Assistant, ICM Partners
- Camille Kellogg, Editorial Assistant, HarperCollins
- Gianna Lakenauth, Editorial Assistant, Viking/Penguin Random House
- Diane Landolf, Senior Editor, Penguin Random House
- Bryan Langdo, Illustrator and author
- Catherine Laudone, Assistant Editor, Simon & Schuster
- Alexandra Levick, Junior Literary Agent, Writers House Literary Agency
- Dana Leydig, Editor, Viking/Penguin Random House
- Tricia Lin, Assistant Editor, Aladdin Books/Simon & Schuster
- Alyza Liu, Editorial Assistant, Simon & Schuster
- Maya Marlette, Editorial Assistant, Scholastic
- Sarah McCabe, Associate Editor, Simon Pulse/Simon & Schuster
- Edward Necarsulmer, Agent, Dunow, Carlson & Lerner Literary Agency
- Polly Nolan, Agent, Greenhouse Literary Agency
- Kevin O'Connor, Agent, Charlotte Sheedy Literary Agency
- Anu Ohioma, Editorial Assistant, Penguin Workshop/Penguin Random House
- Polo Orozco, Editorial Assistant, Penguin Random House
- Rachel Orr, Agent, Prospect Agency
- Kelly Peterson, Agent, Corvisiero Agency
- Diana Pho, Editor, Tor Teen/Starscape/Macmillan
- Gabrielle Piraino, Agent, DeFiore & Co.
- Rose Pleuler, Assistant Editor, HarperCollins
- Annette Pollert-Morgan, Editorial Manager, Sourcebooks
- Anna Poon, Assistant Editor, Feiwel & Friends/Macmillan
- Adrienne Procaccini, Senior Editor, Skyscape/Amazon
- Bria Ragin, Editorial Assistant, HarperCollins
- Michael Rex, Illustrator and Author
- Shelly Romero, Editorial Assistant, Scholastic
- Peter Rubie, Agent, FinePrint Literary Management
- Alex Sanchez, Assistant Editor, Razorbill/Penguin Random House
- Zoe Sandler, Agent, ICM Partners
- Sara Schonfeld, Assistant Editor, Penguin Workshop/Penguin Random House
- Nicole Sclama, Associate Editor, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Emma Sector, Agent, Prospect Agency
- Talia Seidenfeld, Editorial Assistant, Scholastic
- Tiffany Shelton, Editorial Assistant, Wednesday Books/St. Martin’s Press/Macmillan
- Amanda Shih, Associate Editor, Scholastic
- Jessica Smith, Assistant Editor, Simon Pulse/Simon & Schuster
- Rachel Sonis, Publishing Assistant, Penguin Workshop/Penguin Random House
- Claire Stetzer, Assistant Editor, Bloomsbury
- Courtney Stevenson, Assistant Editor, HarperCollins
- Samantha Swank, Assistant Editor, Scholastic
- Olivia Swomley, Associate Editor, Workman
- Beth Terrill, Editor, North-South Books
- Erika Turner, Editorial Project Manager, Versify/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Olivia Valcarce, Assistant Editor, Scholastic
- Alexa Wejko, Editor, Glasstown Entertainment
- Regan Winter, Editorial Assistant, Little, Brown
- Clarissa Wong, Editor, HarperCollins
Editors, Agents and Designers
- Sarah Jane Abbott, Assistant Editor, Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
- Rebecca Aronson, Assistant Editor, HarperCollins/Katherine Tegen Books
- Stacey Barney, Senior Editor, Penguin/Putnam
- Alex Borbolla, Editorial Assistant, Simon & Schuster/Atheneum
- Tess Callero, Agent, Curtis Brown Ltd.
- Andrea Cascardi, Agent, Transatlantic Media
- Erin Casey, Junior Agent, Gallt & Zacker Literary Agency
- Sona Charaipotra, Agent, Cake Literary
- Courtney Code, Editorial Assistant, Abrams
- Jennie Conway, Editorial Assistant, Macmillan/St. Martin's Press
- Sylvan Creekmore, Assistant Editor, Macmillan/St. Martin's Press
- Heather Crowley, Editorial Assistant, Hyperion
- Jill Davis, Executive Editor, HarperCollins
- Marisa DiNovis, Editorial Assistant, Random House/Knopf
- Cheryl Eissing, Assistant Editor, Penguin/Philomel
- Nicole Ellul, Associate Editor, Simon & Schuster/Simon Pulse
- Kat Enright, Editorial Assistant, Sky Pony Press
- Linda Epstein, Agent, Emerald City Literary
- Emily Feinberg, Assistant Editor, Macmillan/Roaring Brook Press
- Liza Fleissig, Agent, Liza Royce Literary Agency
- Amalia Frick, Editorial Assistant, Penguin/Putnam
- Benjamin Gartenberg, Editorial Assistant, Scholastic Press
- Nancy Gallt, Agent, Gallt & Zacker Literary Agency
- Sam Gentry, Assistant Editor, Random House/Crown
- Stacey Glick, Agent, Dystel & Goderich Literary
- Ben Grange, Agent, L. Perkins Agency
- Masha Gunic, Editorial Assistant, Abrams
- Katie Heit, Assistant Editor, HarperCollins/Greenwillow
- Larissa Helena, Agent, Pippin Properties
- Alyssa Henkin, Agent, Trident Media Group
- Renee Hooker, Assistant Editor, Penguin Workshop
- Luana Horry, Editorial Assistant, HarperCollins
- Mabel Hsu, Assistant Editor, HarperCollins/Katherine Tegen Books
- Lauren Jablonski, Assistant Editor, Macmillan/St. Martin's Press
- Hillary Jacobson, Agent, ICM
- Alice Jerman, Assistant Editor, HarperCollins
- Aneeka Kalia, Editorial Assistant, Penguin/Viking
- Tamara Kawar, Agent Assistant, ICM
- Marie Lamba, Agent, Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency
- Bryan Langdo, Illustrator and Author
- Sarah LaPolla, Agent, Bradford Literary Agency
- Meg LaTorre-Snyder, Agent, Corvisiero Agency
- Catherine Laudone, Assistant Editor, Simon & Schuster
- Celia Lee, Editor, Scholastic
- Jenna Lettice, Associate Editor, Random House
- Elizabeth Lynch, Assistant Editor, HarperCollins
- Maya Marlette, Editorial Assistant, Scholastic
- Tamar Mays, Senior Editor, HarperCollins
- Sarah McCabe, Editorial Assistant, Simon & Schuster/Simon Pulse
- Julia McCarthy, Editorial Assistant, Simon & Schuster/Atheneum
- Kate McKean, Agent, Howard Morhaim Literary
- John Morgan, Executive Editor, Macmillan/Imprint
- Mary Mudd, Editorial Assistant, Hyperion
- Kevin O'Connor, Agent, Charlotte Sheedy Literary Agency
- Rachel Orr, Agent, Prospect Agency
- Betsy Peterschmidt, Designer, Penguin Workshop
- Kelly Peterson, Agent, Corvisiero Agency
- Beth Phelan, Agent, Bent Agency
- Gabrielle Piraino, Agent, DeFiore & Co
- Stephanie Pitts, Editor, Penguin/Putnam
- Rose Pleuler, Editorial Assistant, HarperCollins
- Annette Pollert-Morgan, Editorial Manager, Sourcebooks
- Anna Poon, Assistant Editor, Macmillan/Feiwel & Friends
- Lynn Portnoff, Senior Designer, Penguin Workshop
- Anna Prendella, Editorial Assistant, HarperCollins
- Kate Prosswimmer, Assistant Editor, Sourcebooks
- Christina Pulles, Editor, Sterling
- Amanda Ramirez, Editorial Assistant, Simon & Schuster
- Janet Reid, Agent, New Leaf Literary
- Natalia Remis, Editorial Assistant, Scholastic
- Ben Rosenthal, Senior Editor, HarperCollins/Katherine Tegen Books
- Peter Rubie, Agent, FinePrint Literary Management
- Alex Sanchez, Editorial Assistant, Penguin/Razorbill
- Sara Schonfeld, Editorial Assistant, Penguin Workshop
- Nicole Sclama, Associate Editor, Harcourt Mifflin Harcourt
- Tiffany Shelton, Editorial Assistant, Macmillan/St. Martin's Press
- Rachel Sonis, Editorial Assistant, Penguin Workshop
- Claire Stetzer, Editorial Assistant, Bloomsbury
- Courtney Stevenson, Editorial Assistant, HarperCollins
- Elizabeth Stranahan, Editorial Assistant, Random House/Knopf
- Saba Sulaiman, Junior Agent, Talcott Notch Literary Services
- Samantha Swank, Assistant Editor, Scholastic
- Olivia Swomley, Associate Editor, Workman
- Nathaniel Tabachnik, Editorial Assistant, Penguin Workshop
- Mekisha Telfer, Associate Editor, Glasstown Entertainment
- Beth Terrill, Editor, NorthSouth Books
- Tim Travaglini, Agent, Jill Corcoran Agency
- Christian Trimmer, Editorial Director, Macmillan/Henry Holt
- Tina Wexler, Agent, ICM
- Marietta Zacker, Agent, Gallt & Zacker Literary Agency
- Ada Zhang, Editorial Assistant, Sterling
Editors, Agents and Designers
- Sarah Jane Abbott, Assistant Editor, Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
- Eve Adler, Editor, Penguin/Grosset & Dunlap
- Hannah Allaman, Editorial Assistant, Hyperion
- Danielle Barthel, Agent, New Leaf Literary Agency
- Hali Baumstein, Assistant Editor, Bloomsbury
- Rhoda Belleza, Senior Editor, Macmillan/Imprint
- Annie Berger, Editor, Sourcebooks
- Alex Borbolla, Editorial Assistant, Simon & Schuster/Atheneum
- Marilyn Brigham, Editor, Amazon
- Patrice Caldwell, Editorial Assistant, Scholastic
- Hannah Campbell, Editorial Assistant, Penguin/Grosset & Dunlap
- Dana Carey, Assistant Editor, Random House/Wendy Lamb
- Kirsten Carleton, Agent, Prospect Agency
- Erin Casey, Junior Agent, Gallt & Zacker Literary Agency
- Karen Chaplin, Editor, HarperCollins
- Sona Charaipotra, Agent, Cake Literary
- Courtney Code, Editorial Assistant, Abrams
- Meagan Cohen, Agent, Trident media Group
- Mora Couch, Editorial Assistant, Holiday House
- Jaime Coyne, Assistant Editor, Macmillan/St. Martin's Press
- Sylvan Creekmore, Assistant Editor, Macmillan/St. Martin's Press
- Heather Crowley, Editorial Assistant, Hyperion
- Lanie Davis, Senior Editor, Alloy Entertainment
- Marisa DiNovis, Editorial Assistant, Random House
- Orlando Dos Reis, Assistant Editor, Abrams
- David Dunton, Agent, Harvey Klinger, Inc
- Cheryl Eissing, Editorial Assistant, HarperCollins
- Linda Epstein, Agent, Emerald City Literary
- Kait Feldmann, Assistant Editor, Scholastic
- Liza Fleissig, Agent, Liza Royce Literary Agency
- Stacey Friedberg, Associate Editor, Penguin/Dial
- Claudia Gabel, Senior Executive Editor, HarperCollins/Katherine Tegen Books
- Sam Gentry, Assistant Editor, Random House/Crown
- Stacey Glick, Agent, Dystel & Goderich Literary
- Ben Grange, Assistant Editor, JABberwocky Literary Agency
- Susan Hawk, Agent, Bent Agency
- Renee Hooker, Assistant Editor, Penguin/Grosset & Dunlap
- Lauren Jablonski, Assistant Editor, Macmillan/St. Martin's Press
- Alice Jerman, Assistant Editor, HarperCollins
- Karl Jones, Associate Editor, Penguin/Grosset & Dunlap
- Mallory Kass, Editor, Scholastic
- Diane Landolf, Senior Editor, Random House
- Celia Lee, Editor, Scholastic
- Jackie Lindert, Agent Assistant, New Leaf Literary
- Elizabeth Lynch,Assistant Editor, HarperCollins
- Tamar Mays, Senior Editor, HarperCollins
- Julia McCarthy, Editorial Assistant, Penguin/Puffin
- Nancy Mercado, Editorial Director, Scholastic
- Alyssa Miele, Assistant Editor, HarperCollins
- Hannah Milton, Editorial Assistant, Little, Brown
- Mary Mudd, Editorial Assistant, Hyperion
- Kelsey Murphy, Assistant Editor, HarperCollins/Balzer & Bray
- Eric Myers, Agent, Dystel & Goderich Literary Management
- Kevin O'Connor, Agent, Charlotte Sheedy Literary Agency
- Rachel Orr, Agent, Prospect Agency
- Alexa Pastor, Editorial Assistant, Simon & Schuster
- Megan Peace, Assistant Editor, Scholastic
- Beth Phelan, Agent, Bent Agency
- Diana Pho, Associate Editor, Tor
- Annette Pollert-Morgan, Editorial Manager, Sourcebooks
- Aubrey Poole, Editor, Little, Brown/Jimmy Patterson Books
- Anna Prendella, Editorial Assistant, HarperCollins
- Kate Prosswimmer, Assistant Editor, Sourcebooks
- Natalia Remis, Editorial Assistant, Scholastic
- Julie Rosenberg, Associate Editor, Hyperion
- Zoe Sandler, Agent, ICM
- Sara Schonfeld, Editorial Assistant, Penguin/Grosset & Dunlap
- Nicole Sclama, Editorial Assistant, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Rachel Stark, Assistant Editor, Sky Pony Press
- Stephanie Stein, Associate Editor, HarperCollins
- Claire Stetzer, Editorial Assistant, Bloomsbury
- Elizabeth Stranahan, Editorial Assistant, Random House/Crown
- Sara Stricker, Literary Assistant, New Leaf literary
- Saba Sulaiman, Junior Agent, Talcott Notch Literary Services
- Eliza Swift, Associate Editor, Alloy Entertainment
- Mekisha Telfer, Editorial Assistant, Simon & Schuster
- Beth Terrill, Editor, NorthSouth Books
- Weslie Turner, Editorial Assistant,Scholastic/Arthur Levine Books
- Olivia Valcarce, Editorial Assistant, Scholastic
- Krista Vitola, Editor, Random House/Delacorte Press
- Kayla Wasil, Designer, Penguin/Grosset & Dunlap
- Roseanne Wells, Agent, Jennifer De Chiara Literary
- Jeffrey West, Editorial Assistant, Scholastic
- Tina Wexler, Agent, ICM
- Stacy Whitman, Publisher, Lee & Low Books/Tu Books
- Brett Wright, Associate Editor, Bloomsbury
- Marietta Zacker, Agent, Gallt & Zacker Literary Agency
- Ada Zhang, Editorial Assistant, Sterling
- Orli Zuravicky, Senior Editor, Scholastics
Editors, Agents and Designers
- Danielle Barthel, Agent, New Leaf Literary Agency
- Kamilla Benko, Assistant Editor, Paper Lantern Lit & The Studio
- Annie Berger, Associate Editor, HarperCollins
- Max Bisantz, Assistant Editor, Penguin/Grosset & Dunlap
- Erin Black, Associate Editor, Scholastic
- Julie Bliven, Associate Editor, Charlesbridge
- Emily Brown, Agent, Foundry Literary + Media
- Russell Busse, Editorial Assistant, Little, Brown
- Katie Carella, Senior Editor, Scholastic
- Dana Carey, Assistant Editor, Random House/Wendy Lamb
- Susan Chang, Senior Editor, Tor
- Angie Chen, Assistant Editor, Macmillan/Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- Alicia Clancy, Editorial Assistant, Macmillan/St. Martin's Press
- Emily Clement, Assistant Editor, Scholastic/Arthur Levine Books
- Allison Cole, Editorial Assistant, Candlewick
- Ellen Cormier, Editorial assistant, Penguin/Dial
- Bess Cozby, Editor, Tor
- Sarah Davies, Agent, Greenhouse Literary
- Jill Davis, Executive Editor, HarperCollins/Katherine Tegen Books
- Susan Dobinick, Associate Editor, Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- Claire Dorsett, Editorial Assistant, Macmillan/Roaring Brook Press
- Orlando Dos Reis, Editorial Assistant, Abrams
- Chelsea Eberly, Editor, Random House
- Nicole Ellul, Assistant Editor, Simon & Schuster/Simon Pulse
- Linda Epstein, Associate Agent, Jennifer De Chiara Literary
- Elissa Erwin, Editorial Assistant, Sourcebooks
- Melissa Faulner, Assistant Editor, Penguin/Dutton
- T.S. Ferguson, Editor, Harlequin Teen
- Liza Fleissig, Agent, Liza Royce Literary Agency
- Nancy Gallt, Agent, Nancy Gallt Literary Agency
- Abbe Goldberg, Assistant Editor, HarperCollins
- Jessica Harriton, Editorial Assistant, Penguin/Razorbill
- Andrew Harwell, Senior Editor, HarperCollins
- Paige Hazzan, Associate Editor, Scholastic
- Renee Hooker, Assistant Editor, Penguin/Grosset & Dunlap
- Katherine Jacobs, Senior Editor, Macmillan/Roaring Brook Press
- Alice Jerman, Assistant Editor, HarperCollins
- Karl Jones, Associate Editor, Penguin/Grosset & Dunlap
- Liz Kossnar, Editorial Assistant, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
- Sarah LaPolla, Agent, Bradford Literary Agency
- Catherine Laudone, Assistant Editor, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
- Jenna Lettice, Assistant Editor, Random House
- Jackie Lindert, Agent Assistant, New Leaf Literary
- Elizabeth Lynch, Editorial Assistant, HarperCollins
- Krestyna Lypen, Associate Editor, Algonquin
- Jessica MacLeish, Associate Editor, HarperCollins
- Jim McCarthy, Agent, Dystel & Goderich Literary Management
- Kate McKean, Agent, Howard Morhaim Literary
- Kate Meltzer, Editorial Assistant, Penguin/Putnam
- Alyssa Miele, Assistant Editor, HarperCollins
- Natascha Morris, Editorial Assistant, Simon & Schuster/Margaret K. McElderry Books
- Eric Myers, Agent, Dystel & Goderich Literary Management
- Annie Nybo, Assistant Editor, Simon & Schuster/McElderry
- Monica Odom, Agent, Bradford Literary Agency
- Alexa Pastor, Editorial Assistant, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
- Megan Peace, Editorial Assistant, Scholastic
- Katherine Perkins, Editorial Assistant, Penguin/Putnam
- Carrie Pestritto, Agent, Prospect Agency
- Diana Pho, Editor, Tor
- Jenna Pocius, Associate Editor, Little Bee Books
- Christina Pulles, Editor, Sterling Publishing
- Adam Rau, Associate Editor, Scholastic
- Natalia Remis, Editorial Assistant, Scholastic
- Ben Rosenthal, Senior Editor, HarperCollins/Katherine Tegen Books
- Maggie Rosenthal, Editorial Assistant, Penguin/Viking
- Jodell Sadler, Agent, Sadler Children's Literary
- Emma Sector, Editorial Assistant, Simon & Schuster/Aladdin
- Alec Shane, Agent, Writers House
- Brooks Sherman, Agent, Bent Agency
- Jessica Sit, Assistant Editor, Simon & Schuster/Atheneum
- Kelsey Skea, Editorial Director,Two Lions/Amazon
- Stephanie Stein, Associate Editor, HarperCollins
- Michael Strother, Editor, Simon & Schuster/Simon Pulse
- Saba Sulaiman, Junior Agent, Talcott Notch Literary Services
- Mekisha Telfer, Editorial Assistant, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
- Beth Terrill, Editor, NorthSouth Books
- Weslie Turner, Editorial Assistant,Scholastic/Arthur Levine Books
- Colleen AF Venable, Associate Art Director, Workman Publishing
- Liza Voges, Agent, Eden Street Literary
- Catherine Wallace, Assistant Editor, HarperCollins
- Jeffrey West, Editorial Assistant,Scholastic
- Clarissa Wong, Editor, The Feminist Press
Editors, Agents and Designers
- Alexandra Arnold, Editorial Assistant, HarperCollins/Katherine Tegen Books
- Kelly Ashton, Editorial Assistant, Scholastic
- Danielle Barthel, Agent Assistant, New Leaf Literary Agency
- Talia Benamy, Editorial Assistant, Penguin/Philomel
- Megan Bender, Editorial Assistant, Scholastic
- Kamilla Benko, Assistant Editor, Paper Lantern Lit & The Studio
- Annie Berger, Associate Editor, HarperCollins
- Dana Bergman, Assistant Editor, Penguin/Puffin
- Emily Brown, Agent, Foundry Literary + Media
- Danielle Calotta, Senior Designer, Penguin
- Karen Chaplin, Editor, HarperCollins
- Dana Chidiac, Editorial Assistant, Penguin/Dial
- Zack Clark, Associate Editor, Scholastic
- Jocelyn Davies, Editor, HarperCollins
- Jill Davis, Executive Editor, HarperCollins/Katherine Tegen Books
- Kelly Delaney, Assistant Editor, Random House/Knopf
- Linda Epstein, Associate Agent,Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency
- Annie Ericsson, Designer, Penguin Putnam
- Sarah Evans, Editorial Assistant, Scholastic
- Sarah Fabini, Editor-in-Chief, Penguin/Grosset & Dunlap
- Melissa Faulner, Editorial Assistant, Penguin/Dutton
- Emily Feinberg, Assistant Editor, Macmillan/Roaring Brook Press
- Liza Fleissig, Agent, Liza Royce Agency
- Nikki Garcia, Editorial Assistant, Little, Brown
- Brian Geffen, Assistant Editor, Penguin/Philomel
- John W. Glenn, Editor/Book Packager, Aronson & Glenn LLC
- Katherine Harrison, Associate Editor, Random House/Knopf
- Alice Jerman, Editorial Assistant, HarperCollins
- Liz Kossnar, Editorial Assistant, Simon & Schuster
- Diane Landolf, Editor, Random House
- Catherine Laudone, Editorial Assistant, Simon & Schuster
- Jenna Lettice, Editorial Assistant, Random House
- Tiffany Liao, Editorial Assistant, HarperCollins
- Jessica MacLeish, Associate Editor, HarperCollins
- Mel Maxwell, Associate Editor, Sterling
- Kate Meltzer, Editorial Assistant, Penguin/Putnam
- Alyssa Miele, Assistant Editor, HarperCollins
- Julie Moody, Editorial Assistant, Disney-Hyperion
- Emmanuelle Morgan, Agent, Stonesong Literary Agency
- Sarah Nagel, Literary Assistant, Writers House
- Miriam Newman, Assistant Editor, Candlewick Press
- Edward Necarsulmer, Agent, Dunow, Carlson & Lerner
- Charlie Olsen, Agent, Inkwell Management
- Hanna Otero, Editorial Director, Sterling
- Zoey Peresman, Editorial Assistant, Macmillan/Roaring Brook Press
- Katherine Perkins, Editorial Assistant, Penguin/Putnam
- Stephanie Pitts, Assistant Editor, Random House/Schwartz & Wade
- Annette Pollert, Editor, Sourcebooks
- Rachel Poloski, Editorial Assistant, Little, Brown
- Natalia Remis, Editorial Assistant, Scholastic
- Anica Rissi, Executive Editor, HarperCollins/Katherine Tegen Books
- Anna Roberto, Associate Editor,Macmillan/Feiwel
- Amy Rosenbaum, Agent, Charlotte Sheedy Agency
- Nicole Sclama, Editorial Assistant, Abrams
- Alec Shane, Junior Agent, Writers House
- Becky Shapiro, Associate Editor, Scholastic
- Viana Siniscalchi, Editorial Assistant, HarperCollins/Balzer & Bray
- Jessica Sit, Editorial Assistant,Simon & Schuster/Atheneum
- Julia Sooy, Publisher's Assistant, Macmillan/Henry Holt
- Stephanie Stein, Assistant Editor, HarperCollins
- Annie Stone, Editor, Alloy Entertainment
- Jaida Temperly, Agent Assistant, New Leaf Literary Agency
- Beth Terrill, Editor, North-South Books
- Stacy Testa, Junior Agent, Writers House
- Alex Ulyett, Editorial Assistant, Penguin/Viking
- Harold Underdown, Editor, Purple Crayon
- Catherine Wallace, Assistant Editor, HarperCollins
- Tina Wexler, Agent, ICM
- Melissa White, Agent, Folio Literary Agency
Editors, Agents and Designers
- Amy Allen, Assistant Editor, Macmillan/Henry Holt
- Stephen Barr, Senior Agent, Writers House
- Annie Berger, Editorial Assistant, Simon & Schuster/Aladdin
- Dana Bergman, Editorial Coordinator, Penguin/Puffin
- Marilyn Brigham, Editor, Amazon
- Allison Shaloum Brydon, Editor, Sterling
- Dana Carey, Assistant Editor, Random House/Wendy Lamb Books
- Andrea Cascardi, Publisher, Egmont
- Michael Coulter, Editorial Assistant,Scholastic
- Denise Cronin, Vice President, Art Director, Viking Children's Books
- Jocelyn Davies, Editor, HarperCollins
- Jill Davis, Executive Editor, HarperCollins/Katherine Tegen Books
- Kelly Delaney, Assistant Editor, Random House/Knopf
- Chelsea Eberly, Associate Editor,Random House
- Nicole Ellul, Editorial Assistant, Simon & Schuster/Simon Pulse
- Linda Epstein, Associate Agent,Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency
- Sarah Evans, Editorial Assistant, Scholastic
- Melissa Faulner, Editorial Assistant, Abrams Books for Young Readers
- Ashley Fedor, Senior Editor/Curator, MeeGenius
- Emily Feinberg, Editorial Assistant, Macmillan/Roaring Brook Press
- Erica Finkel, Assistant Editor, Abrams Books for Young Readers
- Stacey Friedberg, Assistant Editor, Penguin/Dial
- Mary-Kate Gaudet, Associate Editor, Little, Brown
- Elena Giovinazzo, Agent, Pippin Properties
- Regina Griffin, Executive Editor, Egmont
- Jordan Hamessley, Associate Editor, Grosset and Dunlap
- Katherine Harrison, Assistant Editor, Random House/Knopf
- Christopher Hernandez, Assistant Editor, HarperCollins
- Christa Heschke, Assistant Agent, McIntosh & Otis
- Nancy Inteli, Editorial Director, HarperCollinss
- Zaneta Jung, Editorial Assistant, Sterling
- Julie Just, Agent, Pippin Properties
- Janet Kusmierski, Art Director
- Diane Landolf, Editor, Random House
- Catherine Laudone, Editorial Assistant, Simon & Schuster
- Tiffany Liao, Editorial Assistant, HarperCollins
- Kelly Loughman, Assistant Editor, Holiday House
- Jessica MacLeish, Associate Editor, HarperCollins
- Andrea Martin, Associate Editor, HarperCollins
- Kate McKean, Agent, Howard Morhaim Literary
- Erin Molta, Senior Editor, Entangled Publishing
- Julie Moody, Editorial Assistant, Disney-Hyperion
- Sarah Nagel, Literary Assistant, Writers House
- Edward Necarsulmer, Agent, Dunow, Carlson & Lerner Literary Agency
- Annie Nybo, Editorial Assistant, Simon & Schuster/McElderry
- Charlie Olsen, Agent, Inkwell Management
- Stephanie Pitts, Assistant Editor, Random House/Schwartz & Wade
- Chrissy Pulles, Assistant Editor, Simon & Schuster/Simon Spotlight
- John Rudolph, Agent, Dystel & Goderich Literary Agency
- Paula Sadler, Editorial Assistant, Random House
- Laura Schreiber, Assistant Editor, Disney/Hyperion
- Alec Shane, Junior Agent, Writers House
- Becky Shapiro, Assistant Editor, Scholastic
- Leslie Shumate, Editorial Assistant, Little, Brown
- Viana Siniscalchi, Editorial assistant, HarperCollins/Balzer & Bray
- Natalie Sousa, Art Director, Alloy Entertainment
- Beth Terrill, Editor, North-South Books
- Alex Ulyett, Editorial Assistant, Penguin/Viking
- Jennifer Ung, Editorial Assistant, Scholastic
- Catherine Wallace, Assistant Editor, HarperCollins
- Alison Weiss, Associate Editor, Egmont
- Laura Whitaker, Associate Editor, Bloomsbury
- Brett Wright, Associate Editor, Bloomsbury
Editors, Agents and Designers
- Amy Allen, Editorial Assistant, Macmillan/Henry Holt
- Sarah Barley, Associate Editor, HarperCollins
- Stacey Barney, Editor, Putnam Books for Young Readers
- Annie Berger, Editorial Assistant, Simon & Schuster/Aladdin
- Anna Bloom, Assistant Editor, Scholastic
- Jennifer Bonnell, Executive Editor, Puffin Books
- Joanna Cardenas, Editorial Assistant, Penguin/Viking
- Andrea Cascardi, Agent, Transatlantic Literary Agency
- Karen Chaplin, Editor, HarperCollins
- John Cusick, Agent, Scott Treimel Literary Agency
- Susan Dobinick, Assistant Editor, Macmillan/Farrar Strauss & Giroux
- Nicole Ellul, Editorial Assistant,Simon & Schuster/Simon Pulse
- Linda Epstein, Associate Agent,Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency
- Claire Evans, Assistant Editor, Penguin/Dial
- Sarah Fabiny, Editor-in-Chief, Penguin/Grosset & Dunlap
- Melissa Faulner, Editorial Assistant, Abrams Books for Young Readers/Amulet
- Emily Feinberg, Editorial Assistant/Asst. Managing Editor, Macmillan/Roaring Brook
- TS Ferguson, Associate Editor, Harlequin Teen
- Erica Finkel, Editorial Assistant, Abrams
- Stacey Friedberg, Editorial Assistant, Dial Books for Young Readers
- Pam Gruber, Assistant Editor, Little, Brown
- Carrie Hannigan, Agent, HSG Agency
- Katherine Harrison, Assistant Editor, Knoph
- Susan Hawk, Agent, Bent Agency
- Chris Hernandez, Assistant Editor, HarperCollins
- Michelle Humphrey, Agent, Kaplan Agency
- Tyler Infinger, Editorial Assistant, HarperCollins
- Katherine Jacobs, Associate Editor, Macmillan/Roaring Brook
- Weonika Janczuk, Associate Editor, Lynn C. Franklin Associates
- Brianne Johnson, Junior Agent, Writers House
- Julia Johnson, Assistant Editor, Penguin/Philomel
- Mallory Kass, Editor, Scholastic Press
- Diane Landolf, Editor, Random House
- Ellice Lee, Associate Art Director, Random Housel
- Andrea Martin, Assistant Editor, HarperCollins
- Kate McKean, Agent, Howard Morhaim Literary Agency, Inc
- Elena Mechlin, Agent, Pippin Properties
- Beth Miller, Assistant Agent, Writers House
- Erin Molta, Senior Editor, Entangled Publishing
- Allison Moore, Editorial Assistant, Little, Brown
- Edward Nercarsulmer, Agent, McIntosh & Otis
- Adah Nuchi, Editorial Associate, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Charlie Olsen, Agent, InkWell Management
- Kathleen Ortiz, Agent, New Leaf Literary & Media
- Annette Pollert, Associate Editor, Simon & Schuster/SimonPulse.
- Chrissy Pulles, Editorial Assistant, Simon & Schuster/Simon Spotlight
- Regina Roff, Designer, Bloomsbury
- Paula Sadler, Editorial Assistant, G. P. Putnam's Sons
- Laura Schreiber, Editorial Assistant, Disney-Hyperion
- Emily Seife, Associate Editor, Scholastic Press
- Alec Shane, Assistant Agent, Writers House
- Becky Shapiro, Assistant Editor, Scholastic
- Rebecca Short, Assistant Editor, Random House/Delacorte Press
- Kiffin Steurer, Associate Editor, Philomel Books
- Annie Stone, Associate Editor, HarlequinTeen
- Samantha Streger, Assistant Editor, Open Road Integrated Media
- Bethany Strout: Editorial Assistant, Little, Brown
- Kari Stuart, Agent, ICM
- Becca Stumpf, Agent, Prospect Agency
- Laurel Symonds, Editorial Assistant, HarperCollins
- Suzie Townsend, Agent, New Leaf Literary & Media
- Harold Underdown, Editor, The Purple Crayon website
- Natalie Vielkind, Managing Editorial Assistant, Penguin/Celebra
- Joanna Volpe, Agent, New Leaf Literary & Media
- Hayley Wagreich, Editorial Assistant, Hyperion
- Laura Whitaker, Assistant Editor, Bloomsbury/Walker
- Brett Wright, Assistant Editor, Bloomsbury
Editors, Agents and Designers
- Stacy Cantor Abrams, Editor, Walker Books for Young Readers
- Kaylan Adair, Editor, Candlewick Press
- Jennifer Arena, Executive Editor, Random House Children's Books
- Stacey Barney, Editor, Putnam Books for Young Readers
- Meagan Bennett, Art Director, Abrams Books for Young Readers
- Erin Black, Assistant Editor, Scholastic
- Anna Bloom, Editor, Scholastic
- Jennifer Bonnell, Executive Editor, Puffin Books
- Marilyn Brigham, Editor, Marshall Cavendish Children's Books
- Mary Kate Castellani, Associate Editor, Walker Books for Young Readers
- Margery Cuyler, Publisher, Marshall Cavendish Children's Books
- Chelsea Eberly, Assistant Editor, Random House
- Sylvie Frank, Assistant Editor, Holiday House
- Barry Goldblatt, Agent, Barry Goldblatt Literary Agency
- Debbie Guy, Senior Designer, Grosset & Dunlap
- Rebecca Hahn, Editorial Assistant, Henry Holt Books for Young Readers
- Carrie Hannigan, Agent, HSG Agency
- Katherine Harrison, Assistant Editor, Knoph
- Alyson Heller, Assistant Editor, Aladdin Books
- Guillian Helm, Editorial Assistant, Simon Pulse
- Michelle Humphrey, Agent, ICM
- Zareen Jaffery, Executive Editor, Simon and Schuster Books For Young Readers
- Liza Kaplan, Editorial Assistant, Dutton Children's Books
- Teresa Kietlinski, Agent, Prospect Agency
- Emily Sylvan Kim, Agent, Prospect Agency
- Mary Kole, Agent, Andrea Brown Literary Agency
- Sarah LaPolla, Associate Agent, Curtis Brown Ltd.
- Jennifer Laughran, Agent, Andrea Brown Literary Agency
- Emma Ledbetter, Editorial Assistant, Atheneum
- Gillian Levinson, Assistant Editor, Razorbill
- Julia Maguire, Assistant Editor, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
- Samantha McFerrin, Editor, Harcourt/HMCo
- Kate McKean, Literary Agent, Howard Morhaim Literary Agency, Inc
- Beth Miller, Assistant Agent, Writers House
- Emmanuelle Morgen, Agent, Judith Ehrlich Literary Agency
- Meredith Mundy, Senior Editor, Sterling
- Charlie Olsen, Agent, InkWell Management
- Kathleen Ortiz, Agent, Nancy Coffey Literary & Media Representation
- Annette Pollert, Associate Editor, Simon Pulse
- Paula Sadler, Editorial Assistant, G. P. Putnam's Sons
- Laura Schreiber, Editorial Assistant, Disney-Hyperion
- Emily Seife, Associate Editor, Scholastic Press
- Becky Shapiro, Editorial Assistant, Scholastic
- Kiffin Steurer, Associate Editor, Philomel Books
- Annie Stone, Assistant Editor, HarperCollins
- Bethany Strout: Editorial Assistant, Little, Brown
- Kari Stuart, Agent, ICM
- Becca Stumpf: Agent, Prospect Agency
- Elizabeth Tardiff, Senior Designer, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Andrea Tompa, Editor, Candlewick Press
- Tamra Tuller, Editor, Philomel Books
- Harold Underdown, Editor, The Purple Crayon website
- Becky Vinter, Associate Agent, FinePrint Literary Management
- Joanna Volpe, Agent/Sub. Rights Director, Nancy Coffey Literary & Media Representation
- Carlie Webber, Jr. Agent, Jane Rotrosen Agency
- Christy Webster, Associate Editor, Random House Children's Books
- Alison Weiss, Assistant Editor, Egmont
- Noa Wheeler, Editor, Henry Holt Books for Young Readers
- Danielle Young, Editorial Assistant, Simon and Schuster Books For Young Readers
- Emellia Zamani, Editorial Assistant, Michael di Capua Books/Scholastic Press
Editors, Agents and Designers
- Kaylan Adair, Associate Editor, Candlewick Press
- Eve Adler, Associate Editor, Henry Holt Books for Young Readers
- Robert Agis, Associate Editor, Sterling Children's Books
- Jennifer Arena, Executive Editor, Random House Children's Books
- Elizabeth Bewley, Editor, Little, Brown & Company
- Erin Black, Assistant Editor, Scholastic
- Anna Bloom, Editor, Scholastic
- Jennifer Bonnell, Executive Editor, Puffin Books
- Marilyn Brigham (née Mark), Editor, Marshall Cavendish Children's Books
- Dana Carey, Editorial Assistant, Wendy Lamb Books, Random House
- Karen Chaplin, Editor, Puffin Books
- Denise Cronin, Vice President, Art Director, Viking Children's Books
- Margery Cuyler, Publisher, Marshall Cavendish Children's Books
- Jocelyn Davies, Associate Editor, Razorbill
- Jennifer Escott, Assistant Agent, Writer's House
- Claire Evans, Editorial Assistant, Dial Books for Young Readers
- Shauna Fay, Editorial Assistant, G.P. Putnam’s Sons
- Elizabeth Fisher, Agent and Rights Manager, Levine Greenberg
- Beth Fleisher, Agent, B. Goldblatt Literary Agency
- Kiley Frank, Assistant Editor, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
- Pam Garfinkel, Editorial Assistant, Little, Brown & Company
- Pam Gruber, Editorial Assistant, Little, Brown & Company
- Katherine Harrison, Editorial Assistant, Knoph Delacorte
- Joseph Harwell, Editorial Assistant, Dutton Children's Books
- Alyson Heller, Assistant Editor, Aladdin Books
- Guillian Helm, Editorial Assistant, Simon Pulse
- Dianne Hess, Executive Editor, Scholastic
- Katherine Jacobs, Associate Editor, Roaring Brook Press
- Molly Jaffa, Agent, Folio Literary
- Grace Kendall, Assistant Editor, Scholastic
- Kristy King, Assistant Agent, Writer's House
- Diane Landolf, Editor, Random House Children's Books
- Sarah LaPolla, Associate Agent, Curtis Brown Ltd.
- Kate Lee, Agent, ICM
- Alvina Ling, Senior Editor, Little, Brown & Company
- Allison MacDonald, Editorial Assistant, Dutton Children's Books
- Julia Maguire, Assistant Editor, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
- Elena Mechlin, Agent Assistant, Pippin Properties
- Steve Meltzer, Managing Editor, Dutton Children's Books
- Beth Miller, Assistant Agent, Writers House
- Joe Monti, Agent, B. Goldblatt Literary Agency
- Brianne Mulligan, Associate Editor, Razorbill
- Daniel Nayeri, Editor, Clarion
- Catherine Onder, Senior Editor, Disney-Hyperion
- Kathleen Ortiz, Associate Agent, Foreign Rights Manager, Lowenstein Associates
- Ammi-Joan Paquette, Associate Agent, Erin Murphy Agency
- Annette Pollert, Associate Editor, Simon Pulse
- Beth Potter, Associate Editor, Farrar, Strauss & Giroux
- Linda Pratt, Agent, Sheldon Fogelman Agency
- Emilia Rhodes, Assistant Editor, Simon Pulse
- Chris Richman, Agent, Upstart Crow Agency
- Holly Root, Agent, The Waxman Agency
- Adrienne Rosado, Agent, PMA Literary & Film Management
- Sara Sargent, Editorial Assistant, HarperCollins Children's Books
- Emily Seife, Assistant Editor, Schwartz & Wade
- Rebecca Short, Editorial Assistant, Delacorte Press/Random House
- Kerry Sparks, Associate Agent, Levine Greenberg
- Joanna Stampfel-Volpe, Agent, Nancy Coffey Literary & Media Representation
- Julie Strauss-Gabel, Associate Publisher, Dutton Children's Books
- Becca Stumpf, Agent, Prospect Agency
- Kari Sutherland, Associate Editor, HarperCollins Children's Books
- Julie Tibbott, Senior Editor, Harcourt Children's Books/HMCo
- Andrea Tompa, Editor, Candlewick Press
- Timothy Travaglini, Senior Editor, G.P. Putnam’s Sons
- Christy Webster, Associate Editor, Random House Children's Books
- Noa Wheeler, Associate Editor, Henry Holt Books for Young Readers
- Marietta Zacker, Agent, Nancy Gallt Literary Agency
Editors, Agents and Designers
- Jenne Abramowitz, Editor, Scholastic Bookclubs
- Kaylan Adair, Associate Editor, Candlewick Press
- Eve Adler, Associate Editor, Henry Holt Books for Young Readers
- Heather Alexander, Editorial Assistant, Dial Books for Young Readers
- Kate Angelella, Assistant Editor, Aladdin/Mix
- Jennifer Arena, Executive Editor, Random House Children's
- Stacey Barney, Editor, G.P. Putnam’s Sons
- Jennifer Bonnell, Senior Editor, Puffin Books
- Allison Brydon, Associate Editor, Sterling Children's Books
- Michele Burke, Associate Editor, Knopf
- Stacy Cantor, Associate Editor, Walker Books for Young Readers
- Mary Kate Castellani, Associate Editor, Walker Books for Young Readers
- Karen Chaplin, Editor, Puffin Books
- Ariel Coletti, Publishing Associate, Simon & Schuster
- Jocelyn Davies, Editorial Assistant, HarperCollins Children's Books
- Teresa Dikun, Agent, Prospect Agency
- Brooke Dworkin, Editor, Grosset and Dunlap/PSS!
- Kerry Evans, Associate Agent, Levine Greenberg
- Shauna Fay, Editorial Assistant, G.P. Putnam’s Sons
- Emily Fabre, Editorial Assistant, Margaret K. McElderry Books
- Beth Fleisher, Agent, B. Goldblatt Literary Agency
- Lydia Frost, Editorial Assistant, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
- Barry Goldblatt, Agent, B. Goldblatt Literary Agency
- Jennifer Greene, Senior Editor, Clarion
- Pamela Gruber, Editorial Assistant, Little, Brown and Co.
- Kate Harrison, Senior Editor, Dial Books for Young Readers
- Andrew Harwell, Editorial Assistant, Viking Children's Books
- Alyson Heller, Editorial Assistant, Aladdin Books
- Dianne Hess, Executive Editor, Scholastic
- Gretchen Hirsch, Associate Editor, Atheneum/McElderry Books
- Lauren Hodge, Assistant Editor, Little, Brown and Co.
- Victoria Horn, Agent, Liza Dawson Associates
- Connie Hsu, Assistant Editor, Little, Brown & Company
- Katherine Jacobs, Associate Editor, Roaring Brook Press
- Grace Kendall, Editorial Assistant, Scholastic
- Diane Landolf, Editor, Random House Children's
- Alvina Ling, Senior Editor, Little, Brown & Company
- Julia Maguire, Editorial Assistant, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
- Tracy Marchini, Agent Assistant, Curtis Brown Ltd.
- Sean McCarthy, Assistant Agent, Sheldon Fogelman Agency
- Beth Miller, Agent Assistant, Writers House
- Joe Monti, Agent, B. Goldblatt Literary Agency
- Ammi-Joan Paquette, Agent, Erin Murphy Agency
- Annette Pollert, Assistant Editor, Simon Pulse
- Emelia Rhodes, Editorial Assistant, Simon Pulse
- Chris Richman, Agent, Upstart Crow Agency
- Ruta Rimas, Editorial Assistant, Balzer + Bray, HarperCollins Children's Books
- Elana Roth, Agent, Caren Johnson Literary Agency
- Leila Sales, Editorial Assistant, Viking
- Joanna Stampfel-Volpe, Agent, Nancy Coffey Literary
- Kiffin Steurer, Assistant Editor, Philomel Books
- Becca Stumpf, Agent, Prospect Agency
- Kate Sullivan, Assistant Editor, Poppy, Little, Brown and Co.
- Julie Tibbot, Editor, Harcourt/HMCO
- Christian Trimmer, Assistant Editor, Hyperion-Disney
- Tamra Tuller, Editor, Philomel Books
- Emily van Beek, Agent, Pippin Properties
- Anna Webman, Associate Agent, Curtis Brown Ltd.
- Christy Webster, Assistant Editor, Random House Children's
- Edie Weinberg, Freelance Art Director
- Alison Weiss, Editorial Assistant, Egmont USA
- Tina Wexler, Agent, ICM
- Noa Wheeler, Associate Editor, Henry Holt and Company
- Lindsay Winget, Editorial Assistant, Atheneum
- Margaret Woollatt, Associate Editor, Dutton Children's Books
- Allison Wortche, Assistant Editor, Knopf
- Carolyn Yoder, Editor, Calkin Creek/Boyd Mills
- Marietta Zacker, Agent, Nancy Gallt Literary Agency
Editors, Agents and Designers
- Caroline Abbey, Assistant Editor, Bloomsbury
- Jenne Abramowitz, Editor, Scholastic Book Clubs
- Kaylan Adair, Associate Editor, Candlewick Press
- Heather Alexander, Editorial Assistant, Dial Children's Books
- Kate Angelella, Assistant Editor, Aladdin/M!X
- Jennifer Arena, Executive Editor, Random House
- Laura Arnold, Editor, HarperCollins
- Stephen Barbara, Agent, Donald Maas Agency
- Stacey Barney, Editor, G.P. Putnam’s Sons
- Chad Beckerman, Art Director, Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
- Eleni Beja, Associate Editor, Scholastic
- Lyron Bennett, Editor, Sourcebooks
- Courtney Bongiolatti, Associate Editor, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
- Mary Kate Castellani, Assistant Editor, Walker
- Lisa Cheng, Associate Editor, Margaret K. McElderry Books
- Karen Chaplin, Associate Editor, Puffin Books
- Sarah Cloots, Assistant Editor, Harper Collins, Greenwillow
- Nadia Cornier, Literary Agent, Firebrand Literary
- Denise Cronin, Art Director, Viking Children’s Books
- Margery Cuyler, Publisher, Marshall Cavendish Children’s Books
- Jocelyn Davies, Editorial Assistant, Harper Collins
- Jill Dembowski, Assistant Editor, Little, Brown
- Shelley Diaz, Editorial Assistant, Dial Books for Young Readers
- Brooke Dworkin, Editor, Grosset & Dunlap/PSS
- Shauna Fay, Editorial Assistant, G.P. Putnam’s Sons
- T.S. Ferguson, Editorial Assistant, Little, Brown
- Anne Heltzel, Editorial Assistant, Razorbill
- Lauren Hodge, Editorial Assistant, Little, Brown
- Victoria Horn, Agent, Liza Dawson Associates
- Connie Hsu, Editorial Assistant, Little, Brown
- Leslie Kaufman, Agent, Fish and Richardson
- Nicole Kasprzak, Associate Editor, G.P. Putnam’s Sons
- Grace Kendall, Assistant Editor, Scholastic
- Kendra Levin, Assistant Editor, Viking Children’s Books
- Tracy Marchini, Literary Agent Assistant, Curtis Brown
- Marilyn Mark, Associate Editor, Marshall Cavendish Children’s Books
- Sean McCarthy, Assistant Agent, Sheldon Fogelman Agency
- Caroline Meckler, Assistant Editor, Random House, Wendy Lamb Books
- Nancy Mercado, Executive Editor, Roaring Brook
- Emily Mitchell, Senior Editor, Charlesbridge Books for Young Readers
- Erin Molta, Senior Editor, Scholastic Book Clubs
- Rotem Moscovich, Associate Editor, Scholastic, Cartwheel Books
- Molly O’Neil, Assistant Editor, Bowen Press, Harper Collins
- Rachel Orr, Agent, Prospect Agency
- Sarah Payne, Assistant Editor, Margaret K. McElderry Books
- Lynne Polvino, Associate Editor, Clarion Books
- Abby Ranger, Assistant Editor, Scholastic Press
- Jessica Regel, Agent, Jean V. Nagger Agency
- Ruta Rimes, Editorial Assistant, Harper Collins, Balzar & Bray
- Adrienne Rosado, Agent, PMA Literary and Film Management
- Elana Roth, Agent, Carol Johnson Literary Agency
- Lisa Sandell, Senior Editor, Orchard Books, Scholastic
- Julie Scheina, Assistant to the Publisher, Little, Brown
- Sarah Sevier, Editor, HarperCollins Children's Books
- Joanna Stampfel, Literary Assistant/Agent, FinePrint Literary Management
- Kiffin Steurer, Editorial Assistant, Philomel Books
- Becca Stumpf, Junior Agent, Prospect Agency
- Emily Sylvan-Kim, Agent, Prospect Agency
- Julie Tibbott, Editor/Paperbacks, Harcourt/HMCo
- Andrea Tompa, Associate Editor, Candlewick Press
- Anna Webman, Agent Assistant, Curtis Brown
- Edie Weinberg, Art Director, McGraw-Hill
- Allison Wortche, Assistant Editor, Knopf Books for Young Readers, Random House
- Carolyn Yoder, Editor, Calkins Creek/Boyd Mills
Editors, Agents and Designers
- Jenne Abramowitz, Editor, Scholastic Book Clubs Original Publishing
- Wesley Adams, Executive Editor, FSG
- Lindsey Alexander, Assistant Editor, Laura Geringer Books
- Jennifer Arena, Executive Editor, Random House Children's Books
- Laura Arnold, Assistant Editor, HarperCollins Children's Books
- Stacey Barney, Editor, Putnam
- Beth Barton, Editorial Assistant, Harcourt
- Chad Beckerman Associate Art Director, Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
- Eleni Beja, Associate Editor, Scholastic Press
- Courtney Bongiolatti, Assistant Editor, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
- Jennifer Bonnell, Editor, Puffin Books
- Stacy Cantor, Associate Editor, Walker Books
- Lisa Cheng, Associate Editor, McElderry Books
- Nancy Consecu, Associate Editor, Little Brown Books for Young Readers
- Nadia Cornier, Agent, Firebrand Literary
- Anastasia Cortez, Editorial Assistant, HarperCollins
- Jill Dembowski, Editorial Assistant, Little Brown Books for Young Readers
- Brooke Dworkin, Associate Editor, Sterling
- Nick Eliopulos, Associate Editor, Random House Children's Books
- T.S. Ferguson, Editorial Assistant, Little, Brown Children's Books
- Barry Goldblatt, Agent, Barry Goldblatt Literary Agency
- Alyssa Eisner Henkin, Agent, Trident Media Group (Council Member)
- Gretchen Hirsch, Assistant Editor, Harcourt
- Colin Hosten, Editorial Assistant, Hyperion Books for Children
- Connie Hsu, Editorial Assistant, Little, Brown Children's Books
- Leslie Kaufmann, Junior Agent, Fish and Richardson
- Emily Sylvan Kim, Literary Agent, Prospect Agency
- Diane Landolf, Editor, Random House Children's Books
- Julie Lansky, Editor, Katherine Tegen Books
- Emily Lawrence, Assistant Editor, Katherine Tegen Books
- Maggie Lehrman, Assistant Editor, Abrams Books for Young Readers
- Kendra Levin, Assistant Editor, Viking
- Cate S. Martin, Assistant Agent, McIntosh & Otis, Inc.
- Sean McCarthy, Assistant Agent, Sheldon Fogelman Agency, Inc.
- Samantha McFerrin, Editor, Harcourt Children’s Books (Council Member)
- Caroline Meckler, Assistant Editor, Wendy Lamb Books/Random House
- Sangeeta Mehta, Associate Editor, Simon Pulse
- Steve Meltzer, Editor, Dutton Books
- Nancy Mercado, Senior Editor, Dial Books
- Martha Mihalick, Assistant Editor, Greenwillow Books
- Margaret Miller, Associate Editor, HarperCollins
- Emily Mitchell, Editor, Charlesbridge Publishing
- Erin Molta, Senior Editor, Scholastic Book Clubs Original Publishing
- Rotem Moscovich, Associate Editor, Scholastic/Cartwheel
- Alisha Niehaus, Editor, Dial Books
- Janine O’Malley, Senior Editor, FSG
- Rachel Orr, Agent, Prospect Agency
- Sarah Payne, Editorial Assistant, McElderry Books
- Lynne Polvino, Associate Editor, Clarion Books
- Linda Pratt, Agent, The Sheldon Fogelman Agency (Council Member)
- Abby Ranger, Assistant Editor, Scholastic Press
- Julie Romeis, Editor, Bloomsbury Children's Books
- Elizabeth Schonhorst, Associate Editor, Bloomsbury Children's Books
- Emily Schultz, Editorial Assistant, Hyperion Books for Children
- Sarah Sevier, Editor, HarperCollins Children’s Books (Council Member)
- Erica Sussman, Associate Editor, HarperCollins
- Tamara Tuller, Associate Editor, Philomel
- Emily van Beek, Literary Agent and Rights Director, Pippin Properties, Inc.
- Liz Waniewski, Associate Editor, Dial Books
- Meredith Mundy Wasinger, Senior Editor, Sterling Publishing
- Anna Webman, Literary Agent Associate, Curtis Brown, Ltd.
- Edie Weinberg, Art Director, McGraw-Hill
- Carolyn Yoder, Editor, Calkin Creek Books; Senior Editor (History),Highlights Magazine
Authors and Illustrators
- Paul Acampora, Author
- Susan Campbell Bartoletti, Author
- Pat Brisson, Author (Council Member)
- Judy Freeman, Author/BookReviewer
- Lindsay Barrett George, Author/Illustrator
- Vivian Grey, Author (Council Chair)
- Pamela Jane, Author (Council Member)
- Sally Keehn, Author (Council Member)
- Steven Kroll, Author
- Allison Laisseur, Author
- Gail Carson Levine, Author
- Ann M. Martin, Author
- Joyce McDonald, Author (Council Member)
- Jim Murphy, Author (Council Member)
- Trinka Hakes Noble, Author/Illustrator (Council Member)
- Dianne Ochiltree, Author
- Coleen Paratore, Author
- Wendy Pfeffer, Author
- Deborah Kogan Ray, Author/Illustrator
- Susanna Reich, Author
- Karen Rostoker-Gruber, Author (Council Member)
- Pamela Curtis Swallow, Author (Council Member)
- Kay Winters, Author (Council Member)
- Elvira Woodruff, Author
- Thomas F. Yezerski, Author/Illustrator
Editors, Agents and Designers
- Jenne Abramowitz, Associate Editor, Scholastic
- Jennifer Arena, Senior Editor, Random House
- Beth Barton, Editorial Assistant, Harcourt Children's Books
- Anamika Bhatnagar, Senior Editor, Scholastic
- Jennifer Bonnell, Senior Editor, Puffin Books/Penguin
- Tamar Brazis, Editor, Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
- Karen Chaplin, Assistant Editor, Puffin Books
- Nancy Conescu, Associate Editor, Little Brown
- Denise Cronin, Art Director, Viking Children's Books
- Margery Cuyler, Editorial Director, Marshall Cavendish Children's Books
- Jessica Dandino, Associate Editor, Dial Books for Young Readers
- Jill Davis, Executive Editor, Bloomsbury
- Kathy Dawson, Associate Editorial Director, Harcourt Children's Books (Council Member)
- Brooke Dworkin, Associate Editor, Sterling
- Lisa Findlay, Editor, Random House
- Catherine Frank, Senior Editor, Viking Children's Books
- Aimee Friedman, Editor, Scholastic
- Barry Goldblatt, Agent, Barry Goldblatt Literary Agency
- Kate Harrison, Editor, Harcourt Children's Books
- Julie Hittman, Editor, HarperCollins
- Nicole Kasprzak, Assistant Editor, G. P. Putnam's
- Cheryl Klein, Editor, Arthur A. Levine Books
- Diane Landolf, Editor, Random House Children's Books
- Courtenay Lewis, Editor, Philomel Books
- Kelli Martin, Senior Editor, Jump at the Sun/ Hyperion
- Samantha McFerrin, Editor, Harcourt Children's Books (Council member)
- Caroline Meckler, Assistant Editor, Henry Holt
- Sangeeta Mehta, Associate Editor, Simon Pulse
- Nancy Mercado, Senior Editor, Dial
- Emily Mitchell, Associate Editor, Charlesbridge Publishers
- Catherine Onder, Editor, HarperCollins Children's Books
- Rachel Orr, Editor, HarperCollins Children's Books
- Sarah Payne, Editorial Assistant, McElderry Books/Simon & Schuster
- Linda Pratt, Literary Agent, Sheldon Fogelman Agency (Council Member)
- Julie Romeis, Editor, Bloomsbury
- Jill Santopolo, Senior Editor, HarperCollins Children's Books
- Liz Schonhorst, Associate Editor, Bloomsbury
- Sarah Sevier, Editor, HarperCollins Children's Books (Council Member)
- Sarah Shumway, Associate Editor, Dutton
- Kelly Smith, Editor, Sterling
- Julie Strauss-Gabel, Senior Editor, Dutton
- Erica Sussman, Assistant Editor, HarperCollins
- Jim Thomas, Editorial Director, Random House Children's Books
- Susan Van Metre, Executive Editor, Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
- Emily VanBeek, Agent, Pippin Properties
- Lauren Velevis, Assistant Editor, HarperCollins Children's Books
- Liz Waniewski, Editor, Dial
- Meredith Mundy Wasinger,Senior Editor, Sterling
- Edith Weinberg, Design Manager, Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
- Marcia Wernick, Literary Agent, Sheldon Fogelman Agency
Authors and Illustrators
- Paul Acampora, Author
- Laurie Halse Anderson, Author
- Susan Campbell Bartoletti, Author
- Sophie Blackall, Illustrator
- Denise Brunkus, Illustrator
- Katie Davis, Author/Illustrator
- Judy Freeman, Author/Children's Book Consultant, Reviewer
- Ponder Goembel, Illustrator
- Elizabeth Cody Kimmel, Author
- Deborah Heiligman, Author
- Martha Hewson, Author
- Pamela Jane, Author
- David Lubar, Author
- Wendy Mass, Author
- Jim Murphy, Author
- Dianne Ochiltree, Author
- Coleen Paratore, Author
- Wendy Pfeffer, Author
- Penny Pollock, Author
- Deborah Kogan Ray, Author/Illustrator
- Kay Winters, Author
- Elvira Woodruff, Author
- Thomas F. Yezerski, Author/Illustrator
- Lara M. Zeises, Author