Yaram YAHU
Yaram Yahu, a Chicago native, has been writing for nearly two decades.
His debut picture book, My Afro is a Rising Sun, will be released in December 2024 by Running Press Kids, part of Hachette Book Group. With over ten years of experience in screenwriting and editorial work, including at Beacon Press, Yahu's writing has appeared in diverse publications like Solstice Literary Magazine and Keystrokes. He studied at Emerson College, tutored at 826 Boston, and volunteered in places such as Pakistan and Tanzania. Yahu is currently developing several TV, novel, and picture book projects while continuing his passion for storytelling across multiple genres.
Author, screenwriter, and editor, whose
debut children’s book
My Afro is a Rising Sun,
releases in December 2024.
Other Projects
Children’s Books
Community Work
Editorial Services
Other Services
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My editorial experience includes working at Beacon Press, which is one of the oldest publishers in America. I’ve also worked as a copy editor and prose editor at local Boston publishing houses and literary magazines.
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I’m a ghostwriter and editor for top New York writing firms such as Gotham Ghostwriters & Kevin Anderson and Associates. I specialize in children’s books (from picture books to YA across all genres), poetry, adult contemporary, memoir, serious nonfiction, diverse literature, and anything considered “poignant.”
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As a marginalized author of color, I’m also available for cultural accuracy and sensitivity reading/editing. With my experience as a cultural accuracy reader and editor at Kevin Anderson & Associates, I know how important it is for a manuscript to be as fully authentic as possible.