Latinx in Publishing (LxP): What do you do?
Amanda Ramirez (AR): I’m an associate editor at Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers. I’m currently building my own solo list of authors while supporting the editorial director and a senior editor. I primarily work on middle grade, young adult, and graphic novel fiction.
(LxP): How did you get started?
AR: I bounced around jobs for a while after I graduated college and was working at my local Barnes & Noble when a good friend from college told me about an editorial assistant position at S&S and, well… here I am!
LxP: What do you wish you knew before getting into the industry?
AR: I guess I wish I knew how much of my work I’d be expected to do outside of office hours. Just because the work day is over, doesn’t mean I’m done with an edit or a submission!
LxP: What book are you currently working on or reading?
AR: I’m currently working on several edits (shout out to Aaron H. Aceves and Briana McDonald!), but I’m hoping to get started on In Deeper Waters by F.T. Lukens. I’m especially looking forward to May the Best Man Win by Z.R. Ellor.
Amanda Ramirez joined S&S BFYR in the summer of 2016. She is a host of GateCrashers, a pop-culture media podcast, and can usually be found playing video games, tending to her growing plant collection, or biking to her local Dunkin’. You can learn more about Amanda on Twitter or Instagram at @AmandaIsA_Ram.
