WHEN: Thursday October 22, 2020, 2:00–3:30 p.m. EST
WHERE: Online via Zoom videoconferencing.
COST: Free for members. $10 for nonmembers.
RSVP: office@abpaonline.org (We will send an e-invoice via PayPal for payment with any major credit or debit card. Once payment is received, we will send the meeting credentials for access)

ABPA Industry Insider Panel: Spotlight on Educational Publishing

Publishers who serve the educational community have many constituencies—schools, libraries, local and regional school boards and administrators, and of course the children inspired to learn through the engaging books they publish. Meet three remarkable publishers and hear what they have to say about their missions; how the current COVID-19 crisis has affected their businesses and ways they’ve met the challenges; and trends, opportunities, and where they see things going this school year and in the future.

Our special guest panelists are Andy Cummings, Executive Vice President and Editor-in-Chief of the Lerner Publishing Group; Jennifer Jenson, president of Bearport Publishing; and Cheryl Klein, Editorial Director at Lee & Low Books. The discussion will be moderated by Susan Knopf, Scout Books & Media Inc and Diane Lindsey Reeves, Bright Futures Press.

This webinar will be held via Zoom videoconference, which can be accessed from any desktop, laptop, or mobile device.

WHEN: Thursday October 22, 2020, 2:00–3:30 p.m. EST
WHERE: Online via Zoom videoconferencing.
COST: Free for members. $10 for nonmembers.
RSVP: office@abpaonline.org (We will send an e-invoice via PayPal for payment with any major credit or debit card. Once payment is received, we will send the meeting credentials for access)

THE PANELISTS
Andy Cummings is Executive Vice President and Editor-in-Chief for Lerner Publishing Group in Minneapolis. He manages the Lerner Content Team, which includes Editorial, Design, PreMedia, and Digital teams. Prior to Lerner, Andy was VP & Publisher for the Dummies brand at John Wiley & Sons where his team developed a global market-leading program on technology topics. Andy has an undergraduate degree from Northwestern University and a graduate degree from the University of Missouri.

Jennifer Jenson has been in the educational publishing industry for 25 years, most recently asPresident at Bearport Publishing in Minneapolis, MN. She has experience in product development, sales, marketing, and acquisitions. Jen also served two terms on the board of Educational Book and Media Association.

Cheryl Klein is the Editorial Director at Lee & Low Books. She is also the author of two adult books, The Magic Words: Writing Great Books for Children and Young Adults and Second Sight: An Editor’s Talks on Writing, Revising, and Publishing Books for Children and Young Adults, and three picture books, Wings, Thunder Trucks, andA Year of Magical Thinking. Prior to her work at Lee & Low, she spent sixteen years at Arthur A. Levine Books/Scholastic, where she published a wide array of acclaimed titles and served as the continuity editor for the last two books of the Harry Potter series.

To RSVP, email office@abpaonline.org.

(We will send nonmembers an e-invoice via PayPal for payment with any major credit or debit card. Once payment is received, we will send the meeting credentials for access)