New England SCBWI
Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators

Manuscript Critiquers:

• Kaylan Adair, Associate Editor, Candlewick, www.candlewick.com
  
• Lisa Cheng, Associate Editor, Margaret K. McElderry (imprint of Simon & Schuster), www.simonsays.com
  
• Katie Cunningham, Associate Editor, Candlewick, www.candlewick.com
  
• Kristin Daly, Editor, HarperCollins, www.harpercollinschildrens.com
  
• Gretchen Hirsch, Assistant Editor, Harcourt Children's Books, www.harcourt.com
  
• Diane Landolf, Editor, Random House, www.randomhouse.com/kids/
  
• Kate O'Sullivan, Senior Editor, Houghton Mifflin, www.hmco.com
  
• Alexandra Penfold, Assistant Editor, Simon & Schuster, www.simonsays.com
  
• Anica Mrose Rissi, Editor, Trade Book Division, Scholastic, www.scholastic.com
  
• Erica Zappy, Associate Editor, Houghton Mifflin, www.hmco.com
  
• Stephen Fraser, agent, the Jennifer DeChiara Literary Agency, www.jdlit.com
  
• Alyssa Eisner Henkin, agent, Trident Media Group, www.tridentmediagroup.com

Portfolio Reviewers:

• Elynn Cohen, freelance designer, works with many big publishing houses, has 20 years experience in the industry & can influence selection of illustrators at publishers where she is working.
  
• Laurent Linn, Associate Art Director, Henry Holt, www.laurentlinn.com, www.henryholtchildrensbooks.com
  
• Deborah Kaplan, VP & Executive Art Director, Puffin Books/Penguin, http://us.penguingroup.com