Erin Wicks Email and Phone Number

Erin Wicks, editor, acquires strong voices that tell captivating stories through evocative prose in both the fiction and nonfiction at Zando. The stories she brings into the world contribute to current cultural conversations and explore both our interconnectedness and our vulnerabilities as humans. Erin’s books explore underrepresented and multicultural perspectives on identity, sexuality, and power; emotional trauma and means of catharsis; and the dynamics of friendships and families. Previously she spent a decade at HarperCollins, where she published THE LOVE SONGS OF W.E.B. DU BOIS by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, which was a finalist for the National Book Award, the NBCC Award for Fiction, the NAACP Award, and the Kirkus Award, as well as shortlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize, an Oprah Book Club Pick, and an instant New York Times, Indie, Washington Post and USA Today bestseller; the New York Times bestsellers I’M TELLING THE TRUTH, BUT I’M LYING by Bassey Ikpi and A WOMAN IS NO MAN by Etaf Rum, which was also a Read with Jenna TODAY Show Book Club pick, New York Times Editors' Choice, and an Amazon Best Book of the Year; Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction shortlisted novels THE MERMAID AND MRS. HANCOCK by Imogen Hermes Gowar and A THOUSAND SHIPS by Natalie Haynes, which was also a national bestseller; and SUNSHINE STATE by Sarah Gerard, which was long-listed for PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay and was a New York Times Critics’ Best Book of the Year and an NPR Best Book of the Year.