As an editorial consultant and prior to that, during my ten years working at major publishing houses, I’ve worked with brilliant authors from a range of backgrounds, from first-time writers to comedians, journalists, to brand authors to name a few. I’ve acquired, edited and been part of the publishing team behind award-winning and chart-topping books including Sunday Times and New York Times by bestselling authors, the Bookseller Fiction Heatseekers and digital bestsellers.

Here are some of my highlights:

• Nineteen Steps, the debut novel from global star Millie Bobby Brown, which was an instant Sunday Times bestseller.

• No. 1 Sunday Times bestseller How to be Famous by Caitlin Moran, which was selected for the Richard & Judy Book Club.

• Midnight in Everwood and Upon a Frosted Star by M. A. Kuzniar, which were both Sunday Times bestsellers.

• Dial A For Aunties by Jesse Sutanto, which won the Comedy Women In Print Prize 2021 and has been optioned for film by Netflix.

• Launching exciting new voices including Stacey Thomas, winner of Harper Fiction’s Killing It Competition and Elissa Soave, winner of the inaugural Primadonna Prize.

• Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Sutanto was shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger Award 2024.

• Looking Out For Love by Sophia Money-Coutts was shortlisted for the RNA Romantic Comedy Novel of the Year 2024.

• The Revels by Stacey Thomas was longlisted for the HWA Debut Crown 2024.

• East of Hounslow by Khurrum Rahman being selected for World Book Night and publishing specially commissioned short story The Motive in support of QuickReads.