Latinx in Pub (LxP): What do you do?
Kayah Hodge (KH): I am a Marketing Assistant for Tor Books (an imprint at Macmillan Publishers). I work with YA and middle-grade science fiction and fantasy titles.
LxP: How did you get started?
KH: I started interning at Scholastic (2019) during undergrad. The following summer (2020), I interned at Simon & Schuster where I received grants from WNDB and The Romance Writers of America. After graduation (2021), I participated in a tuition-free publishing course for BIPoC called Inkluded Academy (applications for this summer are now open). My final internship before my current role was with Publishers Weekly.
LxP: What do you wish you knew before getting into the industry?
KH: I wish I truly understood how low the starting salaries are in comparison to other industries.
LxP: What book are you currently working on or reading?
KH: I'm currently reading Heavy by Kiese Laymon; it's so good!!
Brooklyn native, Kayah Hodge is a recent alumna of Hamilton College. There, she specialized in Creative Writing, interned at the largest national publishers, and honed her voice as a literature lover. Outside of writing mixed genre material, Kayah enjoys spending time cooking and learning new recipes. Her favorite authors include Jacqueline Woodson, James Baldwin, and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. She particularly appreciates work that sheds light on immigrant experiences and the vastness of underrepresented cultures.
