Smith Returns to Candlewick Press: A Publishing Powerhouse!

Smith’s Vision for Candlewick Press

Smith stated: “I’m delighted and honoured to sign up with the surprisingly skilled team at Candlewick Press, Holiday Residence and Peachtree. I have actually long admired their commitment to the imaginative vision of their companions, illustrators and writers. Their stellar lists and emphasis and dedication to releasing gorgeous, popular and comprehensive books have improved the lives of countless children and teenagers. I expect collaborating with the teams in this interesting duty to remain to expand, innovate and get to all kinds of readers in new and cutting-edge ways.”

I am excited about Andrew’s bringing that same leadership and ideas to our posting at Candlewick, Holiday Home and Peachtree, taking it to brand-new heights. I’m also delighted to welcome him to the Pedestrian Books Team leadership group at a very amazing time as we tailor up for development.”

A Career Dedicated to Young Readers

He joins from Abrams Children’s Books, where he was SVP and author, and is going back to Candlewick after close to twenty years, where he previously acted as VP of sales. Smith has invested his 30-year-plus career in the youngsters’s publishing sector and has actually dealt with the likes of Andrea Beaty and David Roberts, Jeff Kinney, Alex Aster, Chris Colfer, Stephenie Meyer and Kate DiCamillo, along with brand names such as Celebrity Wars, Marvel, Disney, DC, My Little Horse, LEGO and Dr Seuss. He currently serves on the board of supervisors of the Children’s Book Council.

Leadership Role and Responsibilities

Smith will manage the posting checklists at Candlewick, Vacation House and Peachtree, following the departures of various other long time editors across the three residences, and have oversight of the content and design groups, with those teams reporting to him from his beginning day on 28th April.

Before signing up with Abrams in 2016, Smith was the SVP and deputy author at Little, Brown Books for Youthful Viewers. He started his job as a bookseller and aide supervisor at Waldenbooks in Brooklyn, New York City.