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Isobel Boston
David Higham Associates
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I joined David Higham in 2025 after ten years working in illustrated children’s publishing. I began my career at Templar Publishing and Big Picture Press, where I worked across their boutique list of illustrated books – commissioning everything from non-fiction and high-end activity to comics, gift and picture books. As Commissioning Editor at Walker Books, I worked across a trusted and much-loved list, building on its heritage while also helping to shape its future publishing programme. I love seeking out talent in unexpected places – I’ve scouted illustrators on Instagram, commissioned picture-book creators from graduate shows, trawled through Kickstarter campaigns and found inspiration from podcasts and TED talks. For me, the most exciting moment is when an original voice or a single image captures your imagination – and then comes the delicate craft of shaping that idea into a book and positioning it perfectly in the market. At David Higham I am building a list of exceptional children’s book creators. I am on the lookout for exciting new talent and market-leading concepts that reflect the qualities I value most: innovation, longevity and – above all else – truly original publishing. My taste is eclectic – I am just as excited by a perfectly pitched picture book as I am by visually extraordinary non-fiction – and I enjoy working across all formats. Children’s books are a kind of magic. I’m sure many of us remember the first book that sparked our imagination – for me, it was the mischief of Max and his monsters in Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak. I believe every child deserves that moment, and those of us who work in children’s publishing have a responsibility to help tackle the reading crisis – and to share the joy and transformative power of books. I am particularly interested in: – Inventive approaches to familiar themes and evergreen subjects – Passion projects from diverse and exceptional new talents – Innovative new formats that push the boundaries of children’s publishing – Books that spark curiosity and wonder – visually extraordinary objects that can be returned to again and again
Submission Guidelines
Submissions should be emailed to isobelsubmissions@davidhigham.co.uk If you’d like to submit your work to me, please first review our submission guidelines, then email me at is***************@************co.uk. I’m grateful to every writer who shares their work with me, but the volume of submissions I receive makes it impossible for me to respond to all of them. If you don’t receive a response from me within twelve weeks, then I won’t be pursuing your work. Thank you. Guidelines & Details Vital Info isobelsubmissions@davidhigham.co.uk Website
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