Kandace Coston

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Kandace Coston (she/her) is an editor at Lee & Low Books, an independent children’s book publisher in New York City.

She grew up in the Bronx, where she spent weekends reading stories and writing her own. After graduating from Barnard College, Columbia University, she won an internship grant from We Need Diverse Books, a non-profit organization that advocates for change in the publishing industry, and joined the Lee & Low team. 

Kandace is passionate about diversifying the publishing industry through the projects she edits and the creators she works with on those projects. She enjoys collaborating with new writers and illustrators, and helping their stories grow into published picture books. Professionally and personally, Kandace loves strong female protagonists as well as any story that can make her laugh.

Learn more about Lee & Low Books here and We Need Diverse Books here.

I do not accept unagented submissions via this website. Please do not send your manuscript to me or ask for feedback through my contact form or via social media.

Agents: Please check out my editor profile on the Lee & Low website for more information on what I am and am not looking for. (Link to webpage is forthcoming!)