Countdown to Christmas: Commissioning Editor Jasmine Richards

Jasmine is an editor by day and an author by night. So she is perfectly placed to understand both sides of the process. Jasmine has worked in publishing for seven years - working on the Beast Quest series for Working Partners and now senior commissioning editor for Oxford University Press. Jasmine is a keen SCBWI member and one of the judges for the Undiscovered Voices competition. She has two books coming out next year: Oliver Twisted (Egmont in the UK) and The Book of Wonders (Harper Collins in the US).

Countdown to Christmas: Writing Coach and Author, Bekki Hill

As well as being an aspiring children’s writer, Bekki Hill is a non-fiction author, Mslexia columnist and creativity and motivation coach, who is the author of Coach Yourself to Writing Success. 

When we asked Bekki what three gifts she’d wish writers to find under their Christmas tree, she said:

Countdown to Christmas - Bookseller, Georgina Hanratty

Georgina Hanratty is manager of Tales on Moon Lane, an award winning Children’s Independent in South-East London. She has managed the shop for 5 years, is a member of the BA Children’s Executive Committee. Georgina has worked in Children’s bookselling for over 10 years; she started her career at Waterstone’s and became Children’s Dept Manager at Blackwells when she left University. After completing a Master’s Degree in Children’s Literature, Georgina worked as Deputy Manager of another well known Children’s Independent The Golden Treasury before her move to Tales on Moon Lane. This year Georgina was voted the Young Bookseller of the Year at the Bookseller Industry Awards.