Overview
Having worked over a decade for publishers small and large, I’ve had my hands in almost every stage of the publishing process, from manuscript submissions and contracts to cover design. While my passion is most engaged in author-editor relationships, my broad publishing experience gives the books I work on a sharp strategic advantage.
“Development and Project Editor Maura Gaughan did an amazing job of going through the text line by line and section by section, chapter by chapter, looking not only at how individual elements could be improved but also how it could all be made a better fit."—Jo Wolff, author of Introduction to Moral Philosophy (2020).
About Me:
My editing approach is thoughtful, reader-oriented, and compassionate.
My favorite things to read in my free time include contemporary fiction (especially Irish short stories!) and poetry, philosophy and literary criticism, and classic and contemporary works on mindfulness and spirituality.
I have a Master's degree in Liberal Arts, with a focus on English Literature, from Harvard University.
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Services
Fiction
Non-Fiction
Languages
Work experience
W. W. Norton & Company
Hackett Publishing Company
Wisdom Publications
Portfolio
