Award winning editor of non-fiction and genre fiction. Nearly a decade of experience across a wide variety of writing styles.
Elsa’s feedback brilliantly refines elements of plot and character. She is fast, thorough, and gives invaluable notes that range from small-detail to big-picture. Her approach is both incisive and encouraging, and guides stories toward becoming their best. I’m so grateful for her help on Blanca & Roja.
–Anna-Marie McLemore, author of When the Moon Was Ours and Wild Beauty
Managed behind the scenes editorial support and submissions for a quarterly print and digital magazine. Edited selected non-fiction, and wrote selected editorials as part of the duties behind the scenes. I worked closely with editor Julia Rios to develop tone and vision, as well.
I've worked for Uncanny Magazine in two separate ways over the last few years. First, I was the Guest Co-Editor in Chief of Disabled People Destroy Science fiction alongside Dominik Parisien (for which we won multiple awards).
And then I was hired starting in January of 2020 to edit the general non-fiction section of the magazine, where I curate, edit and produce content across a wide variety of subjects suited to the Uncanny readership.
I have done a range of editorial jobs as a freelancer in the last decade and change.
I have sensitivity edited content for both independent authors and major publishers (Charlie Jane Anders' "Rock Manning Goes for Broke" and Anna Marie McLemore's "Blanca & Roja" are examples) . I have edited pronunciation guides for narrators, copyedited textbooks for BWH Freeman, and proofread independent client essays and manuscripts.
I have worked as a dramaturge on new theatrical works, including "blahblahblahBANG" which was produced by the Washington Ensemble Theater in 2009.
I also provide developmental edits for non-fiction and fiction projects, as well as short fiction.
As a writer I am proficient in non-fiction essay work, and game design texts.
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Thomas, Lynne M, Wilde, Fran, Theodoridou, Natalia, Ahmad, Senaa, Dawson, Delilah S., Kushner, Ellen, Addison, Linda D., Sjunneson-Henry, Elsa, Nevala-Lee, Alec, Thomas, Michael Damian
Thomas, Lynne M. , Miller, Sam J., Szpara, K.M., Kalaw, R. K. , Sjunneson-Henry, Elsa , Rustad, A. Merc, Bolander, Brooke, Hvide, Brit E. B., Kowal, Mary Robinette, Thomas, Michael Damian
Anders, Charlie Jane
McLemore, Anna-Marie
Roanhorse, Rebecca
Liu, Ken, Zhang, Hal Y., Hvide, Brit E.B., Wells, Martha, Mandelo, Lee, Wiswell, John, Broaddus, Maurice, Thomas, Lynne M, Thomas, Michael Damian, Ohaegbu, Chimedum
Kingfisher, T., Mills, Samantha, Schneyer, Kenneth, Tidhar, Lavie, Brennan, Marie, Yu, James, Clark, P. Djèlí, Thomas, Lynne M., Thomas, Michael Damian, Ohaegbu, Chimedum
Reese, Jenn, Connolly, Tina, MacGriogair, M Evan, Onwualu, Chinelo, de Bodard, Aliette, Ness, Mari, Taylor, Jordan, Clark, P. Djèlí , Thomas, Lynne M., Thomas, Michael Damian
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