Appiah moves to The Novelry editorial department from Macmillan Children's Books

Krystle Appiah is joining the editorial department at online writing school The Novelry. 

She starts her new role today (21st March), having previously worked as an editor at Macmillan Children’s Books. 

Appiah began her career at Walker Books, working with New York Times-bestselling author Angie Thomas and the Carnegie Medal-longlisted poetry collection Somebody Give This Heart a Pen by Sophia Thakur. During her time at Macmillan Children’s Books, she worked on a broad range of children’s books from Sir Lenny Henry’s The Boy with Wings to Padraig Kenny’s The Shadows of Rookhaven, as well as championing new authors and working towards greater diversity and inclusion. 

Last year her debut novel, Rootless, was acquired by The Borough Press in a six-figure, two book deal.  

Louise Dean, founder of The Novelry, said: “We are delighted that Krystle Appiah is joining The Novelry’s editorial department. Her experience at Pan Macmillan and Walker Books in the Children’s Fiction departments will be a huge boon to our wonderful writers at work on exciting novels for younger readers. As a soon-to-be-published debut author, Krystle brings accomplishment and expertise from every side of the journey to publishing, and we’re looking forward to her joining our happy team.” 

Appiah is one of a number of editors who have recently moved to The Novelry. Last year Penguin Random House editors Tash Barsby, Lily Lindon and Lizzie Goudsmit Kay joined the company’s burgeoning editorial department.