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Casey Denis, Editor
Casey Denis is an Editor at Penguin Press. She began her career in publishing at McGraw-Hill, and joined Penguin Press as an Editorial Assistant in 2015.
Read MoreJuli Kiyan, Editor and Associate Director of Publicity
Juli Kiyan is an Editor and Associate Director of Publicity at Penguin Press. She began her career at Scribner and joined Penguin Press in 2011 as a publicist. In 2020, her role expanded to acquire and edit titles.
Read MoreKiara Barrow, Senior Editor
Kiara Barrow is a Senior Editor at Penguin Press, where she returned in 2022. She is also co-founder and co-editor of The Drift.
Read MoreWilliam Heyward, Executive Editor
William Heyward is an Executive Editor at Penguin Press, where he acquires and edits a wide range of nonfiction and literary fiction. The authors he has edited and published include Kate Conger, Ryan Mac, James Shapiro, Jonathan Blitzer, Salvatore Scibona, Joshua Wong, Joana Avillez, Molly Young, Wolfram Eilenberger, Adrienne Raphel, Bo Seo, Yaroslav Trofimov, Elias…
Read MoreEmily Cunningham, Senior Editor
Emily Cunningham is a Senior Editor at Penguin Press, which she joined after more than four years at Harper. She began her publishing career at Grove/Atlantic. She is a native of the Boston area and lives in Brooklyn.
Read MoreVirginia Smith Younce, Vice President, Executive Editor
Virginia Smith Younce is Vice President and Executive Editor of Penguin Press. She began her career in book publishing at Simon & Schuster in 2006, and in 2008 was named Associate Editor at Ecco/HarperCollins. She joined Penguin Press in 2009.
Read MoreJohn Burnham Schwartz, Editor-at-Large
John Burnham Schwartz is the author of six acclaimed novels, including The Red Daughter, The Commoner, and Reservation Road, which was made into a film based on his screenplay. A recipient of a Lyndhurst Prize for mastery in the art of fiction, his books have been translated into twenty languages, and he has done extensive…
Read MoreCheryl Eissing, Editor
Cheryl Eissing, associate editor at Flamingo Books, joined Penguin Random House in 2017 as assistant editor at Philomel Books before attaining her current role. She holds a BA in English from Rutgers University.
Read MorePhoebe Robinson, Founder, Writer
Phoebe Robinson is a multi-talented stand-up comedian, New York Times best-selling writer, and actress.
Read MoreGabriella DeGennaro Assistant Editor
Gabriella grew up in New Jersey watching a lot of TV in her Nonna’s basement and reading anything that was about magic. She holds degrees in creative writing and screenwriting from Ithaca College, where she focused on children’s media.
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