Latinx in Publishing (LxP): What do you do?
Tereza Lopez (TL): I am currently a summer editorial assistant at Candlewick Press and will be starting graduate school at the end of the month.
LxP: How did you get started?
TL: This internship was my first job in publishing, and I am hoping to continue to find opportunities once I finish my graduate program.
LxP: What do you wish you knew before getting into the industry?
TL: I wish I had known that people love to see passionate over necessary skills, because they want to work with passionate people and can teach you necessary skills later down the road.
LxP: What book are you currently working on or reading?
TL: I am currently reading The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K Le Guin and Once Upon a Quinceanera by Monica Gomeza-Hira.
Tereza Lopez (she/her) is a recent graduate from Clark University with a double major in English and history. She will be attending Clark University again in the fall for a master's in communications. When she is not studying, you can find her obsessively reading or taking care of my new kitten.
