Susan Hirschman was the founder of children's publisher Greenwillow Books. [1]
Hirschman was born in the Manhattan, and lived there for her entire career. [2] She was inspired to enter the field of publishing during high school when she heard a talk by Jennie Lindquist. [2] Her first job was in 1954, working as a secretary at publisher Alfred A. Knopf. [1] She later moved to Sandpiper Press, and from there to Harper & Row, where she worked under Ursula Nordstrom. [2] After taking time off from Harper & Row, she was quickly hired by Macmillan to head their children's book publishing division. [2] She remained there until October 1974, when she resigned in protest of a mass firing. [3] She founded Greenwillow as an imprint of William Morrow (now HarperCollins), where she remained until her retirement in 2001. [1]
During Hirschman's career, she was responsible for the US publication of Watership Down, as well as works by children's authors Kevin Henkes and Jack Prelutsky. [4] [5]
Susan Hirschman was the founder of children's publisher Greenwillow Books. [1]
Hirschman was born in the Manhattan, and lived there for her entire career. [2] She was inspired to enter the field of publishing during high school when she heard a talk by Jennie Lindquist. [2] Her first job was in 1954, working as a secretary at publisher Alfred A. Knopf. [1] She later moved to Sandpiper Press, and from there to Harper & Row, where she worked under Ursula Nordstrom. [2] After taking time off from Harper & Row, she was quickly hired by Macmillan to head their children's book publishing division. [2] She remained there until October 1974, when she resigned in protest of a mass firing. [3] She founded Greenwillow as an imprint of William Morrow (now HarperCollins), where she remained until her retirement in 2001. [1]
During Hirschman's career, she was responsible for the US publication of Watership Down, as well as works by children's authors Kevin Henkes and Jack Prelutsky. [4] [5]