Editor with 8+ years of experience (5+ @ Farrar, Straus and Giroux [FSG]), expertise in award-winning and bestselling fiction and nonfiction
Supported President/Publisher Jonathan Galassi in all aspects of book projects from acquisition to publication; independently responsible for six titles per year
• Oversaw production process from finished manuscript to bound book (approximately five titles per season)
• Evaluated manuscripts and proposals; acquired book projects for publication
• Fully edited (from project inception to copyedit) four books per season
• Wrote jacket cover copy, catalog copy, sales/marketing materials, and rights guides
• Worked closely with agents, authors, and internal departments including publicity, sales, subrights, contracts, permissions, and legal
• Presented new titles before Macmillan executives and national sales and marketing teams
• Managed FSG’s internship program: hired, coordinated, supervised, and trained six interns per semester
Supported Editorial & Policy Director in all aspects of policy research, editing, and project production
• Provided editorial support for all written work products, including long-form policy reports, data briefs, grant proposals, press releases, and
the organization’s e-newsletter
• Performed developmental and line edits on policy publications including major policy reports, data briefs, web-based content, and
promotional material
• Copyedited, proofread, and coordinated design, production, and publication of every research report and data brief
• Researched and wrote data briefs and opinion pieces
• Conducted qualitative and quantitative research, including interviews, policy and best practices research, literature reviews, and data
analysis to strengthen and inform policy reports, data briefs, and more
Assisted Editor-in-Chief in all aspects of book projects from acquisition to publication; independently responsible for three to four titles per year
• Oversaw production process from finished manuscript to bound book (approximately five titles per season)
• Evaluate wide range of fiction and non-fiction manuscripts and proposals; pursue own acquisitions
• Performed developmental and line edits on two to three books per season
• Edited the FSG Work in Progress website, a compendium of original essays, excerpts, and interviews with FSG authors
• Provided general administrative support (managing production calendars, tracking due dates, etc.)
• Oversaw book production process to completion (approximately six titles per season)
• Evaluated non-fiction manuscripts and proposals (physical science, history, current affairs, biography, social science)
• Performed market research, drafted profit and loss statements, prepared sub-imprint financial reports
• Managed backlist authors and titles for Hill and Wang, Northpoint Press, and Scientific American imprints
Nugent, Benjamin
Mitchell, Melanie
Gazzaniga, Michael S.
Tharoor, Kanishk
Carrère, Emmanuel, Lambert, John
Amir Alexander, Jonathan Ross, Blackstone Publishing
Nganang, Patrice, Reid, Amy B.
Martins, Geovani, Sanches, Julia
Collins, Michael
Agustín Fernández Mallo, Thomas Bunstead - translator, Jason Manuel Olazabal, Macmillan Audio
Gilmour, David
Couto, Mia, Brookshaw, David
Fishbone, Alan
Friedman, Barry
McDonnell, Michael A.
Rybczynski, Witold
Ulitskaya, Ludmila, Gannon, Polly
Lynn Davidman, March 2022
Margaret Anne Abbey, February 2022
Christina Gombar, February 2022
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I'm a traditionally-published novelist and editor who particularly loves women's fiction, travel themes, and memoir.
Tucson, AZ, USA
I have over 20 years' experience editing popular nonfiction and fiction, with a recent focus on psychology, philosophy, and current affairs.
Woodstock, United States