freelance
Jane Wilsher, the founder of bop, also takes on freelance projects.
writing and research
Recent children’s titles written by Jane include:
The first in a new series of outdoor activity books.
New title publishing autumn 2024.
Published in 14 languages.
Shortlisted for the SLA Information Book Award.
‘Full of concise facts and body positivity, it’s a title for children to return to as they grow.’ Imogen Carter, The Observer
consultancy
For over 20 years, Jane has enjoyed the creative buzz of working in children’s publishing and the commercial success of launching lists with extensive co-edition sales. Passionate about commissioning innovative, hardworking books, Jane has published across the age groups for a variety of markets.
Before founding bop, Jane launched the children’s list at Thames & Hudson. Bestselling and award-winning titles commissioned include:
services
publishing strategy
launching programmes and lists
repurposing backlists
concept development
writing
clients
Bloomsbury Publishing
Chineasy
Columbia Publishing Course, Exeter College, Oxford — visiting evaluator
Laurence King
Lemniscaat (Netherlands)
Little Gestalten (Germany)
Macmillan Children’s Books
Old Dungate Press
Parasol unit, Islington, Co-curator London Children’s Book Fair 2016, 2017
Quarto
Thames & Hudson
Weldon Owen
What on Earth Books
