Michael Melgaard Email & Phone Number

Toronto, ON, CA

Guelph, Ontario, Canada

-Author of the novel Not That Kind of Place (House of Anansi, 2023) and the short story collection Pallbearing (House of Anansi 2020)-Short Fiction published in Joyland, National Post, and Best Canadian Stories 2020.-Non-fiction published in LitHub, Canadian Notes & Queries, and elsewhere.-Former regular contributor to the National Post books section.

As a freelance editor, I’m currently offering substantive editing, copy editing, and proofreading services. as well as proposal development for non-fiction books. For a more information on services offered, visit: michael-melgaard.squarespace.com/editorial-services/.Past clients include Penguin Random House, where I worked on licensed books for the NHL.

Toronto, Canada

In my position at Dundurn, I served as lead editor and project manager of over twelve titles a year, generally working on four to six titles at any given time. I handled the projects from negotiating the book’s contract through to publication. During the process, I substantively edited and copyedited books, contracted and liaise with freelancers and.

Toronto

After a three month internship at McClelland & Stewart (M&S) I was promoted to Publishing Assistant. In this role I served as the in-house editor on titles for the Fenn imprint. In addition, I provided proofreading, copyediting, and manuscript review support on other M&S fiction and non-fiction books. In November 2011 I began full-time work as an Editorial.

Toronto

Master Of Fine Arts - Mfa, Creative Writing

Technical Communication

The Technical communication certificate built on my editorial and writing skills, and also included courses in content management, project.

Publishing