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RISE × Penguin Workshop – Praise
Publishing books for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers is an immense responsibility. At RISE, we have the power to inspire our readers to become a generation of empowered, confident, self-loving, empathetic, and resilient people… all through the power of exposure. Every book we publish serves to help children feel smart, capable, important, safe, and loved.
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Publishing books for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers is an immense responsibility. At RISE, we have the power to inspire our readers to become a generation of empowered, confident, self-loving, empathetic, and resilient people… all through the power of exposure. Every book we publish serves to help children feel smart, capable, important, safe, and loved.
Read MoreAddi Eggar, Editorial Assistant
Addi joined Portfolio, Sentinel, and Thesis in July of 2025 after working as a history teacher in Texas. She has a passion for the way books put people in conversation with one another and ideas. She is focused on editing and acquiring books that engage with the philosophy of history and challenge mainstream thought on…
Read MoreMelanie Fried, Executive Editor
Melanie Fried joined Putnam in 2025 and acquires high-concept fiction for a crossover audience—juicy domestic dramas and atmospheric suspense; historicals or dual-narratives with a mystery element; love stories with nostalgic tones; romantic or magical book club novels; contemporary stories told with humor and heart; dark or emotional friend group novels; and romcom-thriller hybrids. Prior to…
Read MoreElizabeth Vinson, Editorial Assistant
Elizabeth Vinson (she/her) joined the Berkley team in December 2023, after starting her career in children’s books. She acquires romance of the dreamy and sizzling varieties, fantasy with a strong romantic or historical angle, and fresh, inventive historical fiction. In every genre, she’s looking for stories with strong, compelling voices, New Adult or Gen-Z appeal, and…
Read MoreElizabeth Lynch, Senior Editor
Elizabeth Lynch is a senior editor on the Brands & Licenses team, editing books for Bluey, Ford, and more. She is open to select submissions for readers of all ages, especially in the voice-driven contemporary space. She aims to help readers explore their relationships with the world around them by meeting them where they are…
Read MoreParisa Ebrahimi, Vice President and Executive Editor
Parisa began her career at Chatto & Windus in London, where she worked for ten years editing fiction, nonfiction, and an award-winning poetry list. In 2017, she moved to New York to join Hogarth Books, where her authors included the winner of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature Han Kang, Anuk Arudpragasam, Sarah Manguso, Heidi…
Read MoreMariam Syed, Editorial Assistant
Prior to joining PRH in 2024, Mariam interned at Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group (MCPG). She also worked as a freelance proofreader with a focus on children’s literature, including graphic novels, picture books, middle-grade, and YA novels. She then became a children’s librarian, where she developed her passion for finding and sharing engaging and empowering stories…
Read MoreKelly Young, Editorial Assistant
Kelly Young joined Portfolio, Thesis, and Sentinel as an Editorial Assistant in 2025. She is drawn to practical, insightful nonfiction that challenges conventional thought and sparks new ideas and ways of living. Before joining Portfolio, Kelly started her career as a copyeditor, which cemented her passion for working with innovative books that inspire readers.
Read MoreRuoxi Chen, Executive Editor
Ruoxi Chen joined Putnam in 2024 and acquires genre-bending crossover speculative fiction for a general audience. She’s drawn to voice-driven, character-forward books that effortlessly slip between genres, worlds, and boundaries, and is looking for deeply specific stories with broad commercial potential that will find their exact reader regardless of what BISAC they live under. Among…
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