2015
Editor of the Year SPONSORED BY: INSPIRED SELECTION
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Sarah Adams at Transworld built mass market novelists such as Mo Hayder and Tess Gerritsen, and brought on new talent too
Venetia Butterfield at Viking had another of the début hits of 2014, with Emma Healey’s Elizabeth is Missing, and mined Viking’s backlist
Charlotte Hardman at Coronet sensitively handled Lynda Bellingham’s There’s Something I’ve Been Dying to Tell You in late 2014
WINNER: FRANCESCA MAIN, PICADOR
Pivotal to Pan Macmillan’s outstanding 2014 was its Picador imprint—and pivotal to the Picador imprint was Francesca Main. Combining ambitious literary publishing with sustained commercial success, she has shaped a list that is admired by authors, agents, critics, retailers and readers alike. The most prominent triumph of her year was Jessie Burton’s The Miniaturist, one of the biggest début novels of recent times and recipient of a host of prizes—including both the Waterstones and Specsavers Book of the Year awards. Further prize recognition came with Naomi Wood and Lottie Moggach. As an editor, Main has an eye for talent and an instinct for bestsellers. She combines the timeless virtues of a scrupulous and constructive copy editor with very modern
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marketing sensibilities, including an active social media presence. She is an excellent collaborator with other departments within Pan Macmillan and an ardent supporter of her authors, among whom she commands widespread respect and affection. “A wonderful editor whose ceaseless hard work and passion pays dividends,” said one. “Writers need advocates in the world of publishing and I feel extremely lucky to have Francesca as mine,” added another. Judges added to that praise, admiring the coherence and consistent quality of Picador’s output. “Francesca has a very strong list of titles that have all, in their own ways, had an impact,” they said. “She is forever turning out literary hits and breaking new voices—both of which the trade needs.”
Published the breakout fiction author of the year in Jessie Burton Helped her authors achieve critical acclaim and prize triumphs Consolidated Picador’s reputation for literary and commercial appeal A passionate champion of her authors, who are deeply loyal in return
Maria Rejt is shaping Mantle into a distinctive list, with successes last year including C J Sansom’s Lamentation
Alan Samson at Weidenfeld & Nicolson/Orion Non-fiction published a rich array of authors, from Roy Keane to Henry Marsh
Kimberley Young at HarperFiction steered HarperCollins’ women’s fiction and kick-started digital imprint HarperImpulse
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