Little, Brown publicist Niamh Anderson wins PRWeek 30 Under 30 Award

5 July 2024 – Niamh Anderson, Senior Publicity Manager at Little, Brown, has been included on the prestigious PRWeek 30 Under 30 awards list for 2024. Notably, Anderson is the only publishing professional on the list.

The PRWeek UK 30 Under 30 project aims to shine a light on the industry’s rising stars; celebrating their outstanding achievements and rewarding their tenacity, brilliance and ingenuity that makes PR and communications the vibrant and spirited environment that it is today. More information is available here www.prweek30under30.com.

The judges noted that Anderson has made remarkable strides in publishing, achieving four promotions in four years at Hachette UK. They praised her exceptional campaigns for authors including Julia Bradbury and Cleo Watson, across which she secured extensive and sales-driving coverage. Anderson worked as a bookseller before joining Hachette in 2020. In her first two years in publishing, she won the Publishers’ Publicity Circle award for Best Newcomer twice and has been shortlisted every year since for PPC awards. She has recently finished a two-year term as Co-Chair of Hachette’s Gender Balance Network, in which role she drove policy change and orchestrated impactful events. This year she was named a London Book Fair Trailblazer.

Niamh Anderson, Senior Publicity Manager at Little, Brown, said: “I’m so proud to have been included on the 2024 PRWeek 30 Under 30 list. On top of being the publicity version of Forbes, it’s a significant accolade which I value immensely. I’m indebted to mentoring schemes and brilliant communications managers at Hachette UK and beyond, who have always encouraged me to think creatively and critically, to seek unique opportunities for professional growth, and to remember how exceptionally enjoyable working in communications is.”

Charlie King, CEO of Little, Brown and Hachette UK International, said “Niamh is a genuine PR superstar. Not only does she consistently deliver great campaign work that really gets results, but her relationship-management skills – with colleagues, authors and external contacts – are incredibly impressive and display a level of maturity, emotional intelligence and composure that is remarkable for someone in the relatively early stages of their career. Plus, Niamh makes a powerful contribution to our company culture through her thought-leadership and through our staff networks. I feel very proud to call her a colleague.”

Read Niamh’s PRWeek winner’s interview here: https://www.prweek30under30.com/finalists/niamh-anderson