About the Editor

Celia is an executive editor at Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers where she works with creators on all things illustrated, from picture books and illustrated middle grade to graphic novels for all ages. She previously worked at Scholastic, where, in addition to editing, she helped start their employee diversity committee as well as coordinated their partnership with We Need Diverse Books ™. Celia served for two years as a member of the Children’s Book Council (CBC) Diversity Committee and is a mentor for POC in Publishing. She studied English Literature and Art History at Virginia Tech and earned a MS in Publishing from NYU.