Hannah Sheppard
Editor and Literary Agent in the United Kingdom
A Branford Boase Award nominated editor, Hannah has worked in trade publishing for over a decade. She started her career at Macmillan Children’s books where she worked with authors such as Judy Blume, Meg Cabot, Frank Cottrell Boyce, Frances Hardinge and Eva Ibbotson. Most recently she ran the YA and crossover list at Headline Publishing Group where she commissioned books by Julianna Baggott, Cathy Brett, Tanya Byrne, Andrew Hammond, Jennifer E. Smith and Cecily von Ziegesar, amongst others.
Hannah is available for freelance editorial projects and author mentoring. She is also a literary agent and director at the DHH Literary Agency
Specialties: Commercial fiction market knowledge; Talent spotting and developing; Evaluation of manuscripts; Structural/Development editing; Copy writing; Project management, Contract negotiation, Financial awareness; Strategy.
Contact me for: Consultancy, Development/Structural Editing, Author Management.