Liza Charlesworth

About Liza Charlesworth

Greetings from a left-handed bookmaker! I currently split my time between Scholastic, where I\'m an executive editor, and Lefty\'s, the book packaging company I founded in 1995. During my long career, which has included 8 years as an editorial director, I\'ve honed my craft and become an expert at acquiring, creating, and marketing books. In fact, I\'ve written and/or overseen the development of more than 500 titles for children, parents, and teachers on topics ranging from frogs to funny fairy tales. I\'m proud to report that many of my titles have been top sellers for both Scholastic\'s educational trade and book club divisions. In addition, I\'m honored to have won a number of prestigious prizes including 12 Ed Press Awards and 4 Teacher\'s Choice Awards. Over the years, I’ve been a featured speaker at several writing conferences as well as the esteemed NYU Publishing Institute. I live in New York City with my husband and twin sons, who provide daily inspiration.• CHILDREN\'S BOOKS I AUTHORED (Partial List)2015: Six Silly Chicks, Where\'s Bear? Firefighters Are Heroes, Amazing Animal Eyes, Fish of the Deep Sea, Lunch Munch, This Is How We Go to School, Things Come Back in Spring, Who Says Moo, 2014: The Three Silly Ghosts Gruff, Chicken Big, The Dog Prince, Classroom Friends; 2011: The Princess and the Bee, Monsterella, The Emperor’s New Poodle, Copycat Critters; 2010: Tail Tale, The Missing Monster, Monkey Business, 2010: Marvelous Mammals, The Incredible Human Body; 2009: Noun Hound, Little Red Hen Bakes a Cake; 2008: Harriet Tubman—Follow the North Star; Abe Lincoln—A Great President, The Planets; 2007: Sleepyhead Sloth, The Princess and the Pretzel, Butterfly Life Cycle; 19••••05: Two Bunny Slippers, The Happy Hippos, The No-Good, Rotten Run-on Sentence, Enormous Elephant Show (Scholastic).• TRADE PAPERBACK FOR ADULTS The Couple’s Guide to In Vitro Fertilization (Da Capo Press, 2004)Represented by the Richard Curtis Agency:

Experience

1. Executive Editor, Acquisitions & Development

   Scholastic

   Jan 2001 — Present · New York, NY, US

   Half-time, in-house editor and strategic consultant. Responsibilities include identifying trends and developing lucrative children’s and educational products for sale through multiple channels including trade, mass market, school market, book clubs, and more. Extensive experience working with authors and overseeing the editorial process for picture books, leveled readers, easy readers, trade and educational series, box sets, e-books, flipcharts, and games. In addition, I’ve written dozens of books and teaching guides as well as marketing copy. Bestsellers include Sight Word Readers, First Little Readers, Grammar Tales, and the award-winning AlphaTales.

Education

• Binghamton University

  Bachelor's degree, Creative Writing & Literature

  1981 — 1985

Skills

• Academic Publishing
• Editorial
• Editing
• Newsletters
• Copy Editing
• Content Strategy
• Non-Fiction
• Publishing
• Literature
• Layout
• Magazines
• Content Development
• Blogging
• Consulting
• Feature Articles
• Online Publishing
• Product Development
• Books
• Publications