RED COMET PRESS is an independent children’s book publisher, based in Brooklyn, with a focus on illustrated storytelling. We publish a wide range of international voices including books in translation from countries such as France, Italy, Germany, Czechia, Japan, and Ukraine. Red Comet also originates books in English with new and established authors from the UK, Ireland, Australia, and the United States. We are passionate about bringing literature for children from a broad spectrum of voices to a wide audience of readers.
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Angus Yuen-Killick
PUBLISHER
His roles have included VP of Marketing at Penguin Young Readers, Global Director of Marketing at Disney Publishing Worldwide, and Associate Publisher at Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group. Experience includes publishing strategy, publicity, sub-rights, licensing, contract negotiations, brand and IP management.
Angus has served on the boards of the Children’s Book Council and the Assembly on Literature for Adolescents of NCTE, a judge for the Reading Rainbow competition, and taught at the Columbia Publishing Course. He is currently serving on the board of the US Board of Books for Young People and is a trustee on the board of his son’s school which serves students with learning disabilities.
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Michael Yuen-Killick
EDITORIAL & CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Experience includes: VP of Marketing, Crossroads Live North America; Senior Director of Marketing & Sales, South Street Seaport Museum; Director of Marketing and Outreach, Obie Award-winning PlayCo. For 18 years he was a co-founder and partner at MK Advertising, which included being the agency of record for Showtimeʻs B2B business, ABC Daytime, Hachette Publishing and clients including AMC, Bravo, MTV, Doubleday, Scholastic, Crown, Macmillan, St. Martin’s Press, and campaigns for John Grisham, Dan Brown, David Sedaris, Bill Bryson, Candace Bushnell, Mo Willems, James Dashner, Brandon Sanderson, Ally Condie, and Lane Smith, to name a few.
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Anna Johnson
NEW BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Beginning in book distribution Anna’s is a long and joyful publishing career, always with a focus on children’s books. From Candlewick and Random House to Scholastic, launching Bloomsbury USA’s books for children as well as a book-and-toy company for Chronicle, Anna’s outlook is toward growth and creative endeavors. She lives in the Seattle area with her husband and dog, Maisy (if you can find them but for all the plants). Her two children will finish college soon, which means more time in Italy!
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Jill Freshney
COPY EDITING
Jill grew up in the UK and started her publishing career in London. She spent twelve years at Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group in New York, leading their managing editorial department, and now lives in Upstate New York, where she is a freelance editor, copy editor, and proofreader focusing on books for young readers and graphic novels for all ages.
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Ellen Myrick/Publishers Spotlight
MARKETING
With more than three decades in the book industry, our marketing ranges from the independent bookseller world, to library collection developers and programmers, to pitching and promoting to national book review journals and important influencers. Myrick Marketing & Media is uniquely positioned to target niche markets in ways that maximize both sales and visibility.
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Think Tank
SOCIAL MEDIA
Think Tank is an agency that is rooted in social storytelling. For nearly 10 years, we have worked with companies that have a story to be told. Our clients are passionate about what they do and want to share their work, product or service with the community. We develop and execute strategic marketing plans, social media tactics, messaging, promotional opportunities, press and media relations, and advertising. Our long-term relationships with our clients allow us to adjust and pivot their marketing as necessary – with the ultimate goal of achieving success.
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Inga Raschka
SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT
Manhattan-based experimental animator Inga Raschka is an archaeologist of animation technique. Inga combines obsolete animation processes, like cel animation, with digital post-processing, bringing archaic techniques to life in a contemporary context. Soft sculpture, bas-relief, assemblage, video art, and abstract painting all find their way into her filmmaking practice.
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The Rights Solution
FOREIGN RIGHTS
Founded in 2019, following many years of shared adventures at international book fairs, The Rights Solution brings together Rachel, Aby and Gwen as a team of three rights agents, offering a global rights service to independent publishers. With over twenty years' experience each in the children’s publishing rights business, they have divided up the globe so they each get to work with publishers in their favorite parts of the world. The thrill of receiving advance copies of books in multiple languages never gets old.