Gretchen Durning

Editor at Putnam Young Readers, Penguin Random House

New York, New York, United States

About

Experience

  • Penguin Random House (8 yrs 6 mos)
    • Editor
      Apr 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 3 mos

    • Associate Editor
      Jan 2022 - Apr 2024 · 2 yrs 4 mos

    • Assistant Editor, Razorbill
      Mar 2020 - Jan 2022 · 1 yr 11 mos

  • Agency Intern at David Black Literary Agency
    Oct 2017 - Jan 2018 · 4 mos

    • Read, evaluate, and edit manuscripts • Perform administrative tasks, such as mailings, filing, sending emails, and making phone calls

  • Copywriter at KOECH
    Jan 2017 - Jun 2017 · 6 mos

    • Research relevant topics and write content for Koech's informational websites • Edit previously uploaded informational content • Proofread articles and essays

  • Agency Intern at Dystel, Goderich & Bourret LLC
    Sep 2016 - Dec 2016 · 4 mos

    • Read manuscripts and proposals • Wrote detailed reader’s reports on and responded to unsolicited queries • Requested manuscripts for agents • Answered phones, scanned and emailed documents, and performed other administrative tasks when needed • Wrote pitches for clients' work

  • Editorial and Blogging Intern at JuxtaProse Literary Magazine
    Jul 2016 - Nov 2016 · 5 mos

    • Read and evaluated fiction submissions for inclusion in magazine • Researched and wrote weekly blog posts about writing, books, and the publishing industry • Attended weekly video conferences to discuss submissions with editorial staff