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Stacy Whitman

Editorial Director Stacy Whitman is the founder of Tu Publishing. She is a freelance editor specializing in fantasy and science fiction for children and young adults. She spent three years as an editor for Mirrorstone, the children’s and young adult i... view more

Editorial Director Stacy Whitman is the founder of Tu Publishing. She is a freelance editor specializing in fantasy and science fiction for children and young adults. She spent three years as an editor for Mirrorstone, the children’s and young adult imprint of Wizards of the Coast in Seattle. She holds a master’s degree in children’s literature from Simmons College. Before that, she edited elementary school textbooks at Houghton Mifflin, interned at the Horn Book Magazine and Guide, and spent a brief stint working as a bookseller. Stacy edited such favorite fantasy titles for children and young adults as the highly acclaimed YA series Hallowmere, the middle grade fantasy adventure series that debuted with Red Dragon Codex, and The New York Times best-selling picture book A Practical Guide to Monsters.

In her day job, Stacy is the publication manager for the Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series.