Courtney Stevenson

Courtney joined HarperCollins in 2016, and since then has been lucky enough to work on both acclaimed frontlist and beloved backlist titles. In building her own list, Courtney is largely focused on middle grade and YA books, with a particular interest in historical stories that haven't been told before, clever humor, queer romance, family dynamics, the occasional pop nonfiction, and writing that pulls her along to the next page. Some of her recent titles include Queso, Just in Time by Ernesto Cisneros; The Ordinary and Extraordinary Auden Greene by Corey Ann Haydu; The Deep Well by Laura Creedle; and Money Out Loud: All the Financial Stuff No One Taught Us by Berna Anat.

Find Courtney’s wishlist here.

For the 2026 Critique Carousel, Courtney will be critiquing:

Picture book fiction
Picture book nonfiction
Picture book dummy
Chapter book
Middle grade fiction
Middle grade nonfiction
YA fiction
YA nonfiction