Francisco Vilhena Email & Phone Number

London, England, United Kingdom

Outline:I am responsible for the project management of fiction and non-fiction titles across theBloomsbury adult trade division.Key responsibilities:— Overseeing the editorial process from start to finish for selected fiction and non-fiction titles –from engaging editorial freelancers to signing off final files to print.— Author and agent care.— Managing a team of freelance copy-editors, proofreaders, indexers, designers and cartographers.— Handling text and image permissions.— Liaising with other departments, including design, production, legal, sales, marketing andpublicity.

London, United Kingdom

I am a highly experienced editor with a strong network of contacts and a comprehensive understanding of both print and digital publishing. Authors worked with include André Aciman, Kevin Barry, Fatima Bhutto, Adelaide Ivánova, Pico Iyer, Lindsey Hilsum, Han Kang, Joanna Kavenna, Thomas McGuane, David Mitchell, Ottessa Moshfegh, Philip Ó Ceallaigh, Peter Pomerantsev, Olga Tokarczuk and Alejandro Zambra.I write essays and reviews, and translate from the Portuguese, Spanish and French. My work can be found in Granta, Clinic, Wasafiri, Brooklyn Rail, Modern Poetry in Translation, and other publications. I am a member of the Poetry Translation Centre advisory board.

London, England, United Kingdom

Outline:I managed the Guardian Faber list while their Commissioning Editor was on leave. I edited non-fiction on a range of subjects from current affairs and culture, sport and science to nature and humour.Authors worked with include Patrick Barkham, Rob Davies, Kirsty Sedgman and Rosamund Young.Key responsibilities:— Taking over any ongoing acquisitions negotiations.— Structural and line edit of typescripts.— Work closely with authors and liaise with pre-press team, including writing selling catalogue and jacket copy.— Give feedback on proposals and submissions.— Champion Guardian Faber books. This includes garnering advanced quotes for titles, proof mailings, presenting at sales conference and general spreading the word about the list.

London, United Kingdom

Outline:I managed the most challenging aspects of the production of Granta’s print issues as well as commissioned and acquired thought-provoking, groundbreaking writing, both by established authors and younger voices, in print and online. My unique set of skills allows me to approach each challenge from a series of different perspectives. I have worked on twenty-three issues of the magazine, and on a number of pieces of fiction and non-fiction, nominated to and winner of prizes such as the Sunday Times Short Story Award, the BBC National Short Story Award, Best American Essays, Best American Short Stories, the Orwell Prize, the Shirley Jackson Award and the Pushcart Prize.Key responsibilities:— Acquire, commission and edit fiction and non-fiction for the print and online editions of the quarterly magazine.— Manage all aspects of print production for the magazine, including scheduling, performing structural edits, line edits and copy edits, fact-checking and proofreading of pieces, liaising with contributors, agents, publishers and external proofreaders, commissioning translations, conducting picture research and art editing, all the while managing a small editorial team and coordinating with the marketing, publicity, sales and rights teams from Granta Publications.— Supervise all twelve international partners of Granta and their international editions.— Manage Submittable, the magazine’s online submissions platform.— Act as a point of contact between the magazine and the books division, Granta Books, which includes reading manuscripts on submission, advising on translation grants, and devising a digital strategy for the promotion of the Granta Books catalogue through the Granta website and all its social media channels.

London

As Editorial Assistant, I worked under Managing Editor Yuka Igarashi across all aspects of the editorial and production processes of the magazine.

London, United Kingdom

Together with Managing Editor Stefan Tobler, I set up the publisher’s Portuguese language reading groups for 2013. I was the publisher’s point of contact with translators, publishers, agents, and cultural institutions. By 2015, the six authors featured in these reading groups have found publication in English. This position was funded by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation.

12 Addison Avenue, London W11 4Qr

During this internship, I collaborated in the production of Granta 121: Best of Young Brazilian Novelists, under supervision of Deputy Editor Ellah Allfrey and Editorial Assistant Yuka Igarashi. I worked bilingually throughout the entire production of the issue; accompanied the process of translation, copy-edited and proofread submitted texts for publication. I also drafted copy for the press release and for the translation grant. Liaised with cultural institutions, publishers, editors and translators.

27 Goodge Street, London W1T 2Ld

Worked with Managing Director David Elliot on a variety of projects, including Brian Sewell’s Naked Emperors, Allan Massie’s Dark Summer in Bordeaux and the anthology Did We Meet on Grub Street? I also drafted catalogue and cover copy, corresponded with authors, bookstores and event venues, dealt with submissions and assisted with rights and permissions.

London

Work experience placement at the Ebury imprint publicity department.

London, United Kingdom

Research on Portuguese Maritime History. Handled rare books and 16th century manuscripts, cross-referenced, compiled information and translated texts for the book Holy War: How Vasco da Gama’s Epic Voyages Turned the Tide in a Centuries-Old Clash of Civilizations. Holy War featured in the 100 Notable Books of 2011 list of the New York Times.

Ma, Cultural Memory

Dissertation title: 'Before my eyes, everything': Photography, Literature and Memories of Lisbon in Victor Palla and Manuel Costa.

Ba, Portuguese & Brazilian Studies

Dissertation title: ‘A reading of Censorship and Exile in Jorge de Sena and José Cardoso Pires.'