Ariel Richardson

Ariel Richardson is a children’s editorial assistant at Chronicle Books in San Francisco. She assists three editors working on projects ranging from novelty books to picture books to novels, in addition to editing select projects. She has been a children’s bookseller for over five years, at three different independent book stores on two coasts. She also has a master’s degree in Children’s Literature from Simmons College in Boston, where she took courses on all genres of children’s literature. Her favorite books include Feed by M.T. Anderson, Crossing Stones by Helen Frost, and The Quiet Book by Deborah Underwood.

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Krista Vitola

Krista Vitola is assistant editor at Delacorte Press. Upon graduating with a Bachelor of Arts from Villanova University in 2008, Krista began working at Delacorte Press, a division of Random House Children’s Books. A lover of middle-grade and young adult fiction, she’s always in search of a story with a strong protagonist and unique voice. Her list ranges from Victoria Laurie’s middle-grade adventure series, Oracles of Delphi Keep, to Sophie Littlefield’s young adult thrillers.

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Katy Duffield

Katy Duffield writes both fiction and nonfiction for children and young adults and is the author of sixteen books including the picture book, Farmer McPeepers and His Missing Milk Cows - an Arkansas Diamond Honor Book, a California Teacher’s Association Read Across America Featured Book and a Wyoming Buckaroo Book Award nominee. Her latest nonfiction book, California History for Kids: Missions, Miners, and Moviemakers in the Golden State, came out this year from Chicago Review Press. Katy has also written for many children’s magazines and educational publishers including a recently completed nonfiction series for Heinemann. For more information, please visit www.katyduffield.com.

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