There’s more to publishing than just sitting around and reading books all day; this is an overview of how the different departments in a publishing company work together to publish books, and what each job entails. If you know that you love books and want to work in the industry, but aren't sure how to do that or where to start, this is the panel for you. Join this group of publishing professionals discuss their path towards breaking into the industry, some of their day-to-day work, and answer your questions about how to get started in the book industry. Panelists will include

Dakota Griffin, Production Coordinator (she/her)

Giselle Gonzalez, Assistant Publicist (she/her)

Sarah Pannenberg, Digital Marketing Coordinator (they/them)

Sanaa Ali-Virani, Editorial Assistant (she/her)

Daniela Plunkett, Sales Manager (they/them)

Angie Rao, Advertising & Promotions Design Assistant (she/her)

Andrew King, School & Library Marketing Coordinator (he/him)

Rebecca Naimon, Publishing Operations Assistant (she/her)

Moderators:  Caro Perny, Publicity Manager (she/her) & Renata Sweeney, Senior Marketing Manager (she/her)

Tor EDU: Genre Publishing 101