Erinn Pascal

Erinn Pascal (she/her/hers) is a #1 New York Times bestselling and Eisner-nominated editor of children’s books, comics, and pop culture titles.

Presently, she is the Author Stewardship Manager at PJ Library, a nonprofit organization that sends free, high-quality Jewish children’s books to families every month. These stories spark conversations that inspire the whole family to explore and celebrate what they love about Jewish life.

As Author Stewardship Manager, Erinn is not on the Book Selection Committee. However, she holds an instrumental role in fostering meaningful relationships with authors / illustrators & inspiring and promoting the creation of Jewish children’s books.

For more about PJ Library, please see here: https://pjlibrary.org/about-pj-library 

Prior to joining the team at PJ Library, Erinn was an editor at: Andrews McMeel Publishing, Scholastic, Disney, and Simon & Schuster. She has also done work for Union Square Kids, HarperCollins, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, and Barefoot Books, as well as many other media companies such as NBCUniversal, DreamWorks, Lucasfilm, Marvel, Toikido, Neopets, Warner Brothers, Paramount, Sony, Netflix, Asmodee Entertainment, and more. She is also a freelance author and writes under the pseudonyms Cala Spinner and Lana Crespin.

Erinn is originally from Pembroke Pines, FL. She graduated from Emerson College in Boston, MA with a BFA in Writing, Literature & Publishing and a Minor in Marketing Communications. Erinn currently lives in Los Angeles, CA with her husband and poodle mix, Obi Woof Kenobi. 

Throughout her career, Erinn has been passionate about creating books for “distracted readers”—stories that are accessible, emotionally resonant, & designed to meet kids where they are. She is particularly interested in uplifting creators, brands, and their authentic visions. 

PJ Library is currently seeking books that center authentic Jewish joy across a wide range of formats, including:

• Board books 
• Picture books 
• Chapter books
• Early readers
• Beginner comics
• Middle-grade graphic novels
• Middle-grade fiction
• Middle-grade nonfiction
• & more!  (i.e. adjacent hybrid or innovative formats)

For more on PJ Library’s content framework, please see here.

Erinn is particularly interested in working with authors & illustrators who represent historically underrepresented Jewish communities, including (but not limited to):

• Sephardi
• Mizrahi
• Maghrebi
• Bukharan
• Ethiopian
• Berber
• Malabar Yehuddim
• Kaifeng
• Cochin
• LGBT+
• Neurodiverse
• Disabled
• Blended family
• Adoption / adopted

She is always excited by projects that expand the canon, challenge assumptions about what Jewish stories can look like, and invite young readers to see themselves—and their joy!—on the page. 🙂

Additionally, she is extremely passionate about mentoring marginalized authors and creators in the book publishing world. She is open to having conversations with BIPOC, disabled, LGBQT+, neurodiverse, and low-income creatives about breaking through that barrier, whether about Judaism or not.

A SELECTION OF ERINN’S EDITORIAL PORTFOLIO:

• Matt Sprouts and the Curse of the Ten Broken Toes by Matt Eicheldinger (New York Times bestseller!)
• The Official Harry Potter Baking Book by Joanna Farrow (New York Times #1 bestseller!), in collaboration with Warner Brothers, Amazing15, and The Blair Partnership
• The Pocket Peaches graphic novel series by Dora Wang (Scholastic Book Fairs bestseller!)
• The Afro Unicorn graphic novel series by April Showers, in collaboration with Terrance Crawford and Anthony Conley
• Neopets: The Official Cookbook in collaboration with The Neopets Team, Rebecca Woods, and Amazing15 (shoutout to Marcus Scudamore)
• Ticket to Ride™ : An Unexpected Journey by Adrienne Kress and illustrated by David Miles
• Trailblazers: The Unmatched Story of Women’s Tennis: Young Reader’s Edition by Billie Jean King with Jolie Christine, illustrated by Alexandra Badiu
• Life is Better with Friends the official Friends picture book by Micol Ostow, in collaboration with Warner Brothers

You can find a (constantly evolving) list of books that Erinn has edited here, as well as a smattering of books that she has written here.

Thank you for reading and good luck in your publishing journey!

Submission Guidelines

If you are an author or illustrator who wants to find out more about PJ Library, you may email Erinn at the address listed with the subject headline “MSWL Inquiry.” 

To submit to PJ Library, please use the submission link here: https://submissions.pjlibrary.org/submit 

Erinn cannot send anything to the Book Selection Committee; it must all go through the provided link above.  Thank you!

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