Catherine Coe

Courses taught:

• Creative Writing (Undergraduate)

Catherine Coe is an Associate Lecturer in Creative Writing at ARU. She is an editor with 23 years’ experience and has written over 40 books for children. Formerly Senior Commissioning Editor at Hachette, Catherine has been a freelance editor and consultant since 2011.

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Background

Catherine’s books for children have sold over a million copies worldwide, including The Blossom Wood and Lucky Bunnies series. She edits for many major and independent publishers and literary agencies; books Catherine has worked on have won a raft of awards including the Carnegie Medal, the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize, the Sainsbury’s Children’s Book Award and the Little Rebels Award.

Passionate about improving diversity and inclusion in the publishing industry, in 2021 Catherine founded All Stories, a non-profit organisation that supports writers from underrepresented groups through mentorships, workshops and other development opportunities.

Research interests

• Children’s publishing
• Diversity, inclusion and representation in publishing

Teaching

Catherine currently teaches on the following modules:

• Contemporary Publishing for Writers
• Careers in Writing: Editing and Copywriting

Memberships, editorial boards

• Founder and director, All Stories mentorship and outreach programme, 2021 to date
• Editorial board, Undiscovered Voices, 2012–2023

Research grants, consultancy, knowledge exchange

Various consultancy work including: Inclusive Books for Children, Hachette, HarperCollins, David Higham Associates.

Selected recent publications

Coe, C., 2023. Lucky Bunnies: Diamond’s Dream. London: Scholastic

Coe, C., 2022. Lucky Bunnies: Sky’s Surprise. London: Scholastic

Coe, C., 2021. The Puppies of Blossom Meadow: Mischief and Magic. London: Scholastic

Coe, C., 2020. The Puppies of Blossom Meadow: Fairy Friends. London: Scholastic

Coe, C., 2017. The Unicorns of Blossom Wood: Storms and Rainbows. London Scholastic

Coe, C., 2016. The Unicorns of Blossom Wood: Believe in Magic. London: Scholastic

Coe, C., 2016. The Owls of Blossom Wood: Save the Day. London: Scholastic

Coe, C., 2015. The Owls of Blossom Wood: Lost and Found. London: Scholastic

Coe, C., 2011. Kid Cowboy: The New Hide-out. London: Orchard Books

Coe, C., 2011. Kid Cowboy: Wild West Walk. London: Orchard Books

Recent presentations and conferences

2023: Overview of the UK Children’s and YA Publishing Industry, presentation for Literature Wales

2022: Writing for Children four-part workshop series, Pen to Print

2022: Developing Your Voice four-part workshop series, WriteMentor

2021: Author and Illustrator care: What Do Creatives Need in 2021? panellist, The Bookseller Children’s Conference

2020: Submitting Your Children’s Book, presentation for David Higham Associates literary agency

2019: How to Write a Query Letter, presentation for David Higham Associates literary agency

2019: Writing for Children and Young Adults, workshop and panellist at Stockholm Writers Festival

2017: Working Together: From Concept To Reader, at the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators Europolitan conference

2016: Interiority, Pacing and Pitching workshop series, the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators Belgium

2014: Publishing 101, presentation at the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators British Isles conference

2013: The Art of Editing, presentation at The Self-Publishing Summit

2013: Writing for Children, presentation for Jenny Brown Associates

Media experience

Discussing the work of All Stories: radio, podcasts, interviews for print.