Magazine Editing
Magazine Editing
As nonfiction editor of Willow Springs magazine, I managed readers, communicated with writers, and helped edit magazine manuscripts.
As nonfiction editor of Willow Springs magazine, I managed readers, communicated with writers, and helped edit magazine manuscripts.
Served as an editorial assistant. Read and commented on submissions, participated in galleys.
Served as assistant nonfiction editor. In addition to prior duties, began choosing work for potential publication and attending editorial management meetings.
Served as nonfiction editor. In addition to prior duties, assigned reading and communicated with editorial assistants; accepted, declined, solicited work; led nonfiction packet meetings.
Served as nonfiction editor. In addition to prior duties, I trained the incoming nonfiction editor to take over the position.
In this role, I served as an integral part of the editorial process. In addition to managing nonfiction editorial interns, my most important task was sifting through submissions to find work of publishable quality.
In this role, I served as an integral part of the editorial process. In addition to managing nonfiction editorial interns, my most important task was sifting through submissions to find work of publishable quality.
After selecting ~10 pieces with potential, I compiled them into a packet for discussion at monthly meetings. In every issue I worked on, we published timely, lyric, and resonant works of nonfiction by both established and emerging writers.
I worked on this magazine via internship positions I held while earning my MFA.