Board Member Jacqueline Woodson introduced the award, the first ever to have been awarded to an editor of young people’s literature, at The Center for Fiction Annual Awards Benefit & 200th Anniversary Celebration on December 7th, 2021. Through her leadership, Riverhead has developed an editorially-driven culture that cultivates some of the most exciting voices in fiction today.Īlvina Ling received The Center for Fiction 2021 Medal for Editorial Excellence. McGrath is also lauded by her colleagues for her collaborative nature, and her belief in nurturing authors and their work over time rather than being beholden to the performance of any given book. Her illustrious list of authors includes Brit Bennett, Hernan Diaz, Lauren Groff, Paula Hawkins, Khaled Hosseini, Chang-rae Lee, Sigrid Nunez, Helen Oyeyemi, Emma Straub, Meg Wolitzer, and Jacqueline Woodson.
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