Works with writers seeking holistic editing, copyediting, or proofreading. Researches clients’ genre and preferred method of publication, creating a pitch plan and selection of relevant presses to query. For authors seeking self-publication, offers services as a typesetter. Offers consultations for small press publication, journal submissions, and social media marketing.
Freelance Editor
2019–Present
Freelance Editing
2023 – Structural feedback, pitch plan development, and copyediting on Kathleen Willard’s poetry manuscripts Heat and Electric Grace.
2022 – Copyedited Kathleen Willard’s poetry collection The Next Noise is Our Hearts (forthcoming from Middle Creek Publishing), including a one-on-one consultation and limited structural feedback.
2020 – Provided structural edits on Ryan Michael Painter’s childhood memoir, The Unexpected Son.
“A gay man and a small-town beauty. An inexplicable marriage and the inevitable divorce. A miracle child, growing up during an unfathomable plague.” – The Unexpected Son by Ryan Michael Painter
Managing Editor
Colorado Review
2021–2023
Managed the poetry Submittable queue and FileMaker Pro database. Communicated with contributors via email about contracts, proofs, and payment. Standardized procedure for sales tax reporting. Copyedited and proofread Colorado Review and poetry collections. Collaborated with review editors to request ARCs and streamlined system to solicit contributors and distribute books to reviewers. Typeset and designed creative covers for CR and other projects.
Copyeditor
Daughters of Harriet
2022
Copyedited Cynthia Parker-Ohene’s debut poetry collection, Daughters of Harriet, a Mountain/West Poetry Series book.
Mountain/West Poetry Series
Finalist, 2022 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Poetry
Finalist, 2022 Foreword INDIES for Poetry
Finalist, 2022 Golden Poppy Award for Poetry
Finalist, 2022 San Francisco/Nomadic Literary Award for Poetry