Kristin Gustafson – Editor

As a Breakthrough Writing Resident, I was given time to work on my first full-length poetry collection under the mentorship of Danny Caine. I presented at the Inkubator conference (the largest free writing conference in the United States), met authors such as Edwidge Danticat, took classes in poetry and marketing, and gave several public readings.

As one of three volunteer poetry readers, I helped the poetry editor select the best poems for publication via Submittable.

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.

I specialize in editing poetry and fantasy/science-fiction novels. My services include line editing, copyediting, and proofreading.

I taught middle school students how to create comic books from start to finish; I offered editing suggestions as students requested them.

I assisted the Poetry Editor in selecting poems for publication and assisted in selecting fiction and nonfiction pieces for the magazine as necessary.

I curated a syllabus and taught 6th-grade classes about the fundamentals of poetry and storytelling. I offered editing suggestions as students requested them.

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.