Macmillan Children’s is closing their imprint called Imprint, founded by Erin Stein in late 2014. A representative told PL, “Six positions will be eliminated as of December 1. As a result of this change, we have also decreased the size of our marketing team and three positions have been eliminated as of November 14. We plan to publish all books acquired by Imprint under other imprints at MCPG.” Macmillan had substantial layoffs “across the organization” this spring when the pandemic first hit. But when John Sargent was dismissed in September over “disagreements regarding the direction of the company,” parent company […]
