Michelle Madden is a Commissioning Editor at Penguin Random House. She works across all genres on books for early childhood to young adults. She has worked with some of Australia’s finest authors and illustrators, including Terry Denton, Sam Cotton, Felice Arena, Sofie Laguna and Dub Leffler, as well as with sporting and media stars such as Leah Purcell, Cathy Freeman and Zoe Foster Blake, and brands like Taronga and The Penguin Foundation.
She enjoys picture books that speak directly to children, exciting, illustrated books for young readers, entertaining YA and middle fiction, and has a particular interest in fun non-fiction.
Michelle is not looking for educational content or poetry.
Michelle Madden - Editor Assessments
Assessment Categories
- Chapter Books
- Illustrations
- Junior Fiction
- Narrative Non-Fiction
Last day to book
18 May
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