Anna Wolcott Johnson

Anna Wolcott Johnson – Editor

Copyeditor specializing in Buddhism and spirituality, grounded in academic research and Chicago Manual of Style.

Overview

I have seven years of in-house editorial experience in copyediting, mastery of the Chicago Manual of Style (18), and a PhD in Buddhist Studies. I love taking care of manuscripts on the most granular levels.

Through the University of Chicago's Certificate in Editing, I've acquired the most up-to-date tech and software skills to efficiently and cleanly elevate written material (though I do not use AI). I offer a collaborative process, with close listening to your preferences, needs, and goals.

"The fabulous editing of Anna at Shambhala Publications guided me with skill and great insight. I could not have done this without her." --Christina Monson, author of A Dakini's Counsel

"We are so grateful for Anna's excellent ability to join her craft, her deep knowledge of the principles of Buddhism, and her gracious skill in supporting this project." --Sarah Woodard (for Anam Thubten, author of Into the Haunted Ground)

"Thanks to the volume’s editor, Anna, for the clarity and precision of her work, especially in cleaning up the morass of notes and citations." -- Joe McClellan, translator of Complete Nyingma Tradition, books 24&25

Services
Non-Fiction
Biographies & Memoirs Buddhism
Languages
English (US)

Work experience

Shambhala Publications

Jan, 2020 — Present
As a project editor and copy editor for the Snow Lion and Shambhala imprints, I manage 15-20 projects a year, focusing on Buddhist philosophy, practice, and liturgy, With my language background, I pay close attention to Sanskrit diacritics and Tibetan phonetics. I shepherd projects through all phases of the publishing process, interfacing and collaborating with production, design, marketing, and executive teams.

Portfolio

Dreams of a White Snow Lion

Mariateresa Bianca

Shambhala Publications

The definitive biography of His Holiness the Dalai Lama—a singular portrait of one of the most influential spiritual and political leaders of our time.Drawing from more than fifty traditional ... read more
Copy Editing
The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism

Robert E. Buswell, Jr.

Princeton University Press

The most comprehensive and authoritative dictionary of Buddhism ever produced in EnglishWith more than 5,000 entries totaling over a million words, this is the most comprehensive and authorita... read more
Proofreading
Gesar

Jamgon Mipham

Shambhala Publications

Gesar of Ling is well known in Tibetan history, literature, and folklore. But, for Buddhist practitioners, he is an enlightened tantric protector and deity—an emanation of Padmasambhava. Engag... read more
Copy Editing
Releasing the Knot of the Mind

Anam Thubten

Shambhala Publications

Release the complexity of conceptual thinking to rest in the nature of mind with this accessible exploration of essential Dzogchen teachings.Renowned Buddhist teacher Anam Thubten presents a p... read more
Copy Editing
In Search of the Bodhisattva Way

Kosei Morimoto

Shambhala Publications

A retelling of Sudhana’s story from the Avataṃsaka Sūtra, this book chronicles a child’s quest to seek spiritual wisdom from fifty-five bodhisattvas. Each chapter focuses on a different bodhis... read more
Copy Editing
How Not to Miss the Point

Jetsun Khandro Rinpoche

Shambhala Publications

Cut through the noise and explore mind-changing Buddhist teachings from one of the clearest voices from the Tibetan tradition. Written in her direct and personal style, it’s the perfect “first... read more
Copy Editing
The Precious Treasury of the Fundamental Nature

Longchenpa

Shambhala Publications

The first and only commentary on the Buddhist master Longchenpa's essential text on Dzogchen by modern scholar and Nyingma master, Khangsar Khenpo Tenpa'i Wangchuk.Longchen Rabjam (1308-1363),... read more
Copy Editing
Marpa Kagyu, Part One

Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Taye

Shambhala Publications

A translation from Tibetan of an eighteenth-century compilation by one of Tibet's greatest Buddhist masters of practice texts of the Marpa Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism.The Treasury of Pre... read more
Copy Editing

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