About

Press Version:

Ashley Hearn (she/ they) is an executive editor at Peachtree Teen. She has edited Morris, Stonewall, and Printz Honor books as well as New York Times and Indie bestsellers. Her list includes bestselling and award-winning author Andrew Joseph White, bestselling author Jamie Pacton, and critically acclaimed authors Autumn Krause, R.M. Romero, and Taylor Grothe among others. When she steps away from her desk, she can be found swinging longswords at her HEMA club or haunting a local coffee shop. Find her on Instagram @_AshleyHearn.

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Longer Bio:

Ashley grew up in Atlanta, Georgia and graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. After three years of developing the YA fiction list at Page Street Publishing, Ashley joined Peachtree Publishing in 2020 to launch their YA imprint Peachtree Teen. Ashley is always on the lookout for innovative concepts and stand-out voices, seeking to acquire diversely and inclusively, so all readers can see themselves reflected on her list.

Ashley has edited Morris, Stonewall, and Printz Honor books as well as New York Times and Indie bestsellers. Her Peachtree list includes bestselling and award-winning author Andrew Joseph White, bestselling author Jamie Pacton, and critically acclaimed authors Autumn Krause, R.M. Romero, and Taylor Grothe, among others. She has also edited for bestsellers Tomi Adeyemi, Adalyn Grace, and Isabel Ibañez. In her life outside of publishing, she is a top-25 ranked HEMA Longsword fencer, a marathon runner, and plays a lot of Dungeons & Dragons.

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