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New York, Ny, Us

New York, New York, United States

Assistant Editor at Dutton, acquiring both fiction and nonfiction.

New York, New York, United States

Editorial Assistant to Stephen Morrow and Brent Howard at the Dutton imprint of Penguin Random House.

Remote

Taught creative writing, essay writing, and close reading lessons for 1st through 12th grade Chinese students; provided one-on-one reading and writing tutoring; organized program's webinar series on writing.

Remote

Hired by an NYU professor to edit an economics book; provided detailed line-by line feedback and edit letters on structure, content, tone, and style; helped create a proposal; and provided guidance on submitting to literary agents and independent publishers. Author successfully signed with an agency.

New York, New York, United States

Edited manuscripts and proposals by current clients, providing both overall and line-by-line feedback; wrote reader's reports; reviewed queries to the agency; created submission lists; found potential new clients; vetted contracts; edited collaboration agreements; and assisted with administrative work.

Greater New York City Area

Interned at the agency June 2019-August 2019, and again April 2020-May 2020. Read and evaluate both unsolicited and solicited queries; wrote 16 reader’s reports, as well as an edit letter and pass letters; pitched book concepts in weekly pitch meetings and wrote five reach-out letters, with one pitch successfully signed; researched current and potential future clients and assisted in administrative work.

Brown University

Founding member of the editorial page board; pitch editorial article ideas in weekly meeting and produce one to two editorials per week; write articles and edit others’ articles to ensure coherence, clarity, and stylistic consistency

Brown University

Copy edit using AP style once a week at the office on a variety of topics and articles

Greater New York City Area

Worked directly with editor Katie Raissian on literary fiction and nonfiction as the house’s sole editorial intern; wrote 14 full reader’s reports, as well as pass letters, long summaries, and catalogue copy; became familiar with Grove’s list and evaluated whether books would fit with the list; assisted with mailings

New York, New York

Edited manuscripts and provided feedback to authors; wrote reader's reports and pitches; selected unsolicited manuscripts for further consideration; researched using Publishers Marketplace; attended meetings between literary agents, editors, and authors

Union, New Jersey

Taught gymnastics classes to children aged five to seven and led gymnastics birthday parties

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Literary Arts (With Honors), Education Studies (History/Policy Track)

Activities and Societies: Bonner Fellow, Editor of Editorial Page Board and Copy Editor for The Brown Daily Herald, Vice President.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Editor-in-Chief of Literary Magazine (Word), Editor of Key Club, Committee Head of Read and Lead Program.