Anita Diggs

Past

Senior Editor at Avalon/Thunder's Mouth Press
Features Editor at Vanguarde Media Inc./Savoy Magazine
Senior Editor/Director of One World Books at Random House

Editor at Warner Books/Div. of Time Warner Inc.
Senior Publicist at Warner Books/Div. of Time Warner, Inc.
Publicity Manager at Plenum Publishing Corp.
Publicist at Penguin Books
Publicity Assistant at Ballantine Books

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Education

State University of New York Empire State College

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Industry

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Anita Diggs’s Experience

Senior Editor

Avalon/Thunder's Mouth Press

(Publishing industry)

November 2004 — 2007 (3 years )

Solicited, evaluated, acquired and edited manuscripts. Managed trafficking of each manuscript through the entire production process. Negotiated book deals with agents. Presented upcoming titles to sales force. Worked closely with the Marketing, Sales, Art and Production departments. The company went out of business in June 2007.
Features Editor

Vanguarde Media Inc./Savoy Magazine

(Publishing industry)

2003 — 2004 (1 year )

Edited articles and special sections, generated ideas and worked closely with journalists to create content for monthly magazine. The company went out of business in December 2004.
Senior Editor/Director of One World Books

Random House

(Privately Held; Publishing industry)

2000 — 2004 (4 years )

Directed the One World Books imprint: Directed the entire range of marketing strategy and activities for One World Books. Worked closely with the publisher, authors and editors, and with the heads of sales, advertising/promotion and publicity. Solicited, evaluated, acquired and edited manuscripts. Managed and maintained a backlist of 100 active titles. Managed trafficking of each manuscript through the entire production process. Negotiated book deals with agents. Presented upcoming titles to sales force.
Editor

Warner Books/Div. of Time Warner Inc.

(Publishing industry)

October 1999 — August 2000 (11 months)

Solicited, evaluated, acquired and edited manuscripts. Managed trafficking of each manuscript through the entire production process. Negotiated book deals with agents. Presented upcoming titles to sales force. Worked closely with the Marketing, Sales, Art and Production departments. • Created, edited and published Renaissance: The African American Newsletter from Time Warner Trade Publishing, which had a controlled circulation of 5,000.
Senior Publicist

Warner Books/Div. of Time Warner, Inc.

(Publishing industry)

October 1997 — October 1999 (2 years 1 month)

Designed publicity campaigns for both fiction and non-fiction titles. Wrote press releases, press kits and pitch letters. Cultivated relationships with national, regional and local media. Pitched and scheduled TV, radio and print placements. Collaborated with booksellers to organize author events. Planned and managed author tours. Handled all books produced in the joint venture between Time Warner and the estate of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Publicity Manager

Plenum Publishing Corp.

(Publishing industry)

May 1992 — March 1997 (4 years 11 months)

Designed publicity campaigns for academic press. Wrote press releases, press kits and pitch letters. Cultivated relationships with national, regional and local media. Pitched and scheduled TV, radio and print placements.
Publicist

Penguin Books

(Publishing industry)

November 1990 — May 1992 (1 year 7 months)

Designed publicity campaigns for both fiction and non-fiction titles. Wrote press releases, press kits and pitch letters. Cultivated relationships with national, regional and local media. Pitched and scheduled TV, radio and print placements. Collaborated with booksellers to organize author events. Planned and managed author tours. Managed interns and temporary employees to ensure work was completed accurately and on time.
Publicity Assistant

Ballantine Books

(Publishing industry)

October 1989 — November 1990 (1 year 2 months)

Performed administrative assistant duties for two publicists. Wrote press releases, organized mailings and maintained accurate media lists.Worked on fiction and non-fiction titles.