Meet the Bluebird team
Publisher
Lizzy Gray
I'm the Publisher of Bluebird and One Boat. We are dedicated to thoughtful commercial non-fiction that offers clear solutions, value concepts or empowering stories to help audiences live better and happier lives. Empathy lies at the heart of our work. I oversee the tight-knit Bluebird and One Boat team while also acquiring and editing a handful of my own books.
I joined Pan Macmillan after eleven years at Ebury, Penguin Random House, where I was Deputy Publisher and published global authors including Yotam Ottolenghi, Samin Nosrat, Bored of Lunch, Caroline de Maigret, Claudia Roden, Paloma Faith and Yungblud, and launched a wellbeing imprint, Happy Place Books, in partnership with broadcaster Fearne Cotton. Before PRH, I worked at HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster.
Associate Publisher
Jodie Lancet-Grant (she/her)
I acquire books for the Bluebird and One Boat lists across our key areas of health, wellbeing, personal development, self-help, memoir, sustainability, parenting and food and drink, and am always on the lookout for authors with a great platform and a gift for communicating their ideas. I have a particular interest in where feminism intersects with these core subjects. Before moving into the Editorial team, I was the Communications Director for Bluebird, and I bring that commercial and marketing expertise, together with my writing experience as a children's author outside of Pan Mac, to all the projects I publish.
Managing Editor
Martha Burley (she/her)
I manage the creative teams on our colour cookery list, as well as working across our parenting, diet and health list. My specialism is cookery, so I work closely with authors, designers, photographers and editors working on our cookbooks. I also commission in the areas of food, drink and diet. I love dynamic cookbooks that offer simple (and delicious) ideas for cooking every day – whether they empower readers to eat more healthily, live more sustainably or try a new technique or cuisine.
Editorial Director
Hockley Raven Sloane (she/her)
Since joining the team in 2016, I have worked across the Bluebird list editing and project managing titles through every stage of a book's life. I commission across the Bluebird list with an additional focus on our sustainability imprint, One Boat. I'm looking for authors whose ideas shed new light on areas that have the potential to change lives – through practical tips, information or lived experience. Our list has a shared sense of compassion, empathy and community. Readers will close a Bluebird book with a renewed feeling of connection to others, themselves or the natural world.
Publicity Director
Amy Winchester (she/her)
As Head of Publicity for Bluebird and One Boat, I plan and deliver year-round campaigns for our brand authors, as well as shaping corporate PR strategy for the imprints. I have worked in book and publishing comms for 12 years, most recently in-house at HarperCollins and Unbound.
Editor
Cara Waudby-Tolley (she/her)
I joined the Bluebird team in 2023 and work alongside all of the editors in the Bluebird and One Boat team. I'm interested in thoughtful non-fiction that inspires and brings new ideas to light – from nature writing to memoir, psychology to food and drink, health to self development and more. I love books that connect us, share practical advice and tell stories we may not have heard before.
Editorial Manager
Katy Denny (she/her)
I work across the Bluebird and One Boat lists on both the colour illustrated and mono books, shepherding each one through the editorial process. I also oversee processes and systems for the team as a whole.
Head of Marketing
Sian Gardiner (she/her)
As Bluebird's marketer, I plan and deliver creative campaigns for our titles with the aim of bringing them to the attention of as many readers as possible. These campaigns run across all media platforms, everywhere from social media to outdoor advertising. I also run Bluebird's social media channels, showcasing our books and building the Bluebird community.
Communications Director
Dawn Burnett
I joined as Communications Director at the beginning of 2025, having previously worked at HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster and Ebury Press where I specialised in non-fiction book marketing. I now lead the marketing and publicity teams for Bluebird and One Boat and am responsible for delivering stand-out campaigns for our publications. It is my job to understand audiences, think about what will make readers pick up our books and find the most effective ways to reach them.
I love cookbooks and can regularly be found in the kitchen baking while listening to an audiobook of anything from a deliciously gossipy memoir to a political polemic. I am also passionate about making the publishing industry truly inclusive, with a particular focus on social mobility.
Senior Marketing Executive
Alexandra Watkins (she/her)
As Senior Marketing Executive I am dedicated to connecting readers with books that deliver joy, meaning, and purpose. By leveraging innovative and strategic multi-platform campaigns, I ensure our titles reach the right audience with the right messaging at the right time. Since joining Bluebird in 2025, I've brought my marketing expertise from diverse industries along with a passion for books, as showcased on my own book page.
Publicity Executive
Maya Conway
In my role I plan and execute impactful, year-long PR campaigns across both the Bluebird and One Boat lists; securing press, organising events and working with authors to ensure their work reaches as many people as possible. Before joining Pan Macmillan, I worked at Hodder & Stoughton and as a bookseller in North London.
Editorial Assistant
Kathryn Palos
I joined in 2024 and work with the Bluebird and One Boat editorial team. I enjoy provoking non-fiction that widens perspectives on digital culture, intersectional feminism and the climate. I also love cookbooks that celebrate the joy of cooking simple, yet delicious food.