Marcy Smith Email & Phone Number

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Fort Collins, Colorado And The Triangle, North Carolina

Editor 2008-2016. Working remotely from North Carolina, I was responsible annually for four issues of Interweave Crochet, four issues of Love of Crochet, (each 84 pages long and about 83K circulation) and one to three special issues (124 pages). Duties for each issue include crafting the call for submission, selecting projects, matching yarn to projects, soliciting editorial, managing editorial editing, organizing and directing photo shoot, managing production and budget, corresponding with… Show more Editor 2008-2016. Working remotely from North Carolina, I was responsible annually for four issues of Interweave Crochet, four issues of Love of Crochet, (each 84 pages long and about 83K circulation) and one to three special issues (124 pages). Duties for each issue include crafting the call for submission, selecting projects, matching yarn to projects, soliciting editorial, managing editorial editing, organizing and directing photo shoot, managing production and budget, corresponding with designers and advertising representatives. Throughout production, I engage in diverse problem-solving to ensure that products are completed on time and on, or under, budget. Show less

Literary Editor May 2007-2008. Oversaw content of books pages, selecting books to be reviewed, assigning and editing reviews and assisting in layout. Also, from 2000-2008, solicited and edited original, regionally written poetry and fiction for Sunday Reader feature.Crafts columnist 2004-2008 Wrote a bimonthly column on crafts, focusing on local events and craftspeople. Wrote a crafts blog. Reported and created a multimedia series following fiber from the sheep through knitting… Show more Literary Editor May 2007-2008. Oversaw content of books pages, selecting books to be reviewed, assigning and editing reviews and assisting in layout. Also, from 2000-2008, solicited and edited original, regionally written poetry and fiction for Sunday Reader feature.Crafts columnist 2004-2008 Wrote a bimonthly column on crafts, focusing on local events and craftspeople. Wrote a crafts blog. Reported and created a multimedia series following fiber from the sheep through knitting, spinning and weaving, including processing a pound of wool.Copy Editor 1998-2008. Edited feature copy, including Home & Garden, Travel, Food and Life sections. Assisted in layout of all sections. Show less

Phd, Literature, Rhetoric

Ma, Literature

Ba, English, Education