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Editor Directory

A list of editors who are interesting in acquiring books with disability representation and working with writers with disabilities. 


NOTE: Unless noted in their bio, editors can only consider manuscripts that are represented by an agent. If you are a writer looking for an agent, please refer to our Agents Directory. 

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Rosie Ahmed

Allison Alexander

Allison Alexander

Associate Editor at Dial BFYR, a Penguin Young Readers imprint


Rosie Acquires: Children's, Picture Books, YA, MG, Children's graphic novels, and narrative nonfiction


Rosie is particularly excited to see: Disability in conjunction with representation regarding marginalized races, genders, sexualities, etc. 

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Allison Alexander

Allison Alexander

Allison Alexander

Editorial Director at Mythos & Ink


Allison Acquires: Fantasy/SFF


Allison is particularly excited to see: Any disability representation, but I'd particularly love to see more chronic illness representation.


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Caroline Bleeke

Allison Alexander

Caroline Bleeke

Senior Editor at Flatiron Books, 


Caroline  Acquires: Adult Fiction, Adult Nonfiction, Literary Fiction, Commercial, and Short Stories


MEgan Bontrager

MEgan Bontrager

Caroline Bleeke

Fiction Editor & Managing Editor of LGBTQIA+ Imprint at Scarsdale Publishing


Megan Acquires: Adult Fiction, Fantasy/SFF, Romance, YA, and Mystery/Thriller


Alex Borbolla

MEgan Bontrager

Alex Borbolla

Senior Editor at Bloomsbury


Alex Acquires: Children's, Picture Books, YA, MG, and Graphic Novels


Alex is particularly excited to see: Disability representation of all kinds, but I do have a personal connection to Down Syndrome.



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Jen Bouvier

MEgan Bontrager

Alex Borbolla

Editor at Entangled Publishing (TEEN/Amara/Embrace/August/Sideways)


Jen Acquires: Romance and YA


Jen is particularly excited to see: Stories with wheelchair users, chronic illness, chronic pain, amputees, neurodivergence, and ADHD

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Meg Bratsch

Kat Brzozowski

Kat Brzozowski

Acquiring Editor at Free Spirit Publishing


Meg Acquires: Adult Nonfiction, Children's, Picture Books, YA, MG, and Graphic Novels


Meg is particularly excited to see: Children with all types of disability and neurodiversity, particularly children of color.

Kat Brzozowski

Kat Brzozowski

Kat Brzozowski

Senior Editor at Feiwel & Friends, an imprint of Macmillan


Kat Acquires: Children's, Picture Books, YA, and MG


Rebecca Busch

Kat Brzozowski

Allison Blair Chaplin

Commissioning Editor at Newgen Publishing UK/Lived Places Publishing


Rebecca Acquires: Adult Nonfiction, and Academic/Professional

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Allison Blair Chaplin

Allison Blair Chaplin

Allison Blair Chaplin

Acquisitions Editor at Indiana University Press


Allison Acquires: Adult Nonfiction


Stephanie Cohen

Allison Blair Chaplin

Danielle Collins

Editor at Inkyard Press


Stephanie Acquires: Fantasy/SFF, YA, and MG


Danielle Collins

Allison Blair Chaplin

Danielle Collins

Editorial Assistant at Paula Wiseman Books and Beach Lane Books, imprints of Simon & Schuster Children's

Danielle Acquires: Children's, Picture Books, MG


Danielle is particularly excited to see: A picture book featuring ASL in the illustrations. That’s a specific wishlist item, but I’m open to any and all disability representation beyond that as well.

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Sylvan Creekmore

Sylvan Creekmore

Sylvan Creekmore

Editor at St. Martin's Press, an imprint of Macmillan


Sylvan Acquires: Adult Fiction, Adult Nonfiction, Fantasy/SFF, Romance, YA, Commercial, and Horror


Sylvan is particularly excited to see: work by queer authors with an intersectional perspective, writing for older teens or adults in their 20s and 30s.

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Courtney Code

Sylvan Creekmore

Sylvan Creekmore

Editor at Abrams Books


Courtney Acquires: Children's, and Picture Books


Alison Dalafave

Sylvan Creekmore

Alison Dalafave

Assistant Editor at Hachette Books and Hachette Go


Alison Acquires: Adult Nonfiction


Alison is particularly excited to see: Autism, ADHD, and depression representation

Emily Daluga

Laura Davulis

Alison Dalafave

Associate Editor at Abrams Books 


Emily Acquires: Children's,YA, MG, and Graphic Novels


Laura Davulis

Laura Davulis

Laura Davulis

Editor of History and Current Events at Johns Hopkins University Press

Laura Acquires: Adult Nonfiction

Rachel Diebel

Laura Davulis

Laura Davulis

Assistant Editor at Feiwel & Friends, an imprint of Macmillan


Rachel Acquires: Children's, YA, MG, and Graphic Novels


Rachel is particularly excited to see: Books dealing with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and anxiety disorders. 


Erika DiPasquale

Kristen Elias Rowley

Erika DiPasquale

Assistant Editor at HarperCollins


Erika Acquires: Children's, Picture Books, YA, and MG


Erika is particularly excited to see: Everything! But especially chronic disease, unseen disabilities, IBD, mental health, & neurodiversity 


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Oliver Dougherty

Kristen Elias Rowley

Erika DiPasquale

Editorial Assistant at Tor, an imprint of Macmillan

Oliver Acquires: Fantasy/SFF



Kristen Elias Rowley

Kristen Elias Rowley

Kristen Elias Rowley

Editorial in Chief of Mad Creek Books, an imprint of The Ohio State University Press

Kristen Acquires: Adult Nonfiction, Literary Fiction, Graphic Novels, and Short Stories



Hannah Elnan

Feather Flores

Kristen Elias Rowley

Senior Editor at Sasquatch Books

Hannah Acquires: Adult Nonfiction



Feather Flores

Feather Flores

Feather Flores

Editor at Atheneum Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster


Feather Acquires: Children's, Picture Books, YA, MG, and Graphic Novels


Feather is particularly excited to see: stories by, about, and for people with chronic illnesses, invisible illnesses, and mental health disorders. That said, disability representation is essential absolutely in every form, and I'm excited to see more on all fronts. 


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Cosimo Giovine

Cosimo Giovine

Cosimo Giovine

Editor and Publisher at Zio Apollo Press


Cosimo Acquires: Adult Fiction, Adult Nonfiction, Literary Fiction, Fantasy/SFF, Children's, Picture Books, YA, MG, Graphic Novels, Mystery/Thriller, and Short Stories

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Rachel Goodman

Cosimo Giovine

Cosimo Giovine

Senior Associate Editor at WW Norton


Rachel Acquires: Books by academic editors for Norton Critical Editions and translations of classic literature


Rachel is particularly excited to hear from Disability Studies scholars who are interested in textual editing, and handling the curation of secondary materials for works of classical literature.  

Joanna Green

Cosimo Giovine

Joanna Green

Executive Editor and Director of YA Development at Beacon Press


Joanna Acquires: Adult Nonfiction, YA, and MG

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Andrea Hall

Sophia Hebert

Joanna Green

Senior Acquisitions Editor at Beaming Books, an imprint of 1517 Media


Andrea Acquires: Children's, Picture Books, and MG

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Sophia Hebert

Sophia Hebert

Sophia Hebert

Assistant Acquiring Editor at Indiana University Press


Sophia Acquires: Adult Nonfiction, and Academic/Scholarly


Sophia is particularly excited to see: Intersections with queer studies, gender/sexuality, film/media, and/or global studies/history

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Katie Helke

Sophia Hebert

Sophia Hebert

Acquisitions Editor for STS (Science, Technology, and Society) and Regional at MIT Press


Katie Acquires: Adult Nonfiction

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Miranda Hill

Allison Janice

Miranda Hill

Assistant Editor at Penguin Random House


Miranda Acquires: Adult Fiction, Fantasy/SFF, Romance, Commercial, and Mystery/Thriller


Miranda is particularly excited to see: Chronic Pain/Chronic Illness representation


Rio Hayashi

Allison Janice

Miranda Hill

Editorial Assistant at Restless Books


Rio Acquires: Adult Fiction, Literary Fiction, and Short Stories


Rio is particularly excited to see: Autism spectrum, sensory processing disorder, and selective mutism/deafness representation 

Allison Janice

Allison Janice

Allison Janice

Senior Acquisitions Editor at Hay House Books


Allison Acquires: Adult Nonfiction, and tarot/oracle card decks

Sophia Jimenez

Camille Kellogg

Allison Janice

Associate Editor at Atheneum, an imprint of Simon & Schuster


Sophia Acquires: Literary Fiction, Fantasy/SFF, Children's, Picture Books, YA, MG, Children’s Nonfiction

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Camille Kellogg

Camille Kellogg

Camille Kellogg

Editor at Bloomsbury Children's Books


Camille Acquires: Children's, Picture Books, YA, MG, and Graphic Novels

Angela Kim

Camille Kellogg

Camille Kellogg

Assistant Editor at Berkley, an imprint of Penguin Random House


Angela Acquires: Adult Fiction, Romance, Commercial, Mystery/Thriller, Upmarket Fiction, Book Club Fiction, and Millennial Women’s Fiction

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Jenny Krueger

Catherine Laudone

Jenny Krueger

Editorial Director of Mayo Clinic Press Children's


Jenny Acquires: Children's, Picture Books, YA, MG, and Graphic Novels


Rebecca Kuss

Catherine Laudone

Jenny Krueger

Senior Editor at Rick Riordan Presents and Disney Hyperion


Rebeca Acquires: Children's, YA, MG, and Graphic Novels


Rebecca is particularly excited to see:  Submissions from disabled and neurodiverse authors of color.


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Catherine Laudone

Catherine Laudone

Catherine Laudone

Editor at Paula Wiseman Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster


Catherine Acquires: Children's, Picture Books, MG, and Graphic Novels


Catherine is particularly excited to see: All disability representation, including neurodiversity.

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Celia Lee

Cassidy Leyendecker

Catherine Laudone

Executive Editor of Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers


Celia Acquires: Children's, Picture Books, MG, and Graphic Novels

Michelle Lee

Cassidy Leyendecker

Cassidy Leyendecker

Assistant Editor at Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers


Michelle Acquires: Children's, Picture Books, YA, MG, and Graphic Novels


Michelle is particularly excited to see: Queer representation, creators of color, and creators from lower income backgrounds.

Cassidy Leyendecker

Cassidy Leyendecker

Cassidy Leyendecker

Assistant Editor at Disney Hyperion


Cassidy Acquires: YA and MG


Cassidy is particularly excited to see: novels that feature disability representation in genre fiction like fantasy, horror, and thrillers. I'd consider a contemporary novel as well if it has a speculative element.

Susan Litman

Hannah Matuszak

Miranda Martin

Editor of the Harlequin Series (Special Edition) at Harlequin Books


Susan Acquires: Romance


Susan is particularly excited to see: disability representation of all kinds, but particularly excited to see submissions by/for/about people with chronic illness i.e. diabetes/RA/MS and others; mental health issues; neurodiversity; titles that deal with weight issues; more submissions that deal with disability in underrepresented communities. 

Miranda Martin

Hannah Matuszak

Miranda Martin

Editor of Physical and Life Sciences at Columbia University Press


Miranda Acquires: Adult Nonfiction

Hannah Matuszak

Hannah Matuszak

Hannah Matuszak

Assistant Editor at The Experiment Publishing


Hannah Acquires: Adult Nonfiction, and Children's


Hannah is particularly excited to see: Chronic illness and neurodiversity representation

Julia McCarthy

Julia McCarthy

Hannah Matuszak

Editor at Atheneum, an imprint of Simon & Schuster


Julia Acquires: Children's, Picture Books, YA, MG, and Graphic Novels


Julia is particularly excited to see: All kinds of representation, but particularly neurodivergence (ADHD, Autism, etc) and the Deaf community. But, again, all representation is so welcome!

Lisa McMurtray

Julia McCarthy

Lisa McMurtray

 Associate Editor at University Press of Mississippi


Lisa Acquires: Biography/Memoir, LGBTQ+ Studies, Caribbean Studies, Comics Studies, and African American Studies

Allison Moore

Julia McCarthy

Lisa McMurtray

 Editor at Bloomsbury Children's Books


Allison Acquires: Children's, Picture Books, YA, MG, and Graphic Novels


Allison is particularly excited to see: Books that represent anxiety and ADHD in young women

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Olivia Ngai

NADXIELI NIETO

NADXIELI NIETO

Editor at West Margin Press


Olivia Acquires: Adult Fiction, Adult Nonfiction, Children's, Picture Books, and Graphic Novels


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NADXIELI NIETO

NADXIELI NIETO

NADXIELI NIETO

Executive Editor at Flatiron Books, an imprint of Macmillan


Nadxieli Acquires: Adult Fiction, Adult Nonfiction, Literary Fiction, Fantasy/SFF, YA, Commercial, Mystery/Thriller, and Short Stories


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Adam O'Brien

NADXIELI NIETO

Adam O'Brien

 Editor at Apollo Publishers


Adam Acquires: Adult Nonfiction

Lee Oglesby

Chantelle Aimee Osman

Adam O'Brien

 Senior Editor at Flatiron Books, an imprint of Macmillan


Lee Acquires: Adult Nonfiction


Lee is particularly interested to see: Books that address forms of dementia. I'd also like to publish more about chronic pain, fatigue, and conditions that are difficult to diagnose. 


Chantelle Aimee Osman

Chantelle Aimee Osman

Chantelle Aimee Osman

Editor at Agora Books

Chantelle Acquires: Adult Fiction, Literary Fiction, Mystery/Thriller, and Horror

Matthew Phipps

Chantelle Aimee Osman

Chantelle Aimee Osman

Assistant Editor at GP Putnam's Sons BFYR, a Penguin Young Readers imprint

Matthew Acquires: Children's, Picture Books, YA, MG, and Graphic Novels

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Lauren Rosemary Hook

INCLUDAS PUBLISHING

Disability Press

INCLUDAS Acquires: Literary Fiction, Fantasy/SFF, Romance, Children's, Picture Books,YA, MG, Graphic Novels, Commercial, and Mystery/Thriller


INLUDAS is particularly excited to see: Disability and neurodiversity representation

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Hannah Rolls

Lauren Rosemary Hook

INCLUDAS PUBLISHING

Editorial Director and Bloomsbury Education 


Hannah Acquires: Children's, Picture Books, and MG. She mostly acquires educational fiction aimed at 5-12 year old children.

Lauren Rosemary Hook

Lauren Rosemary Hook

Lauren Rosemary Hook

Interim Executive Director and Publisher at Feminist Press  


Lauren Acquires: Adult Fiction, Adult Nonfiction. Literary Fiction, Short Stories, Literature in Translation 


Lauren accepts unsolicited/unagented submissions directly from authors

Fabrice Sapolsky

Fabrice Sapolsky

Lauren Rosemary Hook

Publisher at FairSquare Comics 


Fabrice Acquires: YA, MG, and Graphic Novels


Fabrice is particularly excited to see: All kinds of representation! 

Jill Saginario

Fabrice Sapolsky

Jill Saginario

Acquisition Editor at Sasquatch Books


Jill Acquires: Adult Nonfiction


Jill is particularly excited to see: Cookbooks and other visual nonfiction

Viveca Shearin

Fabrice Sapolsky

Jill Saginario

Co-Publisher of Not a Pipe Publishing


Viveca Acquires: Adult Fiction, Fantasy/SFF, YA, and Mystery/Thriller

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Sara Schonfeld

Sara Schonfeld

Sara Schonfeld

Associate Editor at HarperCollins 


Sara Acquires: Children's, Picture Books, YA, MG 

Sarah Shumway

Sara Schonfeld

Sara Schonfeld

Editorial Director of Bloomsbury Children's Books


Sarah Acquires: Children's, Picture Books, YA, MG, and Graphic Novels

Daniel Slager

Sara Schonfeld

Daniel Slager

Publisher & CEO of Milkweed Editions


Daniel Acquires: Literary Fiction

Sara Sproull

Claire Stetzer

Daniel Slager

Assistant Editor at Abrams Books


Sara Acquires: Children's, Picture Books, and MG

Claire Stetzer

Claire Stetzer

Claire Stetzer

Editor at Inkyard Press, an imprint of HarperCollins


Claire Acquires: Children's, YA, and MG

SR Stewart

Claire Stetzer

Claire Stetzer

Managing Editor at Unsolicited Press


SR Acquires: Adult Fiction, Adult Nonfiction, Literary Fiction, Short Stories, and Poetry

Marie Sweetman

Suzan Van Metre

Marie Sweetman

Senior Acquisitions Editor at Wayne State University Press


Marie Acquires: Short Stories, Poetry, Scholarly Monographs and Edited Volumes in African American Studies, Jewish Studies, Fairy-tale Studies, Michigan/Great Lakes Region, Midwest, Film and Media Studies

Kristin Temple

Suzan Van Metre

Marie Sweetman

Associate Editor at Tor/Nightfire Books


Kristin Acquires: Adult Fiction, Fantasy/SFF, YA, and Horror

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Suzan Van Metre

Suzan Van Metre

Suzan Van Metre

Executive Editorial Director of Walker US, an imprint of Candlewick


Susan Acquires: Children's, YA, MG, and Graphic Novels


Susan is particularly interested in: A contemporary memoir or autobiographical novel from and author with Down syndrome, but very open to all kinds of disability representation.

Haley Weaver

Flannery Wiest

Suzan Van Metre

Assistant Editor at Grand Central Publishing, an imprint of Hachette


Haley Acquires: Adult Fiction, Adult Nonfiction, Literary Fiction, and Mystery/Thriller


Haley is particularly interested in seeing: Titles that talk about chronic illness, mental illness, trichotillomania, fatness through a disability rights lens, and underrepresented autistic characters (people of color, women etc.) 

Flannery Wiest

Flannery Wiest

Flannery Wiest

Editorial Assistant at Disney Press


Flannery Acquires: Children's, Picture Books, YA, and MG 


Flannery is particularly excited to see: All disability representation, but particularly chronic illness and books where disability is not part of the plot arc or character growth. As someone with POTS, MCAS, and arthritis I would love to see books with those conditions! 

Drew WEitman

Flannery Wiest

Flannery Wiest

Assistant Editor at WW Norton 


 Drew Acquires: Adult Fiction, Adult Nonfiction, Literary Fiction, Graphic Novels, and Short Stories  


Drew is particularly excited to see: New voices!

W-Z

Wendy Wong

Wendy Wong

Wendy Wong

Associate Editor at HarperCollins


Wendy Acquires: Adult Fiction, Adult Nonfiction, Romance, Commercial, Mystery/Thriller, Short Stories, Upmarket, Lightly Speculative, Mythology, Historical, and Contemporary

Jen Worick

Wendy Wong

Wendy Wong

Publisher of Sasquatch Books


Jen Acquires: Adult Nonfiction

Tyler Zeoli

Jess Zimmerman

Jess Zimmerman

Acquisitions Editor at Inked In Gray Press


Tyler Acquires: Adult Fiction, Literary Fiction, Fantasy/SFF, Graphic Novels, and Mystery/Thriller


Tyler is particularly excited to see: Books with Queer, Trans, Nuerodiversities (ADHD, Autism, etc), and BIPOC representation

Jess Zimmerman

Jess Zimmerman

Jess Zimmerman

Editor at Quirk Books


Jess Acquires: Adult Fiction and Adult Nonfiction (primarily nonfiction) 


Jess is particularly excited to see: works by d/Deaf and HoH (hard of hearing) authors. 

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