Gottlieb to join Pantera Press; Antigny on parental leave

Pantera Press is thrilled to announce that Taliesyn Gottlieb will join our team as Head of Publicity and Communications, starting 1 November 2021.

Gottlieb brings to our team a wealth of experience having worked on major publicity campaigns at Penguin Random House with authors including: Yassmin Abdel-Magied, James Clear, Kate DiCamillo, Tim Harris, Jamila Rizvi, Dolly Alderton, Joshua Weissman and Hugh van Cuylenburg. Prior to this, Gottlieb worked in publicity at Walker Books and as a bookseller at Pages and Pages.

Gottlieb will join Pantera in a 14-month contract role; Publicity Director Léa Antigny will be on parental leave from 15 November 2021, returning in November 2022.

‘I am delighted to be joining the wonderful team at Pantera Press as Head of Publicity and Communications,’ Gottlieb said. ‘To be part of a company that is dedicated to social good as well as great stories is an incredible honour. I look forward to helping readers discover the next generation of Australian authors.’

CEO Alison Green said, ‘Taliesyn is highly accomplished with a proven track record supporting well-known names and developing debut writers. Taliesyn’s passion backed by her brand building expertise is the perfect addition to our growing team. We know that we, and our authors, will be in very capable hands.’

Pantera Press was recently named the #1 2020 Nielsen BookScan Heatseeker, an award recognising short-term and long-term growth, and shortlisted for the Australian Book Industry Awards Small Publisher of the Year 2021. 2020 was the fourth consecutive year of Heatseeker recognition for Pantera Press and also Pantera’s debut on the BookScan Top 10 Australian Indie Publishers list.

Publicity enquiries can be directed to Gottlieb from 1 November at: taliesyn.gottlieb@panterapress.com.