Thea Diklich-Newell

Penguin Random House Editor

Thea is currently an editor Editor at Ten Speed Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House, where she works on a wide range of fiction and nonfiction titles. Before that, she was an assistant editor at the Little, Brown imprint of Hachette Book group, where she edited multiple New York Times bestselling and award-winning titles from Pete Souza, Sarah Knight, Wally Koval and forthcoming titles from Sam Heughan, Brian Merchant, The Johnny Cash Estate, and Paul Newman's daughter. She also works as an editorial and publishing consultant for a broad range of titles, particularly in the upmarket women's literature, genre fiction, and health & wellness spheres. She received her BA from Boston University and holds a Master's in French Language & Literature from Boston College.

“Great class! Thea gave thoughtful feedback to each student. She had us all walking away with an understanding, a list of clear expectations of what to arm ourselves with before approaching an agent. And also how to seek out and approach agents!”

“Thea provided incredibly thoughtful feedback into our material. She was able to constructively critique while being supportive. She offered sharp suggestions about content while also providing insight into industry trends. Her class offers so much insight not only on how to structure a memoir but also on how to tailor your book proposal to your material and who you are as an author. I had a fantastic experience and was grateful to be a part of it.”

“Thea explains & distills information, provides up-to-date & current examples of works by authors of various genres, listens, answers questions, teaches the tools of putting together a book proposal & make it look easy. I came out of class confident of what I need to do to complete my book proposal.”

“Thea taught each section/concept of the book proposal clearly, gave great examples and gave us very helpful feedback on our work. She also took time out to address our specific questions, which was invaluable. I now have a book proposal that's ready to go.”

“She was very good at giving helpful feedback regarding sample chapters, and was enlightening about the editing and publishing process in general. She was also kind and encouraging toward her students.”