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Resume of Harold D. Underdown
Harold Underdown
E-mail: business(at)underdown.org
LinkedIn profile
Executive Editor Kane Press current job: details to come
Editorial Consultant July 2002–present: project editing of novels, historical fiction, nonfiction, picture books, textbooks; manuscript revision, all genres; writing guides and how-to; critiques; program and strategic planning with authors and publishers
Vice President and Editorial Director ipicturebooks December 2000 to June 2002: acquired for print and electronic formats, managed editorial staff
Editorial Director Charlesbridge January 2000–November 2000: acquired, oversaw editorial staff and trade program consisting of 25+ fiction and nonfiction titles; Senior Editor September 1997–December 1999
Editorial Consultant January 1995–August 1997
Editor Orchard Books February 1993–December 1994
Kids Book Revisions Partner with Eileen Robinson in presenting webinars, workshops, conference sessions, and retreats (notably at the Highlights Foundation) dedicated to revision
Complete Idiot's Guide to Publishing Children's Books (Pearson): more than 80,000 copies sold since publication in February 2001. Third edition released May 2008.
The Purple Crayon Founder and proprietor, informational Web site on children's book publishing
Articles: SCBWI Bulletin, Quire, The Writer, Booklove; Reviews: Publishers Weekly
Speaker and workshop leader at SCBWI and other conferences, including NY and LA SCBWI conferences
Board member of Kindling Words
Senior Academic Designer McGraw-Hill Education
Senior Developmental Editor Grow/McGraw-Hill Education
Supervising Editor/ Senior Project Editor McGraw-Hill Education
Editor Scholastic Literacy Place
NYU School of Continuing Ed. Courses in Copyediting and Book Design
Richmond Fellowship College London, UK Program in group dynamics, management, psychology
Temple University Philadelphia, PA M.Ed., English Secondary Education
Haverford College Haverford, PA B.A., English literature, allied with Spanish