Laura Didyk Email & Phone Number

Carmel Valley, Ca, Us

As a freelance editor with Princeton Architectural Press (PAP), a division of Chronicle Books and a leading publisher of books on architecture, design, and visual culture, I • have served as production-editor for several books, ushering copy from manuscript to bound book• copyedit and proofread children’s books, graphic memoirs, how-tos, and books on design, art history, landscape design, architecture, green building, and more • act as consultant for problem solving style issues across a spectrum of books and ancillary products• develop and amend style guides unique to each title and advise on global edits To date, I’ve worked on more than 60 books in PAPs impressive and growing catalog. SELECTED TITLES • Sheepology: The Ultimate Encyclopedia, by Sylvia Adrian Notini• The Little Gardener, by Julie Cerny• This Country: Searching for Home…, by Navied Mahdavian• Sketch & Finish, by Milton Glaser• Ground Studio Landscapes, by Bernard Trainor• Big Data Big Design, by Helen Armstrong • The Feminist Bird Club’s Birding for a Better World, by Molly Adams & Sydney Anderson • Prop Man: From John Wick to Silver Linings Playbook…, by Steven Heller• The Novogratz Chronicles, by Robert & Cortney Novogratz

The following are select books I’ve worked on over the years as a freelancer for Storey Publishing—a unique imprint of the Hachette Book Group under Workman. They publish practical books that “empower and inspire people to grow, build, make, create, and engage in hands-on living.” SELECT TITLES• The Universe in Verse: 15 Portals to Wonder…, by Maria Popova (forthcoming)• Sweet Remedies: Healing Herbal Honeys, by Dawn Combs• The Big Book of Kombucha, by Hannah Crum and Alex LaGory• Leaning Toward Light: Poems for Gardens.., by Tess Taylor and Aimee Nezhukumatathil• Journal Sparks: Fire Up Your Creativity, by Emily Neuburger • Farm Dogs: 93 Guardians, Herders, Terriers…, by Janet Vorwald Dohner

Irvington, New York, United States

As senior copy editor and copywriter at Women Together—an initiative of the Eileen Fisher Foundation, offering programs, workshops, and events for women across a range of backgrounds and life stages—my role has been to • promote in-person and online events featuring renowned thinkers and leaders, such as Gloria Steinem, Elizabeth Gilbert, Eileen Fisher, Tara Brach, Gabby Bernstein, Reshma Saujani, and Byron Katie among many others• serve as a member of the core pandemic-time team as the organization transitioned from in-person on-site events to weekly on-line “CONNECT” sessions via Zoom• collaborate with designer, project manager, and director on marketing campaigns play an integral copyediting role in organizational rebranding• create and edit copy for all related marketing announcements and promotions, including emails, postcards, landing pages, and more

Great Barrington, Ma

During my tenure as production manager for Orion Magazine, an ad-free nonprofit quarterly focused on the intersection of nature, culture, and place with environmental and social issues, I… • managed editorial content, design files, and copy process for nine issues of the magazine • launched a new online production system to manage a robust remote staff and an in-house staff working from two different offices, while also streamlining the copy-approval process • hired and managed freelance copy editors and proofreaders, reviewing and resolving their edits, queries, and corrections• collaborated with feature editors, column editors, and editor in chief to finalize copy • copyedited front and back matter, image captions and credits, and prepped files for e-book editions, online archives, and libraries

Stockbridge, Massachusetts, United States

As managing editor of this award-winning quarterly magazine (formerly What Is Enlightenment? magazine) with a circulation of 75k+, I…• managed production of six issues• launched the magazine’s first online production calendar/system to align the domestic and international teams• oversaw the copy-flow process—including translations for foreign editions—across all publications and media • worked with in-house editors, marketing leaders, and the design team to ensure brand alignment across departments• served as lead copy editor for feature articles and columns

Lenox, Massachusetts, United States

As an editorial leader in the marketing department of the front-running organization in yoga- and mindfulness-based education, I… • played an integral role in the production of a quarterly 100-page catalog as a copywriter, copy editor, and proofreader• acquired, wrote, and edited feature articles and interviews for marketing and development publications • wrote a monthly online column, “Off the Mat,” that broke records for click-throughs and reader engagement • collaborated with programming to brand and draft copy for special, multi-presenter events and conferences

Saugerties, New York, United States

Rhinebeck, New York, United States

Mfa, Creative Writing

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Creative Writing