Stephanie Jackson joins DK Life as publishing director

Stephanie Jackson will join DK as publishing director where she will oversee all of the publishing in DK’s Life division including the new RED imprint. 

Jackson began her career at DK and has since garnered more than three decades of experience as a lifestyle publisher, most recently at Aster as publisher of the Octopus Group wellbeing imprint. Her personal roster of authors includes Sabrina Ghayour, Diana Henry, chef John Williams, Catherine Gray and Dr Alex George. 

Jackson will report directly to managing director of DK Living Liz Gough and join DK on 1st November 2024.

Life is one of the three divisions that make up DK Living and publishes health and wellbeing, food and drink, personal development and practical crafts and hobbies, as well as the gardening list—which publishes its own titles and also has a long-standing publishing arrangement with the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS).

Gough said: “Stephanie has a brilliant track record of producing award-winning bestsellers across lifestyle in the UK and internationally, and she is a perfect fit to lead our talented team as we pursue our ambitious goals for our core Life and DK RED lists. She is renowned for her leadership and her ability to publish dynamic, beautiful and inspirational books by important and leading voices in their fields, and I couldn’t be more excited to have her on board, especially at such an exciting time for DK.”

Jackson added: “DK is where my publishing career began—and where I learned how to make beautiful, brilliant, bestselling books before moving on to Octopus Publishing Group. After nearly 15 years it’s an absolute wrench to be leaving my wonderful authors, colleagues and imprints at Octopus, but I couldn’t resist the chance to come full circle and play my part in the commercial and creative transformation of DK. Leading the Life division, with its amazing authors, incredible team, exceptional publishing, enormous potential and revolutionary new imprint DK RED, is an opportunity not to be missed. I can’t wait to begin."