Liza St. James - Editor
Thorough editor with a focus on literary fiction and nonfiction, as well as on art writing and literary arts publications.
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Overview
I am a thorough editor with an intimate knowledge of small presses and literary arts publications. As a professional editor for the past ten years, I have experience with everything from developmental editing to proofreading to assessing manuscripts, and my clients include such publishers as OR Books and such outlets as BOMB magazine. I am currently a senior editor of the literary annual NOON and an associate editor at Transit Books. I enjoy working with writers and artists at any stage of the process, and I look forward to discussing your work with you!
Languages
English (US)
Non-Fiction
Biographies & Memoirs
Philosophy
Writing & Publishing
Fiction
Literary Fiction
Short Story
Certifications
- MFA in Fiction and Literary Translation
- BA in Comparative Literature & Literary Theory
Awards
- Teaching Fellow in Columbia University's Undergraduate Writing Program
- Writer-in-Residence, Art Farm (Marquette, Nebraska)
- Writer-in-Residence, Catwalk Institute (Catskill, New York)
- Writer-in-Residence, University of the Arts Helsinki (Helsinki, Finland)
- Word for Word Fellow, Columbia University
Work experience
Writing Associate
The Cooper Union
September, 2019
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Present
(over 3 years)
Senior Editor
NOON
September, 2016
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Present
(over 6 years)
Editor-at-Large
Transit Books
April, 2016
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Present
(almost 7 years)
Fiction Editor
Columbia: A Journal of Literature and Art
October, 2015
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June, 2016
(8 months)
Editor
OR Books, BOMB, The Futures Company, Dictionary.com, Individual Authors
January, 2014
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Present
(about 9 years)
Portfolio (29 selected works)
NOON 2020
Diane Williams
NOON
Diane Williams
Stranger Faces (Undelivered Lectures)
Serpell, Namwali
Darker With the Lights On
Hayden, David, Hayden, David
Kintu
Makumbi, Jennifer Nansubuga, Bady, Aaron
Lucid Dreaming: Conversations with 29 Filmmakers
Pamela Cohn
The Sinking Middle Class: A Political History
Roediger, David
Pride: Photographs After Stonewall
McDarrah, Fred W.
Blue Self-Portrait
Lefebvre, Noémi, Lewis, Sophie
Such Small Hands
Barba, Andrés, Dillman, Lisa, White, Edmund
Lecture (Undelivered Lectures)
Cappello, Mary
The Right Intention
Barba, Andrés, Dillman, Lisa
Include Me Out
Cristoff, María Sonia, Silver, Katherine
False Calm: A Journey Through the Ghost Towns of Patagonia
Cristoff, María Sonia, Silver, Katherine
River
Kinsky, Esther, Galbraith, Iain
Grove: A Field Novel
Kinsky, Esther, Schmidt, Caroline
Axiomatic
Tumarkin, Maria
Lessons for a Child Who Arrives Late
Yushimito, Carlos, Miles, Valerie
Swallowing Mercury
Greg, Wioletta, Marciniak, Eliza
Accommodations
Greg, Wioletta, Croft, Jennifer
Pandemic! 2: Chronicles of a Time Lost
Zizek, Slavoj
Tractatus Post-Historicus (1976): Braco Dimitrijevic
Levy, Aaron (editor)
Migratory Birds (Undelivered Lectures)
Oliver, Mariana, Sanches, Julia
The Touch System
Costamagna, Alejandra, Dillman, Lisa
NOON 2021
Diane Williams
Aftermath (Undelivered Lectures)
Taneja, Preti
Imminence
Dimópulos, Mariana, Whitmore, Alice
NOON 2022
Diane Williams
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