Imogen Russell Williams

Imogen Russell Williams is an editorial consultant and a children’s literature critic, reviewing and writing on trends in children’s and Young Adult publishing for The Times Literary Supplement, The Guardian and The Metro. She also reviews for other publications, including the glorious Books for Keeps, the UK’s leading independent children’s magazine. This means her understanding of the market is always current, and she has a comprehensive knowledge of both classic and contemporary children’s literature to draw on. Imogen was also a judge for the inaugural YA Book Prize. Imogen has also been a judge for the inaugural YA Book Prize, a British Book Awards judge and a Costa children’s judge, and is a co-presenter on Down the Rabbit Hole, a monthly radio show about children’s books on Resonance FM