Editing

I have over a decade and a half of editing experience, having served as an editor for literary, journalistic, and trade publications. I specialize in Associated Press and MLA style, and thanks to my background in linguistics can easily explain when to use (and when not to use) semicolons, the difference between who and whom, and more.

I am available for collaborative editing projects; check out my résumé or contact me to discuss your editing needs.

Literary Experience:
  • Guest Editor for Trestle Ties #5 (Summer 2022).
  • Research Assistant for two separate novel projects by the same author (Summer 2020 and Summer 2021).
  • Special Features Editor, jubilat (September 2019 – May 2021).
  • Proofreader, upstreet (2005, 2008-2012).
Magazine Experience:
  • Managing Editor, Photonics Media, overseeing Photonics Spectra, BioPhotonics, EuroPhotonics, and Industrial Photonics magazines (2008 – 2014); duties included assignment, development, writing, and editing of articles; soliciting contributed articles; supervising editors and freelancers; networking at conferences and trade conventions; collaborating with the design team and the web news team; cohosting and co-writing the script for the weekly photonics webcast; and more.
  • The Photonics Media team and I were nominated for a Jesse H. Neal Award for the November 2012 issue of Photonics Spectra, titled “Photonics in Space.”
  • For article clips, see my “News, Features, & Interviews” page.
Newspaper Experience:
  • Copy Editor, then Senior Editor for Special Projects, The Berkshire Eagle (2004 – 2008); projects included all special sections, the Berkshires Week cultural magazine, The Book Page, a redesign of the entire newspaper, and more.
Trade Book Experience:
  • Developmental Editor for a venture capitalist’s book on tech startups (2009).