S3 E23: Editor Shelly Romero Is A Goth Golden Retriever

Kat and Claribel talk a little about their personal
writing processes. And then they interview Shelly Romero an
editor at Scholastic about what she looks for in submissions, how
you can support BIPOC authors, and the realities of the
day-to-day life of editors!


SHELLY BIO:


Shelly Romero is an assistant editor at Scholastic Press, where
she is looking to build a list comprised of predominantly BIPOC
and traditionally marginalized authors. She graduated from
Stephens College with a bachelor’s degree in English and attended
the 2017 NYU Summer Publishing Institute. She is a member of
Latinx in Publishing, People of Color in Publishing, and a junior
mentor for Representation Matters Mentorship Program. She was
selected as Publishers Weekly Star Watch 2020 Honoree, which
“shines a light on innovative, talented professionals from all
parts of the industry.” Born and raised in Miami by Honduran
parents, she now resides in New York City where is she is forever
chasing the perfect café Cubano and pan tostado.


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Mentions:


• Add Witchlings by Claribel a. Ortega on Goodreads


• Add Once Upon a K-Prom by Kat Cho on Goodreads


• Add Frizzy/Rizos by Claribel a. Ortega on Goodreads


• Shelly explains Acquisitions meetings, Launch, and Sales
Conference from an editor’s perspective!


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• PRE-ORDER Witchlings (Feb 2022, Scholastic)


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• PRE-ORDER Once Upon a K-Prom (May 2022, Disney)


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