🎙️ INTERVIEW: The Magic of Writing For Children w/ Publishing Director Natalie Doherty
​** This is a LIVE interview with publisher Natalie Doherty about the craft of writing and the reality of building a publishing career. Attendees will be sent a recording after the interview. **
​What makes a compelling children’s story? How can we tap into the hearts and minds of young readers?
​Join us for an in-depth conversation with Children’s Publishing Director Natalie Doherty about her career and the art of editing and publishing children’s literature. We’ll talk about everything from the different categories of children’s books, what she looks for in a submission, and what she thinks makes a compelling children’s story.
​We'll also explore:Â
​Her editing career from Editorial Assistant to Publishing Director Â
​Behind the scenes of Natalie's day and desk
​Trends she’s seen over the years in children’s publishingÂ
​What she’s loving in the children’s marketplace today and elements she thinks all children’s books should have.
​About Natalie DohertyÂ
​Natalie Doherty is Fiction Publishing Director at HarperCollins Children’s Books, where she joined the team in May 2023 and is now working to build a brilliant new list of talent. She was previously an editor at Penguin Random House Children’s, working with a list of award-winning and bestselling authors including Tom Fletcher, Robin Stevens, R J Palacio, Tamzin Merchant and Nazneen Ahmed Pathak. Before the move into editorial in 2010 she worked in Contracts and Rights at Hachette, and did a BA in Modern European Languages and an MA in Translation.
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