Michael Mah

Michael Mah – Editor

Editor with years of experience in NY publishing. Freelance writer. Skin in the game.

Overview

I've worked for Penguin Random House, Abrams, and the Overlook press as a proofreader and copy editor. I have an MFA from NYU. My background is in literary fiction, but the major houses don't discriminate, so I've edited high fantasy, indexed scholarly nonfiction, and workshopped the short stories of sensitive undergraduates.

Upon request I can stick to consistency and grammar, but I'm a pretty good line editor and I know my way around narrative structure. Areas of connoisseurship: music, sports, foodie-ism, feelings, looking up spellings in Merriam Webster.
Services
Non-Fiction
Biographies & Memoirs Entertainment
Fiction
Fantasy Literary Fiction
Languages
English (US)
Certifications
  • MFA

Work experience

The Overlook Press

Sep, 2013 — Apr, 2018 (over 4 years)

Copyediting and proofreading fiction and nonfiction titles.

Self-employed

Jan, 2013 — Present

Written for publication in the Millions, the Literary Hub, the Rumpus, and elsewhere.

New York University

Jan, 2012 — Dec, 2012 (11 months)

Taught the undergraduate course Introduction to Creative Writing.

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