HarperCollins’s Children’s Books has announced several promotions, including that of Farrin Jacobs to the position of editorial director. As the head of the teen series team in the division’s fiction group, Jacobs oversaw the publication of the L.A. Candy, Vampire Diaries, and The Luxe series, among others; she also acquired and edited the Pretty Little Liars series and acquired the 2009 Printz winner Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta.
Also at Harper, Erica Sussman has been promoted to senior editor; Sussman manages the bestselling Warriors series by Erin Hunter and has worked on the Wings and forthcoming Paranormalcy series.
In Harper’s rights department, Jean McGinley has been promoted to director of subsidiary rights and Alpha Wong has been promoted to assistant director of subsidiary rights.
