Celina Sun, Associate Editor
Celina Sun is an associate editor at Penguin Workshop, where she works on picture books through YA, including graphic novels. She looks to champion joyful, escapist stories by underrepresented voices that capture all the tender and thorny emotions of growing up, falling in love, and navigating evolving relationships with friends, family, and oneself. She’s especially…
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Gabriela Taboas Zayas, Associate Editor, Brands & Licenses
Gabriela Taboas is an Associate Editor who works on editing brands and licensed titles including Bluey, The Night Before, Holly Horror, Godzilla, Ford, and many more. She is interested in acquiring middle grade, YA novels, and graphic novels from marginalized voices, particularly stories that are horror, contemporary fantasy, and thrillers.
Read MoreCasey Nugent, Assistant Director, Publishing, Brands and Licenses
Casey Nugent is the Senior Publishing Manager for Brands and Licenses. In her role, she acts as the point person for the licensing team, and is the primary contact for licensors as they work with PYR. She works as the liaison between the licensor’s teams and the internal PYR teams across a number of divisions,…
Read MoreTyiana Combs, Associate Editor
Tyiana is an associate editor who works on picture books, leveled readers, middle grade titles and YA. She has a specific interest in character-driven narratives that focus on telling various stories of people of color, with an emphasis on Black fantasy tales, Black contemporary and romance works and historical fiction projects. Overall, she hopes to…
Read MoreElizabeth Lee, Senior Editor
Elizabeth Lee is a senior editor dedicated to showcasing and uplifting marginalized voices, particularly in stories that push storytelling boundaries and center around joy, hope, and healing. She primarily acquires contemporary and light fantasy middle grade and young adult fiction and graphic novels, as well as the select, lyrical picture book. Her titles include HOW…
Read MoreBrian Clark, Senior Editor Mad Libs
Brian Clark earned his MA degree in Children’s Media/TV Writing & Gender Studies from NYU, his BA in English at the University of Miami and is a former member of the Groundlings Sunday Company Improv/Comedy Troupe. Prior to joining the Penguin Random House team in 2019 as the editor of the Mad Libs brand, Brian worked as a freelance TV writer, producer, author and editor, based in Los Angeles. Brian and the rest of the writing team received an Emmy nomination for their work on The Who Was Show on Netflix (based on the highly successful Penguin Random House book series). Brian loves Mad Libs because he loves comedy and part of speech equally! Well, almost equally!
Read MoreCasey Ebro, Executive Editor
Casey joined Portfolio in 2024. A dedicated author advocate, she believes in the power of books to expand minds, transform behavior, and improve both our professional and personal lives. She specializes in prescriptive titles by top experts, thought leaders, and practitioners in the areas of leadership, management, workplace culture, communication, entrepreneurship, innovation, professional development, and…
Read MoreNatalie Coleman, Assistant Editor
Natalie Coleman is an Assistant Editor and joined Penguin Press in 2021. She is a graduate of the NYU Journalism Institute’s Literary Reportage program and lives in Brooklyn. She is interested in acquiring primarily nonfiction, especially journalism, cultural criticism, history, and memoir.
Read MoreTracy Behar, President and Publisher, Avery and Tarcher
Tracy Behar, President and Publisher of Avery and Tarcher, joined Penguin in 2024. She was previously at Little, Brown and Company, where she served as VP, Publisher, and Editor in Chief of the imprint she founded, Little, Brown Spark. She publishes in the categories of health, psychology, self-help, science, nature, and reference, and her roster…
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