Michael Trudeau Email & Phone Number

Cary, NC, US

Durham, North Carolina, United States

Cary, North Carolina

• I have been freelancing since 2009 with publishing houses, individual authors, and other organizations in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. I handle substantive editing, copyediting, proofreading, and.
• Manage all editorial aspects of projects (often called "project editing" and "production editing").
• Content edit, copyedit, proofread, and project edit print and online materials, especially fiction and nonfiction trade books, as well as textbooks, periodicals, web copy, and more.
• Manage production, including guiding authors through the production process.
• Fact-check content.
• Write and edit marketing, promotional, and book cover copy.

Seattle, Washington, United States

I was the copy chief and a senior production editor at Girl Friday Productions, a publishing-services firm offering editing, production, and design to major publishing houses and individual self-publishing authors. Aside from copyediting, proofreading, and managing production of book-length manuscripts, I also managed and curated a freelance roster of over.

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Read fiction manuscripts submitted to the "Harvard Review" for publication consideration in magazine. Wrote manuscript reviews / critiqued and rated manuscripts.

Boston, Massachusetts

Copyedited and proofread textbooks on consumer law. Employed "Chicago" and "Bluebook" styles.

Boston, Massachusetts

• Tutor responsible for aiding undergraduate and graduate students with drafting academic papers.
• Edited and proofread manuscripts for content, grammar, style, and fulfillment of assignment.
• Tutored ESL students on English usage and tutored learning disabled students on communication issues.
• Taught AP style to Journalism Department students.

Boston, Massachusetts

Proofread wide range of college textbooks—history, humanities, math, and sciences—for Pearson Custom Publishing. Employed "Chicago" style. Proofread cover jackets and promotional material.

Boston, Massachusetts

Copyedited, proofread, and formatted textbooks on Massachusetts law. Employed "Chicago" and "Bluebook" styles.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Copyedited and proofread six weekly newspapers in the Twin Cities north metro area—combined circulation of 67,000. Employed AP style. Wrote editorial for publication. Wrote news briefs and headlines for publication.

Minneapolis, Minnesota

• Acquired nonfiction submissions to literary magazine. Copyedited magazine and trade poetry book.
• Copyedited and substantially edited "Spout Magazine" issues 28, 29, 30, and "Lush," a book of poetry.
• Wrote copy for "Lush" and magazine issues.
• Wrote and edited press releases for literary events; submitted releases to news sources.
• Read manuscripts submitted for publication consideration and wrote manuscript reviews.

Mfa, Creative Writing

Ba, English, Literature

Activities and Societies: Men's Club Soccer (2000–2004)