Nazima Abdillahi – Fiction Editor at Hachette Children’s Group

Nazima is currently part of the wonderful editorial team at Hachette Children’s and works on fiction – from adventurous middle-grade to breathtaking YA. She previously worked on children’s non-fiction and licensing at Scholastic, where she began her publishing career. 

She is eager to amplify underrepresented voices and build a list that is an honest reflection of the diverse world we live in. She is also the founder of Muslim Voices in Publishing (MVP); a network for Muslim publishing professionals and creatives, and a platform for amplifying work by Muslim voices.