Kids Can Press has two promotions due to a restructure that integrates operations with sales and rights. Amelie Roberge, most recently associate publisher, operations, will now oversee all of operations, sales and rights in the new role of associate publisher, sales and operations. Alison Lapp has been promoted to sales and rights manager, from rights and digital accounts manager.
Ruta Rimas has been promoted to senior executive editor and publishing director, Putnam Books for Young Readers, from senior executive editor.
Briana Williams has been promoted to assistant marketing manager of children’s and YA titles at Bloomsbury, from marketing associate.
Michelle Lee has been promoted to editor at Dial Books for Young Readers, from associate editor.
Page Edmunds is joining HarperCollins Children's Books on September 23 as V-P, associate publisher, reporting to Liate Stehlik; previously she was V-P and publisher of Workman Calendars.
Michael Kelly is joining BOOM! Studios as publisher; previously he was V-P, global publishing, at Hasbro.
Sydnee Monday has been promoted to editor at Kokila, from associate editor.
Preeti Chhibber has joined Macmillan Children's Publishing Group as digital marketing manager; previously she was a freelance writer and editor.
Paul Reyes has joined Astra Books for Young Readers as retail marketing manager; previously he was an analyst, market and consumer, at DK.
Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing has a promotion and two new hires. Nadia Almahdi has been promoted to director, digital marketing for Simon Kids, from assistant director. Shannon Pender has joined as assistant director, digital marketing, for Simon Teen; most recently she was a senior marketing manager at Random House Children's Books. James Akinaka has joined as senior marketing manager, digital marketing, for Simon Kids and Simon Teen; most recently he was a digital marketing manager at Penguin Young Readers.
Katherine Russell has joined Macmillan Children's Publishing Group as assistant manager, design operations; previously she was a contracts associate at Norton.
Eda French has joined Candlewick Press as art department administrative assistant; she was previously an intern in the art department.
Bartek Jelonek has joined the Lego Group as head of global publishing. He has spent the last 13 years at DC Comics, where he served as director of international publishing and, most recently, director of international sales.
Gemma Cooper is leaving the Bent Agency to open her own agency, Gemma Cooper Literary, on October 1. She specializes in chapter books and middle-grade fiction, and is also looking for select picture books, YA fiction, and graphic novels. She can be reached here.
Random House Children's Books has four promotions. Katy Miller has been promoted to senior managing editor, from managing editor. Madison Furr has been promoted to publicity manager, from senior publicist. Lena Reilly has been promoted to senior publicist, from publicist. Cynthia Lliguichuzhca has been promoted to publicist, from associate publicist.
Scholastic executive editor Clarissa Wong has left the company and can be reached here.
