Milkweed Editions
Helen Whybrow is a seasoned professional in the fields of education, publishing, and communications, currently serving as a Visiting Professor at Middlebury College since January 2024. With a vast editorial background, Whybrow has held the position of Editor At Large at Milkweed Editions since January 2021 and previously at Orion Magazine from 2016 to January 2024. As the Owner of Knoll Farm since 2001 and a freelance writer and editor since 2000, Whybrow brings extensive experience in acquiring and developing editorial content. Additionally, Whybrow co-founded the Center for Whole Communities, where a role as Communications Director was held from 2001 to 2013, and served as Publisher at W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. from January 1994 to June 2000. Educational credentials include a BA, summa cum laude, in English from Amherst College and two Master's degrees in Journalism from Harvard University.
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Milkweed Editions
Just as the common milkweed plant is the site of metamorphosis for monarch butterflies, Milkweed Editions seeks to be a site of metamorphosis in the literary ecosystem. We take risks on debut and experimental writers, we invest significant time and care in the editorial process, and we enable dynamic engagement between authors and readers. We operate as a nonprofit to pursue these ends without overbearing financial pressure. And yet, though profits aren’t our primary focus, helping our authors succeed certainly is. Just so, since our founding in 1980, we’ve published over 350 books of literary fiction, nonfiction, and poetry and now have over four million copies in circulation. We believe that literature has the potential to change the way we see the world, and that bringing new voices to essential conversations is the clearest path to ensuring a vibrant, diverse, and empowered future. Milkweed Editions is an independent publisher of literary fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Our mission is to identify, nurture, and publish transformative literature, and build an engaged community around it. As a 501(c)3 nonprofit, our work is made possible by the generosity of sustaining funders and readers. Join our community of sustaining members today: milkweed.org/membership.