Vanessa Aguirre is an Assistant Editor at St. Martin’s Press. Prior to landing at SMP in 2021, she held internships at both adult SFF and children’s publishers, as well as a senior editor role at Hugo-nominated magazine Strange Horizons. She hails from Texas and is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, where she originally studied clinical psychology before realizing she could follow her passion for stories (and the people who create them) into a career.
Her background in psychology and speculative fiction informs her taste in books: above all else, she loves to be transported, whether that’s to a cozy magical tavern or the dark, twisty interior world of a character who fascinates. In editing, she always strives to make sure an author’s work reflects their best self. English was her second language, and she recognizes the beautiful power of words as vehicles for connection—for the author, for the editor, and for the reader!
Currently living in the New York area, Vanessa enjoys watching horror movies, exploring museums, making book playlists, and introducing everyone to her cat named Frog.