Publishers 101 :: Scholastic

Welcome to the seventh (and second to last) week of this series about some of the largest publishers in the field. If you missed the Introduction, take just a minute to read it over to see what this series is about! This week, I’ll be looking into Scholastic. Below I’ll give you some facts about the publishing house, and then give you a list of the imprints under the larger house and the genres they publish — if you have a genre that you love, take note of the imprint name and ask your favorite bookseller to point out some of the imprint’s titles for you at the book store!

Scholastic   

Quick Facts about Scholastic:

• Founded in 1920 by M.R. “Robbie” Robinson, the father of the current Chairman and CEO, Richard Robinson.
• Today, Scholastic has over $2 billion in revenues and is a global leader in children’s brands and distribution.
• Scholastic creates quality educational and entertaining materials and products for use in school and at home, including children’s books, magazines, technology-based products, teacher materials, television programming, feature film, videos and toys.
• Scholastic has international operations in Australia, Canada, China, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Malaysia, New Zealand, The Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and the United Kingdom.
• In 1997, Scholastic purchased the U.S. publication rights to the first Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, it was renamed Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stonein order to appeal to American children. It has continued publishing the Harry Potter books, all of which have been record best sellers.
• In the last 87 years, The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards have recognized some of the most remarkable minds of the 20th century, including Richard Anuskiewicz, Richard Avedon, Harry Bertoia, Mel Bochner, Truman Capote, Paul Davis, Frances Farmer, Red Grooms, Robert Indiana, Bernard Malamud, Joyce Maynard, Joyce Carol Oates, Phillip Pearlstein, Peter S. Beagle, Sylvia Plath, Robert Redford, Jean Stafford, Mozelle Thompson, Ned Vizzini, Kay WalkingStick, Andy Warhol, and Charles White.