Emily Arbis

Emily Arbis has a strong background in the publishing industry, with experience at various publishing houses. Emily currently works as the Editorial Director at Quercus Books, where they have been in this role since January 2024. Prior to this, they were a Commissioning Editor at Quercus Books from November 2021 to January 2024.

Before joining Quercus Books, Emily worked as a Commissioning Editor at Hay House, Inc. from March 2020 to October 2021. Emily also has experience as a Freelance Editor at Reedsy, where they provided developmental editing, copy-editing, and proofreading services to self-published authors. Emily's previous roles include working as an Editor at Little, Brown and Company from December 2017 to October 2018, and as an Assistant Editor at HarperCollins Publishers from October 2015 to October 2017. At HarperCollins, they played a significant role in the acquisition and editing of bestselling titles.

Emily Arbis completed their Bachelor's degree in English Literature with a major in British and Commonwealth at the University of St Andrews from 2010 to 2014. Emily then pursued a Master of Arts in History of Art and Visual Culture at the University of Oxford from 2014 to 2015.