Check out this Q&A Ayanna Coleman participated in for her alma mater in their series highlighting what past students are up to after graduation. In the interview Ayanna talks about her work with the Children’s Book Council, her fond memories working alongside The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books reviewers, advice for students about to enter the workforce, and how she enjoys spending her free time. Below’s a little snippet:
I couldn’t have gone into the publishing industry with only the knowledge I had acquired through my undergraduate education. I didn’t know anything about the publishing industry besides what I read in magazine and newspaper articles. Working at the CCB, talking to reviewers at The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books, attending classes about collection development and genre fiction, and learning the theory behind how and why readers read—those interactions prepared me to enter the publishing industry with an arsenal of information that allowed me to differentiate myself…
–Ayanna Coleman, GSLIS’s Get to know Ayanna Coleman (MS ’11), literary agent
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