Overview
My love for editing comes from a love of language and a passion for helping authors. As an author and poet, I know how daunting it can be to share your work with others. That is why I am committed to offering my clients a collaborative editing experience, where I support them every step of the way.
I started editing in 2017 as the Assistant Editor of Poetry for Quiz & Quill Magazine. In that position, I helped the Poetry Editor select pieces for print. Outside the magazine, I revised and provided suggestions for countless poems, short stories, plays, and essays in my hands-on writing courses.
I started my freelance editing career in December 2018; I edited everything from blog posts to articles to poetry manuscripts. I was hired as a Marketing and Revisions Editor for New Degree Press in June 2020, where I edited over a dozen manuscripts (including poetry collections, novels, and nonfiction books).
My poetry has been published or is forthcoming in ALOCASIA, Anti-Heroin Chic, the Bitchin' Kitsch, Bullshit Lit, Cartridge Lit, Cleveland Scene Magazine, Coffee People Zine, Contemporary Verse 2, Gone Lawn, Gordon Square Review, HAD, LEVITATE Magazine, Meniscus Literary Journal, Misery Tourism, Moss Puppy Magazine, Open Minds Quarterly, Progenitor Art & Literary Journal, The Quarter(ly), Quiz and Quill Magazine, Soliloquies Anthology, Something Involving a Mailbox!, Troublemaker Firestarter, and Y2K Magazine.
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Awards
- Contemporary Verse 2's 2023 2-Day-Poem Contest: 2nd Place
- Literary Cleveland Breakthrough Writing Resident 2023-2024
- Finalist in Gordon Square Review's Blackout Poetry Contest
Certifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Creative Writing (2019)
Work experience
Gordon Square Review
As one of three volunteer poetry readers, I helped the poetry editor select the best poems for publication via Submittable.
New Degree Press
I coordinated editing, proofreading, cover design, interior layout, and marketing efforts for each author. Over the course of five-month sessions, I offered personalized developmental, line, and copy edits, deadline reminders, and marketing support to each of my authors via Zoom and written communication. During my two years at NDP, I helped over 20 authors raise over $125,000 toward their publishing costs.
Self-employed
I specialize in editing poetry and fantasy/science-fiction novels. My services include line editing, copyediting, and proofreading.
The Comic Book Project
I taught middle school students how to create comic books from start to finish; I offered editing suggestions as students requested them.
Quiz & Quill Literary Magazine
I assisted the Poetry Editor in selecting poems for publication and assisted in selecting fiction and nonfiction pieces for the magazine as necessary.
Wexner Center for the Arts
I curated a syllabus and taught 6th-grade classes about the fundamentals of poetry and storytelling. I offered editing suggestions as students requested them.
Otterbein University
I read and edited dozens of poems, plays, essays, short stories, and scenes from novels for my peers as a part of Otterbein's Creative Writing program.
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