By Margaret Lea Editor Bunmi Ishola will be the speaker at our online monthly meeting May 4, 2026. She will talk about “The Editor-Author Relationship.” My email interview with Bunmi is below. 1) What is your job title/publisher? Senior Editor, WaterBrook Children’s/Random House Children's Books 2) I read an online article that said you took a huge pay cut when you became an editor. What job were you doing before? Has your salary caught back up now? I did—went from making between $55-60K as a middle school teacher to $35K as an editorial assistant in 2018. I’ve had a few job changes and promotions that have increased my salary to a more livable wage over the years; however, I think I’d be making more if I stayed in education. Proof of how much I love my work, I guess! 3) What’s your favorite part of being an editor? There is a lot to love about being an editor—the authors and teams I get to work with, the stories I get t...
Interviews with those in the publishing industry and short writing tips