Countdown to Christmas: Editor Sarah Odedina of Hot Key Books

Sarah Odedina, formerly Editor-in-chief of Bloomsbury's children's division, is the Managing Director of the all new Hot Key Books where the focus will be on fiction for 9 plus. The interesting name derives from the power of stories to open doors and feed the imagination of readers. 

Sarah Odedina

Sarah says that the name also reflects the digital age in which we now live, through its association with ‘hot key’ commands. The name, like Sarah, radiates energy and dynamism.

Countdown to Christmas: Our Wishes for Undiscovered Voices Everywhere

Undiscovered Voices

Today is the day twelve undiscovered voices will be revealed ...

We send them huge

congratulations 

and hope they will

leap off the slushpile 

and onto the shelves.

But for all who remain undiscovered 

we offer these good wishes

Countdown to Christmas: Publisher Barry Cunningham

Barry Cunningham is the co-founder and Publishing and Managing Director of Chicken House Publishing, where he works with authors Cornelia Funke, Brian Williams and Roderick Gordon, Stuart Hill and Rachel Ward. Before the days of the Chicken House, Barry was the founder-Publisher of Bloomsbury Children's Books, where he worked with the likes of Roald Dahl and Spike Milligan and... oh yeah, a little somebody called J.K. Rowling.