Meghan McCullough
Bloomsbury Children's Books
My Manuscript Wish List®
I joined Bloomsbury Children’s Books USA, where I acquire and edit a list of MG and YA novels, in April 2025. Prior to joining Bloomsbury, I worked as a full-time freelance editor (I am currently closed to all new freelance work, but am happy to refer you to one of my many excellent freelance editorial colleagues!).
I have 10 years of experience in book publishing, and have worked at Penguin Random House, Scholastic, Levine Querido, and most recently Inkyard Press/HarperCollins. I’ve been on panels and held craft talks at Kweli Color of Children’s Literature Conference and a variety of SCBWI chapters. Books I’ve edited have been: a Kids’ Indie Next Pick, a B&N Book Club Pick, a PW Best Book of the Year, and have received numerous starred reviews in industry trade journals.
I’m based in Queens, where I was born to a Puerto Rican mother and Irish-American father. For undergrad, I attended Amherst College, and I also hold an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from The New School. When I’m not reading, I can be found jamming out to the pop-punk hits of my childhood (it was never a phase), or cheering on the New York Mets at Citi Field.
Fun facts about me:
I’m half Irish, half Puerto Rican; I’m a native New Yorker;
Submission Guidelines
I am only open to agented submissions. Once you’ve gotten representation, please have your agent submit to me! They’ll know how to find me.
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Vital Info
Favorite sub-genres:
BIPOC, Children's, Children's and Young Adult Fiction and Nonfiction, Classic retellings with BIPOC characters, Commercial and Literary, Contemporary YA, Dark Female Friendships, Fantasy YA, High-concept YA/MG, LGBT YA, Latinx Fantasy, Latinx Horror, Latinx Sci-Fi, MG Fantasy, MG Horror, MG mystery, Magical Realism YA, Own Voices, YA Contemporary Romance with layers, YA Rom-Coms, YA fantasy/light sci-fi, YA thriller/mystery, children's graphic novels, queer horror
I’d like the next…
My favorites include…
Books: Anything and everything by John Green, The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X.R. Pan, Fat Chance, Charlie Vega by Crystal Maldonado, Darius the Great Is Not Okay by Adib Khorram, Everything Sad Is Untrue by Daniel Nayeri.
TV Shows: Fleabag, Succession, PEN15, Six Feet Under, The Vampire Diaries, Breaking Bad
Movies: Home Alone, Pirates of the Carribean, The Holiday, Pride and Prejudice (2003), Eighth Grade, Ever After
