Sally Morgridge
Senior Editor at Holiday House Publishing, Inc.- Claim this Profile
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Holiday House Publishing, Inc.
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United States
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Book and Periodical Publishing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Editor
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Nov 2020 - Present
Acquiring picture books, chapter books, middle grade, and YA fiction.Recent Highlights:-OWL AND PENGUIN by Vikram Madan (Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor, JLG Selection)-THE PLACES WE SLEEP by Caroline Brooks DuBois (Fall Indie Next Selection, Indies Introduce Selection SLJ Starred Review, NCTE Notable Book)-MURDER FOR THE MODERN GIRL by Kendall Kulper (Shelf Awareness Starred Review, BCCB Starred Review, Rise: Feminist Book Project Honor)-HOME BASE by Nikki Tate, illustrated by Katie Kath (ALA Notable Book, Chicago Public Libraries Best Book, Kirkus Starred Review, PW Starred Review)
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Editor
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Mar 2017 - Nov 2020
Highlights:-KINGDOM OF ASH AND BRIARS by Hannah West (Kirkus Reviews Best Teen Book of the Year)-THE APPLE TART OF HOPE by Sarah Moore Fitzgerald (People Magazine Best Children’s Book of the Year)-ELIZA BING IS (NOT) A BIG, FAT QUITTER by Carmella Van Vleet (Christopher Award winner and Junior Library Guild selection)-MIDDLE SCHOOL BITES by Emmy-nominated SpongeBob writer Steven Banks, illustrated by Mark Fearing.
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Bloomsbury USA
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United States
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Book and Periodical Publishing
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100 - 200 Employee
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Production Editor
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May 2016 - Mar 2017
- Copyedited, proofread, and fact-checked picture books, middle-grade, and YA fiction, including Sarah J. Maas’s New York Times bestselling THRONE OF GLASS series and E.D. Baker’s THE FROG PRINCESS series - Coordinated approximately 15 books per season from manuscript stage to bound book - Served as a liaison between the editorial, design, and production departments - Copyedited, proofread, and fact-checked picture books, middle-grade, and YA fiction, including Sarah J. Maas’s New York Times bestselling THRONE OF GLASS series and E.D. Baker’s THE FROG PRINCESS series - Coordinated approximately 15 books per season from manuscript stage to bound book - Served as a liaison between the editorial, design, and production departments
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Holiday House Publishing, Inc.
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United States
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Book and Periodical Publishing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Associate Editor
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May 2015 - May 2016
- Acquired picture books, middle grade, and YA fiction, approximately 5 books per season- Produced catalog copy, one-sheets, and other promotional material for 30-40 titles per year- Pitched titles at sales conferences as well as presentations to Junior Library Guild and Scholastic Book Clubs- Supervised production schedule and online database for current and upcoming seasons
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Assistant Editor
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Dec 2013 - May 2015
- Acquired and edited middle-grade and young adult fiction- Edited two Junior Library Guild selections- Supervised production schedule for current and upcoming seasons- Managed editorial intern- Produced catalog copy, one-sheets, and other promotional material for 30-40 titles per year- Pitched titles at sales conferences as well as presentations to Junior Library Guild and Scholastic Book Clubs
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Editorial Assistant
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Aug 2012 - Dec 2013
-Co-edited original picture books and novels with Senior Editor-Independently edited picture books and novels imported from foreign publishers-Supervised production schedule for upcoming seasons-Read submissions and wrote reader’s reports on weekly deadlines-Produced catalog copy, one-sheets, and other promotional material for 30-40 titles per year
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Administrative Assistant
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Aug 2011 - Aug 2012
-Provided administrative support to President and VP of Sales-Coordinated distribution of book samples, promotional images, and catalogs-Prepared and filed copyright applications-Managed office phone and general inquiry email account
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Cambridge University Press & Assessment
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United Kingdom
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Education Administration Programs
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700 & Above Employee
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Marketing Intern
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Jun 2010 - Aug 2010
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Brandt & Hochman Literary Agency, Inc
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New York, NY
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Intern
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Dec 2009 - Jan 2010
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Education
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Carleton College
Bachelor's Degree, English -
Columbia University - Graduate School of Journalism
Publishing