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Emma Dryden
 Emma D. Dryden was born and raised in New York City and lives in the Manhattan apartment in which she grew up. Emma began her career in children’s publishing in 1986 as an Editorial Assistant at Random House Children's Books. She was then hired as Associate Editor for the legendary Margaret K. McElderry, whose eponymous imprint was a part of Macmillan Children’s Books, and was later named Senior Editor of the imprint. After McElderry retired, Emma was made Vice President, Editorial Director, and in 2005, Vice President, Publisher of Atheneum Books for Young Readers and Margaret K. McElderry Books, imprints of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, a position she held until May 2009.
Over the course of Emma’s career she’s edited nearly five-hundred books for children and young readers, ranging in format from board books and picture books to poetry anthologies, novelty books, non-fiction, middle grade fiction, and YA/teen fiction and fantasy. As publisher, she oversaw the annual publication of more than one-hundred hardcover and paperback titles. Authors and illustrators whom Emma has edited include Ellen Hopkins, Karma Wilson, Susan Cooper, Alan Katz, David Catrow, Raul Colon, Shelia P. Moses, Marjorie Priceman, Lee Bennett Hopkins, David Diaz, and Paul Zelinsky.
Now a freelance editor and consultant under her own banner—drydenbks llc— Emma also does some writing of her own. She writes poetry, has published several board books and coloring books, shares musings on a blog (http://emmaddryden.blogspot.com), and is currently working on several projects. See Emma's website at www.drydenbks.com.
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