Editor and author Magdalene Abraha has been promoted to Publishing Director at unbiased powerhouse Jacaranda Books, marking a big second for Black British management within the publishing {industry}.
In her new position, Abraha will spearhead Jacaranda’s non-fiction publishing programme and lead the corporate’s enlargement into the US market.
A revered voice in each editorial and cultural areas, Abraha brings a wealth of expertise to the position. She’s beforehand held senior positions at Bloomsbury, IB Tauris, and served as a columnist at The Unbiased. Her bylines additionally embrace The Guardian, VICE, and The Economist, alongside a rising popularity as a cultural commentator and changemaker.
Abraha’s publishing monitor document already speaks volumes. She was instrumental in securing the JCDecaux partnership that noticed her A Fast Ting On sequence featured on over 60 billboards throughout the UK—one of the vital seen and impressive advertising and marketing campaigns by a Black British writer thus far.
She additionally sits on the board at BookMachine, the place she helps innovation and industry-wide group constructing. This new management position additional cements her standing as a driving drive for progressive change in publishing.
Valerie Brandes, CEO of Jacaranda, praised Abraha’s imaginative and prescient and affect:
“Magdalene has performed a pivotal position in shaping our publishing. Her sharp editorial imaginative and prescient, distinctive commissioning expertise and skill to champion daring, modern voices has not solely remodeled our record however has additionally been central to our progress and popularity throughout the {industry}.”
Abraha steps into this newly established place alongside Sareeta Domingo, who joins Jacaranda from Trapeze. Collectively, they signify a formidable crew of Black ladies on the helm of one of many UK’s most revered unbiased publishers.
As Jacaranda continues to push boundaries with a mission grounded in excellence, inclusivity, and artistic ambition, Abraha’s appointment alerts not simply continuity—however transformation. We sit up for seeing what comes subsequent.