Monique Thompson

Vetted submissions from authors and compiled them for editorial meetings

• Assisted in managing the awards submissions and applying for CIPs
• Produced fact sheets and compiled comp research for the editorial team
• Proofread e-books for mistakes and digital errors
• Conversed with authors about their submissions
• Assisted the marketing, sales, publishing, and editorial teams wherever needed
• Assisted with various tasks from illustrator research, book research, creating documents, proofreading, submissions, transcriptions, etc For each department.

• Proofread manuscript queries from authors and approved appropriate/promising manuscripts
• Conducted peer reviews for manuscripts and created reader's reports for the author to review
• Attended weekly meetings with executives and editors to brainstorm new ideas and authors to acquire for the upcoming season.

• Created questions and criteria for interested parties for the interview process
• Conducted interviews with promising candidates for the book
• Transcribed interviews.