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Information on Local Editors and Writing
Coaches
The Office of Faculty Development does not
endorse any particular editors or writing coaches; however, we
are happy to provide an alphabetical listing of individuals who
provide us with descriptions of their services and experience.
For a list of references or to discuss whether the editorial
assistance provided would be a good fit for your project, please
contact those offering services directly. In addition, we
encourage you to review the University of Virginia ’s Teaching
Resource Center’s excellent
tip sheet on selecting an editor or coach.
Local editors who wish to have their
information included on this page should email all relevant
information (as outlined below) to:
faculty@acad.umass.edu. Editors must include
the names, email addresses, and telephone numbers of three
faculty clients (current or former) who are willing to provide a
reference. Editors who do not provide a minimum of three faculty
references cannot be added to the list.
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Contact Information |
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Name |
Jennifer Acker
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Phone |
413.374.1615 (cell)
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Email: |
jen.acker@gmail.com
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Degrees, Experience and/or Subject/Disciplinary Areas
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Education |
Amherst College, BA
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Experience |
Recent and current work:
Assistant Managing Editor, Alfred A. Knopf
Associate Editor, “Greenwood Encyclopedia of Latin Music” (2009)
Project Editor, “Collins Q&A: Latino Culture” (2007)
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Areas of specific interest and expertise |
Latin American and Latino culture; creative writing; literature; philosophy; art history
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Editing Services
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Services offered
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Coaching, developmental editing, light editing, heaving editing, copyediting, proofreading
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Process |
Initial consult by phone or email, whatever is convenient
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Rates |
$35 per hour
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Website |
www.jenniferacker.com
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Contact Information
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Name |
Mary Bellino |
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Phone |
(413) 534-0292 |
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Email: |
iambe@rcn.com
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Degrees, Experience and/or Subject/Disciplinary Area
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Experience |
15-plus years editing academic and scholarly manuscripts--books, articles, edited collections, and journal issues. |
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Areas of specific interest and expertise |
My main areas are classical studies; medieval and modern European literature, history, philosophy, and religion; English literature and history; American literature and history; history of scholarship; contemporary literature and literary theory. |
Editing Service
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Services offered
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Copy-editing: punctuation, grammar, spelling, readability, consistency, conformance to publisher's guidelines
Line-editing: clarity and concision, prose style, structure of arguments, flow
Developmental editing: organization and structure; how the material can best be presented to your audience; making a manuscript longer or shorter; turning a dissertation into a publishable book
Proofreading: for books and articles in the final stage of production, including works that will be set directly from the author's files |
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Process |
Contact me by e-mail to discuss your project, and send a sample chapter, article section, or outline if available. Most routine editing is done by e-mailing files; edits are tracked or highlighted for review. Developmental editing or consulting on the dissertation-to-book process usually involves at least one meeting or phone conversation. For manuscripts that have been accepted and are being prepared for publication, I will work with the publisher's production editor. |
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Rates |
$25-40, depending on the level of editing needed. Proofreading and mechanical editing are billed by the page, generally $3-5. |
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Contact Information
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Name |
Roberta Fountain |
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Phone |
413-534-4338 |
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Email: |
rfountain@greenoffice.info or
rfountain@thiswideworld.com
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Degrees, Experience and/or Subject/Disciplinary Area
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Education |
BFA; MS |
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Experience |
I've been editing a wide range of documents for over 5 years - from syllabi and cover letters to journal articles and books. My services have ranged from proofreading printers' galleys to developmental editing. Most of the work has been electronic, for some I've marked hard copy. I've worked on several projects for people who had English as a second language. |
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Areas of specific interest and expertise |
Education, computer science, social sciences, art history, liberal arts, architecture and design |
Editing Services
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Services offered
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Copyediting, proofreading, light and heavy editing, editing graphics and web pages |
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Process |
Initial consult by phone or email, whatever is convenient |
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Rates |
$35 per hour |
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Website |
http://greenoffice.info/GreenOfficeEditing.html |
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