Heidi Pitlor

Editorial Director at Plympton Inc.

Heidi Pitlor is a distinguished editorial professional with extensive experience in literary publishing. Currently serving as the Director of Heidi Pitlor Editorial LLC, which specializes in editing and author coaching, Pitlor also holds the role of Editorial Director at Plympton Inc., overseeing innovative literary projects. As Series Editor for The Best American Short Stories at HarperCollins Publishers, Pitlor collaborates with notable guest editors to curate the top short stories each year. Previous roles include Editorial Consultant at Verto Literary Group, Faculty Mentor in the Mile-High Low Residency MFA Program at Regis University, and various editorial positions at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Pitlor's expertise encompasses both fiction and nonfiction, making significant contributions to the literary community.

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Plympton Inc.

DailyLit, their consumer-facing product, consists of a team of publishers, product designers and engineers on a mission to bring the best fiction and non-fiction to the world's 600 million smartphones and tablets. And they do it in a way that fits into daily life's small moments.They are the only team that combines world-classsoftware engineers (MIT, ex-Palantir) with an eminent editorial staff (New York Times-bestselling author) that has relationships with publishers of the world's best writers. Their library has included stories from:- Alice Munro, Nobel Prize winner - Jhumpa Lahiri, Pulitzer Prize Winner - Julia Glass, National Book Award Winner - John Grisham, 250 million+ books soldAcquired by Plympton in spring 2013, DailyLit was founded 2006 by USV Partner Albert Wenger and Susan Danziger. It has grown to 200,000 users and a mailing list of 150,000. We are building a next-generation mobile e-reading app focused on curated selections—shorter form and serialized—for subscription.