Carey promoted to commissioning editor at Joffe Books

Joffe Books’ Stephanie Carey has been promoted to associate commissioning editor.

Her appointment as associate commissioning editor sees her step up from her previous role of project editor, and is effective immediately.

It comes hot on the heels of Carey’s first signing, securing world rights to all four titles in Gaynor Torrance’s DI Jemima Huxley series, as well as a brand-new, as-yet-untitled fifth addition to the series. In addition to her current tasks, Carey will also be focusing on commissioning crime fiction, alongside editorial director Emma Grundy Haigh.

Carey joined the editorial team at Joffe Books in 2020. She has been leading a short-story initiative, commissioning and editing short stories by a host of Joffe Books’ bestselling authors, including Joy Ellis, Helen H Durrant and Michael Hambling. The collection is part of a wider campaign that has been "a key driver" in building readership and contributed to sales growth, the publisher said.

Commenting on her promotion, she said: “I’ve loved my time so far at Joffe Books and I’m thrilled to be promoted to associate commissioning editor, having just signed a five-book series by Gaynor Torrance. As soon as I read Gaynor’s submission I knew she was the perfect fit for us. Her protagonist, Detective Jemima Huxley, is so wonderfully real and flawed and I can’t wait to see how her personal storyline develops over the series. For now, I’m looking forward to diving further into our submissions and finding more authors to join Joffe Books’ already stellar roster.”

Jasper Joffe, c.e.o., added: “Since joining the Joffe Books team, Stephanie has consistently demonstrated her ambition to develop in all directions, especially in taking over the short story initiative. This promotion is a reflection of how far she has come in her understanding of what makes a bestseller, not to mention her fantastic editorial instincts and brilliant author care. We’re delighted to watch her professional growth and to support her in this next stage in her development.”