One Boat

Meet the team

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  Managing Editor

  Martha Burley (she/her)

  I edit and project manage a wide range of titles on the Bluebird list, primarily working closely with authors and managing the creative teams on our cookbooks. My specialist area is cookery but I also work across our diet, food and drink reference and international co-edition titles.

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  Editorial Director

  Hockley Raven Sloane (she/her)

  Since joining the team in 2016, I have worked across the Bluebird list editing and project managing titles through every stage of a book's life. I commission across the Bluebird list with an additional focus on our sustainability imprint, One Boat. I'm looking for authors whose ideas shed new light on areas that have the potential to change lives – through practical tips, information or lived experience. Our list has a shared sense of compassion, empathy and community. Readers will close a Bluebird book with a renewed feeling of connection to others, themselves or the natural world.

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  Associate Publisher

  Jodie Lancet-Grant (she/her)

  I acquire books for the Bluebird and One Boat lists across our key areas of health, wellbeing, personal development, self-help, memoir, sustainability, parenting and food and drink, and am always on the lookout for authors with a great platform and a gift for communicating their ideas. I have a particular interest in where feminism intersects with these core subjects. Before moving into the Editorial team, I was the Communications Director for Bluebird, and I bring that commercial and marketing expertise, together with my writing experience as a children's author outside of Pan Mac, to all the projects I publish.

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  Editorial Manager

  Katy Denny (she/her)

  I work across the Bluebird and One Boat lists on both the colour illustrated and mono books, shepherding each one through the editorial process. I also oversee processes and systems for the team as a whole.

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  Senior Marketing Manager

  Sian Gardiner (she/her)

  As Bluebird's marketer, I plan and deliver creative campaigns for our titles with the aim of bringing them to the attention of as many readers as possible. These campaigns run across all media platforms, everywhere from social media to outdoor advertising. I also run Bluebird's social media channels, showcasing our books and building the Bluebird community.

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  Head of Publicity

  Amy Winchester (she/her)

  As Head of Publicity for Bluebird and One Boat, I plan and deliver year-round campaigns for our brand authors, as well as shaping corporate PR strategy for the imprints. I have worked in book and publishing comms for 12 years, most recently in-house at HarperCollins and Unbound. 

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  Assistant Editor

  Cara Waudby-Tolley (she/her)

  I joined the Bluebird team in 2023 and work alongside all of the editors in the Bluebird and One Boat team. I'm interested in thoughtful non-fiction that inspires and brings new ideas to light –  from nature writing to memoir, psychology to food and drink, health to self development and more. I love books that connect us, share practical advice and tell stories we may not have heard before.

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  Senior Marketing Executive

  Annie Rose (she/her)

  I work closely with authors to plan and deliver creative marketing campaigns. I joined Pan Macmillan in 2022 with a background in digital marketing and a love of design. I love creating beautiful assets for social media and finding exciting ways to use a variety of digital platforms to bring our books to as many readers as possible. 

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  Publicity Executive

  Maya Conway

  In my role I plan and execute impactful, year-long PR campaigns across both the Bluebird and One Boat lists; securing press, organising events and working with authors to ensure their work reaches as many people as possible. Before joining Pan Macmillan, I worked at Hodder & Stoughton and as a bookseller in North London.