For Immediate Release 12/5/24
Lexington, KY: Apex Book Company is delighted to announce that Darian Bianco has
accepted the position of Managing Editor for Apex Book Company. As managing editor, Darian will oversee the production, marketing, and distribution of the imprint’s titles. She’ll also be involved with acquisitions and catalog management.
Darian started her career in publishing as an intern for Apex eight years ago. Most recently, she has been a writing instructor for the Reach Your Apex educational arm of the business.
Apex Book Company editor-in-chief Jason Sizemore says this about Darian: “Darian’s intellect, organizational skills, and editorial acumen will be a boon for the company.”
Darian Bianco currently works as an adjunct professor teaching English at Eastern Kentucky University. She holds an MFA from the Bluegrass Writers Studio. She is also a graduate of the 2022-2023 season of the Author’s Academy at the Carnegie Center, having worked with Ashley Blooms. Her novel-in-progress, Chatter, was one of five winners for issue six of Novel Slices. She is represented by Alexandra Levick of Writers House, LLC.
APEX BOOK COMPANY (www.apexbookcompany.com) is a small press dedicated to publishing exemplary works of science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Owned and operated by Jason Sizemore, Apex publishes the thrice Hugo Award-nominated Apex Magazine. The Apex catalog contains books by genre luminaries such as Maurice Broaddus, Lavie Tidhar, and Cherie Priest. Apex is distributed by Diamond Book Distributors.
