Katie Bircher Email & Phone Number

Boston, Ma, Us

New York, Ny, Us

• Copyedit, proofread, and fact-check early reader through YA manuscripts on deadline for two children’s imprints.

• Significantly expanded children’s and teen sections with curated titles to broaden selection.• Tailored recommendations of board books through young adult titles for customers’ specific shopping needs, increasing sales and growing the store’s reputation as a destination for children’s literature.

• Developed fantasy novels The Shadow Hour by Anya Costello and Escape the War by Priyanka Nambiar from acquisition to publication, in close collaboration with their young authors.

New York, Us

• Provided detailed, in-depth feedback, from developmental edits to copyedits, on current clients’ manuscripts in various stages of publication.• Critiqued submissions and recommend promising additions to agent Sara Crowe’s award-winning and commercially successful middle-grade and YA list.

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

• Edited and fact-checked articles and reviews for the bimonthly Horn Book Magazine; assigned and edited reviews for the Horn Book Guide Online review database.• Reviewed hundreds of children’s and teen books across a wide range of audience age, genre, and format.• As 2018 Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards committee chair, tracked and evaluated approximately 1200 books submitted for consideration, facilitated committee discussion, and presented winners at ceremony.

Southbury, Ct, Us

• Researched and wrote blog posts, white papers, press releases, and other marketing materials for corporate clients.• Copyedited and fact-checked fellow contributors’ blog posts to ensure consistent quality and style.

• Assisted customers in book selection with thoughtful recommendations and extensive knowledge of store’s stock as well as the children’s book market at large.• Planned and facilitated in-store events with authors and illustrators to drive sales and build community.

Arcata, Ca, Us

Ma, Children'S Literature

Ba, English, Interdisciplinary Dance Studies, Women'S Studies

High School Diploma With Honors