Duncan leaves Bloomsbury after 23 years

Bloomsbury’s digital director and publisher Stephanie Duncan has left the company after almost 23 years.

It is not known if her role will be replaced. Bloomsbury did not comment on the move. 

Originally joining Bloomsbury as an assistant in 1996, Duncan then became special projects manager in 1999 before becoming head of DotCom, managing the Bloomsbury Group’s websites. She became digital media director in 2006 before being made the publisher’s digital director and publisher.

She was responsible for the creation and development of projects including the first official Harry Potter website, Bloomsbury’s global e-book operations and latterly Bloomsbury Reader, a digital-first imprint revitalising out-of-print titles.

Duncan, who can be contacted on stephanie@duncan.uk.com, said: “I've loved working at Bloomsbury, it's been challenging, fun and great to work with such brilliant colleagues, authors and books. After over 20 years here, it’s time for me to do something new, somewhere new."

Of her future plans, she said: "I definitely intend to stay in the industry and will be spending the summer in Canada with my family working through a few ideas before returning to London in August."