People 3/13

Math Monahan has been promoted to the newly created position of lead art director of the Simon & Schuster flagship imprint. He succeeds Jackie Seow, who wil retire in late April.

Ashley Imanë Fields has joined as editor.

Oriel Voegele has joined as marketing & publicity associate.

Allison Gomez has joined as regional indie sales manager – South.

Helen Macdonald joins as senior manager, digital workflow development and support – editorial, reporting to John Tomaselli.

Celsie Moseley is promoted to foreign rights associate.

Emerald City Literary Agency has closed. Owner Mandy Hubbard tells PL that she is “embarking on a change in career.” Agent Linda Epstein left the agency in October.

“Contracts with ECLA remain with us as the agency of record, however we are working with the publishers of recent backlist and front list to arrange for author’s payments and statements to go directly to them (aka bifurcation), and only commission/statement copies to the agency,” Hubbard said.