JillEllyn Riley has a wealth of hands-on experience in both adult and young adult publishing. Most recently, she has been writing and editing books, as well as cultivating stories for other authors. She was V.P. Editorial Director at Fourth Story Media, creating and developing the innovative transmedia phenomenon The Amanda Project, which included a mystery book series and a Webby Award-winning creative writing website for girls. As Editorial Director of Miramax Books, she worked with Arianna Huffington, Queen Noor, Madeleine Albright, Artemis Fowl author Eoin Colfer, Percy Jackson author Rick Riordan, both Kristin Gore and Karenna Gore Schiff, Adam Gopnik, and Jonathan Stroud, among numerous other authors and celebrities. Prior to working at Miramax, she spent seven years at the independent publisher Four Walls Eight Windows, as Senior Editor. JillEllyn Riley has also been a script editor and curator. Riley says, "The best books tell great stories. Through Arc & Type, Peter and I have the privilege of crafting stories we want to read & hear & see in the world."