Overview
I am a long-time editor, lecturer, mentor, as well an award-winning poet and writer. I have lectured and taught at AWP, NCTE, and SCBWI, edited for WNDB Short Story Contests and the Rutgers University Council on Children’s Literature, as well as mentored writers through Author Mentor Match—walking writers through outlining, the writing process, aiding in securing an agent, and submission and publication.
All of my mentees have gone on to publication. I have been freelance editing since 2002 for Highlights for Children/Boyds Mills Press/Calkins Creek, the Vermont College of Fine Arts Young Writers Network, and the VCFA Writer to Writer Network. I earned an MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts in 2017.
My editorial talents extend from working with big picture edits straight down to line editing. Character and dialogue are my specialities. Plot will always be secondary, drawing from character actions and desires. Writers tend to focus on beginnings and endings, for good reason. My editorial skills will focus on the muddled middle—where I believe a story wins or loses a reader’s interest.
Feedback will be a combination of overall editorial thoughts, line edits, and extensive live interviews.
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Awards
- Massachusetts Book Award Honor
- Highlight Fiction Award for Poetry
- Disability Visibility Grant
- Massachusetts Cultural Grant for Writing for Children
Certifications
- MFA Vermont College of Fine Arts
- Picture Book Intensive, Vermont College of Fine Arts
Work experience
Self-employed
Freelance editor for Highlights for Children, Boyd’s Mills Press, Calkins Creek, and the Vermont College of Fine Arts Young Writers Network.
NYC Board of Education
Taught English composition and writing with OES for the NYC BOE for incarcerated young adults.
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