John Packard
Publishing Director @HarperCollins Publishers
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WORK HISTORY
Publishing Director @HarperCollins Publishers
London, GB
Farshore is a children\'s books imprint within HarperCollins. Expanse is a new imprint servicing older fans of some of the biggest properties across gaming, tv and film.
EDUCATION
Prifysgol Aberystwyth University
BA Hons, Art & Art History
University of Southampton
MA, European Fine Art, Winchester School of Art, Barcelona
Chartered Management Institute
CMgr FCMI, Leadership
SKILLS
ABOUT JOHN PACKARD
As publishing director for brands at Farshore I head up an innovative creative & commercial team who work with long term partners to create books for every young reader. Our extensive portfolio includes Winnie-the-Pooh, Thomas the Tank Engine, Mr Men, Disney, Universal, Dungeons & Dragons, Pokémon, Sonic & Minecraft among other lists. We publish around 120 books every year. We have been the top publisher for annuals in the UK for over 4 years running with 8 of the top 20 titles in 2022. We are the number one publisher of books for gaming in the UK, and a leading publisher for character books.Recently we also launched a new imprint called Expanse, creating books for fans by fans within the adult publishing space. We specialise in gaming, film and TV properties. This year we are publishing books in partnership with Minecraft, Pokémon, Genshin Impact, Lost in Cult, Trivial Pursuit and Disney.
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