Sara Schonfeld is a senior editor at HarperCollins Children’s Books, where she acquires middle grade and teen fiction. She began her publishing career at Penguin Random House and joined HarperCollins in 2019. Sara graduated Summa Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Pennsylvania with a dual major in English and Hispanic Studies and a minor in creative writing.

An author herself, Sara brings a collaborative, story-first approach to editing and is passionate about helping authors find the heart of their story. She is represented by Jennifer March Soloway at Andrea Brown Literary Agency.