Gretchen Durning
About Gretchen Durning
Gretchen Durning is an Associate Editor at Penguin Random House in New York, United States, with a diverse background in editorial roles and internships across various literary agencies and marketing firms.
Current Position at Penguin Random House
Gretchen Durning is currently working as an Associate Editor at Penguin Random House in New York, United States. In this role, she is responsible for managing and editing book manuscripts, coordinating with authors, and contributing to the publishing process.
Previous Editorial Roles at Penguin Random House
Before her current role, Gretchen Durning worked as an Assistant Editor at Razorbill, an imprint of Penguin Random House, from 2020 to 2022. Prior to that, she served as an Editorial Assistant at Razorbill from 2018 to 2020. These positions involved assisting senior editors, managing smaller projects, and gaining valuable experience in the publishing industry.
Educational Background
Gretchen Durning holds a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in English Literature, with minors in French and Psychology, from Connecticut College, where she studied from 2012 to 2016. She also completed the Columbia Publishing Course at Oxford University in 2017, and she spent time as an Affiliate Student at UCL, focusing on European Languages, Cultures, and Societies, for 11 months in 2015.
Early Career Internships
Gretchen Durning's early career includes several internships in literary agencies and content creation. She interned at David Black Literary Agency in Brooklyn, NY, for three months, and at Dystel, Goderich & Bourret LLC in New York, NY, also for three months. Additionally, she worked as an Editorial and Blogging Intern for JuxtaProse Literary Magazine in a virtual capacity for four months in 2016.
International Experience and Copywriting
Gretchen Durning has international work experience, having served as a Copywriter at KOECH in Lima Province, Peru, for five months in 2017. This role contributed to her diverse skill set in writing and content creation.