Meet the Team
Camilla Hagen
Founder, Publisher
Camilla is the founder of Akoya, weaving together her zest for literature with a long - time business acumen which spans 20 years from the publishing industry to FMCG.
Loves:
Being in nature, preferably climbing a peak of two, reading, laughing with my kids, flowers and baking (including eating) cinnamon buns.
Currently reading:
August Blue by Deborah Levy
Xenia Stafford
Managing Director
Xenia is the managing director of Akoya and a creative and business strategist with a background in print, branding, marketing, e-commerce and running her own business.
Loves:
Literature, gardening, art, building things and her toddler.
Currently reading:
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk
Ruth Waldram
PR & Marketing Consultant
Ruth is an award winning Brand, Marketing and Publicity Director with 15 years experience in trade publishing. She has worked with authors including Helen Macdonald, Emma Cline, Richard Flanagan, Samantha Harvey and Salman Rushdie.
Loves:
Design, theatre, beaches, Japanese food, trees and reading with her kids.
Currently reading:
The Coin by Yasmin Zaher
Holly Titchener
Art Director
Holly is an accomplished Art Director with a background in Graphic Design at JOSEPH and lady-high. Her literature based design work includes book stores such as BOOK/SHOP and Galerie Yvon Lambert.
Loves:
Cinema, thrifting, country music and cooking for friends.
Currently reading:
The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
Hannah Boursnell
Managing Editor
Hannah is an editor with twenty years’ experience in publishing. She was formerly Editorial Director for non-fiction at Sphere, an imprint of Little, Brown, publishing across a range of genres including memoir, lifestyle and cookery, pop culture and current affairs.
Loves:
Her cats, interior design, vintage clothes, cheeseburgers and bookshops.
Currently reading:
Orbital by Samantha Harvey
Charlotte Grønbech
Editorial Assistant
Charlotte recently completed her Master of Fine Arts at the University of St Andrews, where she studied English and Creative Writing. Her dream is to become an editor who can challenge the current literary canon by publishing more diverse literature by marginalised writers.
Loves:
Snowboarding, musical theatre, writing, unreliable narrators and board games.
Currently reading:
No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai
Elle Woodfield
Editorial Assistant
Elle graduated from Durham University with a degree in Classical Civilisation. She is passionate about the publishing industry and wants to contribute to the literary landscape in a meaningful way by undertaking work in independent publishing houses.
Loves:
Music, cafes, exhibitions, strolls, charity-shopping, crafting and contract whist.
Currently reading: