Thomas W. Email & Phone Number

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Sydney, Australia

Sydney, Australia

Sydney, Australia

I am one of the founding editors of Fantastica, a start-up speculative fiction imprint. In 2014 we published an English translation of Livido by Francesco Verso and in 2016 we published Fire Boy by Sami Shah.

Sydney, Australia

• Coordinate a small team of editors to produce a weekly publication of flash fiction for the Seizure website.• Commission new and previous writers to submit their work, and decide on the best submissions.• Organise all edits through a Dropbox network and maintain strong file management.• Post edited pieces to the website with a Wordpress backend and maintain author details.• Publish content on social media, including Flashers as well as advertising upcoming projects for Seizure.

Sydney, Australia

• Collating, writing and submitting monthly submissions for each of our key accounts.• Processing key account group buy orders, updating range lists and enabling a smooth returns process.• Writing and uploading metadata for all major ebook retailers using Filezilla and iTunes Producer.• Organising a monthly sales meeting where the sales figures for last month are discussed. I collate appropriate material to be used to decide on PI numbers and to discuss upcoming sales… Show more • Collating, writing and submitting monthly submissions for each of our key accounts.• Processing key account group buy orders, updating range lists and enabling a smooth returns process.• Writing and uploading metadata for all major ebook retailers using Filezilla and iTunes Producer.• Organising a monthly sales meeting where the sales figures for last month are discussed. I collate appropriate material to be used to decide on PI numbers and to discuss upcoming sales approaches.• Run monthly sales reports for all key accounts. Show less

I read two short stories every two weeks, and must provide a paragraph of feedback to the writer in addition to approving, disapproving or giving a ‘maybe’ for each story. Each story is between 2000 and 8000 words, and I am looking for not only grammatical and structural consistency, but also stories that fit the theme and feel of Aurealis.

I read four short stories every month, and it is up to my digression to provide feedback, though I always do. Each story is between 1000 and 8000 words, and I am looking for not only grammatical and structural consistency, but also stories that fit the theme and feel of Overland.

Sydney Area, Australia

• Source articles from across the Fairfax suite and other websites that allow use of content under a Creative Commons agreement.• Edit articles for a Wordpress backend that is then converted for a social business listings application with paid advertising populating the same pages as the articles.• Promote content from the application across fifteen Facebook pages and Twitter accounts for regional and community publications.• Write five 300 word articles a day that relate to over… Show more • Source articles from across the Fairfax suite and other websites that allow use of content under a Creative Commons agreement.• Edit articles for a Wordpress backend that is then converted for a social business listings application with paid advertising populating the same pages as the articles.• Promote content from the application across fifteen Facebook pages and Twitter accounts for regional and community publications.• Write five 300 word articles a day that relate to over twenty lifestyle and general interest categories, which are tied to content relevant advertising.• Maintain a Facebook page for Locality, a social business listings application, organising the conversation calendar and creating campaigns to increase the follower base. Show less

Monash, Clayton

• Styled copyedited scholarly manuscripts in Microsoft Word using the in-house style template, to ensure there were no irregularities.• Used InDesign to style and proofread a number of published books.• Sent out review and contributor copies, as well as legal copies for the State Library of Victoria and the National Library of Australia. • Regularly updated the CMS (content management system) with new author details and made sure everything was current.• Helped at book… Show more • Styled copyedited scholarly manuscripts in Microsoft Word using the in-house style template, to ensure there were no irregularities.• Used InDesign to style and proofread a number of published books.• Sent out review and contributor copies, as well as legal copies for the State Library of Victoria and the National Library of Australia. • Regularly updated the CMS (content management system) with new author details and made sure everything was current.• Helped at book launches by setting up and manning the sales table, transporting equipment and talking to guests and customers. Show less

Monash Clayton

• Worked with the Editorial team to set the content and theme for a university magazine with a circulation of 3000, including discussing advertising for potential writers.• Worked in the Creative Writing section, approving and editing short stories and poetry for each edition.• Contributed at least two 800 word articles per issue (for eight issues), including media reviews and opinion pieces. Also wrote the regular ‘Literary Notes’, a news and advice column for writers. • Proofread… Show more • Worked with the Editorial team to set the content and theme for a university magazine with a circulation of 3000, including discussing advertising for potential writers.• Worked in the Creative Writing section, approving and editing short stories and poetry for each edition.• Contributed at least two 800 word articles per issue (for eight issues), including media reviews and opinion pieces. Also wrote the regular ‘Literary Notes’, a news and advice column for writers. • Proofread the paper immediately prior to sending to the printers. Show less

Melbourne, Australia

• Worked on the Energy and Environment Desk.• Provided article ideas at the daily editorial meetings based on the news that I had read throughout the week, and once a week collated the ‘news list’, all the pitched articles for the day, which was then provided to the managing editor.• If my pitch was accepted by the editor, I contacted, either by email or phone, university professors and researchers of my discretion to write articles. I then explained my idea (for example, the effect of… Show more • Worked on the Energy and Environment Desk.• Provided article ideas at the daily editorial meetings based on the news that I had read throughout the week, and once a week collated the ‘news list’, all the pitched articles for the day, which was then provided to the managing editor.• If my pitch was accepted by the editor, I contacted, either by email or phone, university professors and researchers of my discretion to write articles. I then explained my idea (for example, the effect of climate change on Australian snow fields, or rising water levels on sewerage) and the process by which they would have to submit the piece.• Copyedited submitted articles to assess for clarity and cohesiveness, relevance to the original pitch, and spelling, academic jargon, grammar and punctuation.• Sourced images through Flickr and AAP for use in articles, adhering to copyright and creative commons, and wrote headlines and captions for every edited article.• Implemented social media strategies for publicising articles appearing on the Conversation. Show less

Melbourne, Australia

• Worked with the Sales and Marketing division.• Updated the CMS, including contact details for subscribers and journalists, various mailing lists and other integral contacts in the publishing chain.• Collated the weekly media clippings, such a reviews and features.• Proofread marketing material including blurbs, bookmarks and media releases.• Attended book launches with the marketing coordinator.

• Researched gaming news, mostly sourced from exclusive media releases provided to Gameplanet.• Wrote a number of feature articles and reviews for a variety of games.• Offered my editing services and regularly reviewed articles written by others, providing both negative and positive feedback.

Wrote reviews for a various games, as well as articles and opinion pieces.Conferred with the editor on a regular basis.Gained knowledge of Photoshop and CMS while creating articles.

Master'S Degree, Publishing And Editing, High Distinction Gpa Of 86

The publishing industry is a significant employer of tertiary-educated and otherwise highly skilled staff in the long-established book.

Bachelor Of Arts; Bachelor Of Fine Arts, Creative And Professional Writing, Credit

A well-rounded degree where I studied many facets of writing.