Laura Roode

Laura Roode—Executive Art Director at Little Simon and Simon Spotlight, imprints of Simon & Schuster—talks to Giuseppe Castellano about how she and her team find illustrators; what illustrators should expect and avoid when working with art directors; how she deals with imposter syndrome; and more.

If you want to send Laura your illustration work, her email address at S&S is laura.roode [@] simonandschuster.com.

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