Brad Sands Email & Phone Number

Boston, MA

I edit books to correct errors and improve readability, content, and clarity. I also give authors feedback concerning ways they can improve their books.

Portland, Oregon Area

I edited the New Bizarro Author Series and the main line of books. My duties included reviewing book submissions, developing book concepts with authors, copy editing, content editing, proofreading, and book promotion, including developing promotional campaigns with authors.

I taught two workshops with author, Garrett Cook, who is also the workshop's coordinator. Author, Jordan Krall, joined us as an instructor for the second workshop.For this workshop, I developed weekly creative writing exercises and facilitated online discussion regarding the students’ completed assignments. I also provided students with feedback regarding.

I edited and published ten issues of this bi-annual literary journal. My duties included reviewing submissions, line editing, doing the layout on InDesign and cover design on Photoshop, promotion, supervising staff, and all other aspects of publishing.

Brooklyn, NY

I taught a seminar called An Introduction to Bizarro Fiction, Reading it, Understanding it, Writing it.

Boulder, Colorado

While attending Naropa University as an MFA student, I worked for the school's literary journal. My duties included reviewing and soliciting fiction submissions, line editing, proofreading, transcribing audio lectures for publication, and participating in staff meetings.

Boulder, Colorado

I served as an editor for the summer writing program's magazine. My primary job was to do the magazine's layout in InDesign. I had a very small amount of time and there were around 100 contributors.

During the four weeks of the summer writing program, I taught a weekly class for BA students. It involved reading and writing absurdist literature, as well as going over the basics of publishing. I also graded and critiqued their final portfolios for the summer.

King Of Prussia, Pennsylvania

My duties included reviewing and critiquing story submissions, along with proofing final copy.

Master Of Fine Arts (Mfa), Writing And Poetics (Prose Concentration), 3.8 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Bombay Gin Literary Magazine

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), English