Nick Ursborne

JANUARY 20, 2025

Back when I started working as a trainee copywriter at an ad agency in 1979, I was just four years out of school. I went to art school in London. And when I went to my interview at the ad agency, it was pretty random. But back then, when you were hiring for an ad agency creative department, you wanted different.

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Publishing Trends

DECEMBER 19, 2022

In agency news… Laurel Symonds joins KT Literary as Literary Agent. She was previously Literary Agent at The Bent Agency. Additionally, Fernanda Martínez has launched an editorial services agency, Fernanda Literary Services. At Little, Brown Books for Young Readers , Saho Fujii becomes Executive Art Director.

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MARCH 19, 2024

In Agency News… At Laura Dail Literary Agency , Jennifer Udden has joined as literary agent. She was previously a freelance editor, and previously an agent at New Leaf Literary & Media. Katrina Damkoehler has been promoted to associate art director at Random House Children’s Books.

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Publishing Trends

MAY 6, 2024

Stephanie Lewis , director of analytics, was most recently director, business analytics, at Insight Editions ; prior to Insight she held various data analytics positions at Sourcebooks. At Zando , Christopher King , has joined as art director, he was previously associate art director at Penguin Press.

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MARCH 3, 2025

At Sourcebooks , Angela Corpus has joined as marketing director, nonfiction. Michael Dempsey has joined as freelance resource manager. In Agency News At The Robbins Office and Susanna Lea Associates , Jessica Rios joins as head of operations, reporting to both Kathy Robbins and Susanna Lea. She was previously at Holiday House.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2025

At Bloomsbury , Camille Kellogg , senior editor at Bloomsbury Childrens Books , is leaving the company to become a freelance editor. In Agency News Spencerhill Associates Literary Agency have promoted Sandy Harding and Ali Herring to senior agent. They were previously at Ladderbird Literary Agency.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Senior editor Daniel Loedel is leaving Bloomsbury to freelance edit and write. and Molly Condon has joined as senior accountant of shared services In Agency News… At Gardner Literary , Sherri Wilson Johnson has been promoted to associate literary agent. Andrea Brown Literary Agency , Sally M. His last day will be February 9th.

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