Project Company
Resume:
Linda M. Washington
Carol Stream, IL 60188
**********@*******.***
Employment
Senior Project Writer Livingstone Corporation (book packager)
*** **** *lace . Carol Stream, IL 60188 630-***-****
Employment Dates: September 2006-present
Duties include editing/writing/conceptualizing materials produced by the
company; working with freelance writers and editors as well as clients of
the company
Writer/Editor Ligature Creative Studios (book packager)
165 N. Canal Street . Chicago, IL 60606 312-***-****
Employment Dates: May 3, 1993-December 10, 1993;
January-March 1994; July, 1994-November 20, 1995
Duties included planning textbook themes and lessons; writing text; working
with a research teach for topical materials; editing text for the following
projects:
> Houghton Mifflin math program, student/teacher editions for grades 3-4
> Silver Burdett Ginn Multisource language arts program for grades 6-8
> Silver Burdett Ginn Literature Works, reading program for grade 5
> Glencoe Writer's Choice series for grades 10-12
> McDougal Littell Literature series for grade 8
> Houghton Mifflin Math Program-student/teacher editions for grades 3
and 4
Education
Master of Fine Arts, Writing for Children and Youth-July 2012
Vermont College of Fine Arts, Montpelier, VT
Working toward the degree
Bachelor of Arts, English-June 1981
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
Freelance History (1996-present)
Books (authored/co-authored)
St. Martin's Press (New York, NY)
> Inside the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe: Myths, Mysteries, and
Magic from the Chronicles of Narnia (co-authored with Jim Bell and
Carrie Pyykkonen-November 2005)
> Secrets of The Wee Free Men and the Discworld: The Myths and Legends
of Terry Pratchett's Multiverse (co-authored with Carrie Pyykkonen-
April 2008)
Tyndale House Publishers (Carol Stream, IL)
> Just Plain Mel; It's Me, Leslie, books 1 and 2 of the
fiction/devotional series Piece of My Mind (June 2002)
> Mel and Les, More or Less; Totally Teresa T-Rex, books 3 and 4 of the
devotional/devotional series A Piece of My Mind (October 2002)
> The Young Believers Bible (wrote the study notes and inserts with Gary
and Carol Wilde, fall 2003)
> Heaven for Kids (co-authored with Randy Alcorn; October 2006)
> The Soul of Lewis (co-authored with Jerry Root and Wayne Martindale;
August 1, 2010)
Bethany House Publishers (Minneapolis, MN)
> Everything the Bible Says about Heaven (August 2011)
Rigby Education (Austin, TX)
> Rigby ESL Guided Reading Books: Jamall's City Garden (2000); But I
Want It! (2003); All Kinds of Babies (2003); Rosa's Rebozo (Grade
3, Level N, Fiction 1; 2003); A Change in Plans (Grade 4, Level M,
Fiction 2; 2003); Trouble on the Trail (Grade 4, Level P, Fiction
2; 2003)
> Harcourt Achieve ESL Guided Reading Books: Who Will Win? (Summer
2006), With Help from Abuelo (Summer 2006), Marty Solves a Mystery
(Summer 2006)
Livingstone, Inc. (Carol Stream, IL)
> Ready for Life (wrote several stories for a devotional for youth; July
1998 [Tyndale])
> Voices of Faith Devotional Bible for Women (wrote cultural notes and
articles; July 1998 [World Publishing])
> Clues for the Clueless book series (series co-authored with others;
winter 1999/fall 1999/fall 2000 [Barbour Books]; books contributed to
include Dating Clues for the Clueless; College Clues for the Clueless,
Hospitality Clues for the Clueless, Retirement Clues for the Clueless,
Work Clues for the Clueless, and Money Clues for the Clueless)
> Kid's Bible.com (wrote Faithlinks notes; 2001 [Thomas Nelson])
> The Jesus Bible (wrote stories; fall 2002 [Tyndale])
> Finding the Jesus Experience (devotional companion of The Jesus Bible;
fall 2002 [Standard])
> Images (wrote stories and notes for this study Bible for teens; fall
2003 [Zondervan])
> Puzzlements and Predicaments (book of the strange and the amazing
stories in the Bible; Howard, August 2008)
> Amazing Factbook for Kids (October 2008 [Time Inc. Home Entertainment]-
I edited and wrote articles for this product.)
Freelance History (continued)
Livingstone, Inc. (continued)
> Discussion Guide for The Velveteen Rabbit (October 2008-a study guide
for the upcoming feature-length film The Velveteen Rabbit produced for
the marketing company Family 1)
> The Memory Quilt Christmas novella (ghostwriting for T. D. Jakes-
November 3, 2009)
> The Ultimate Bible Sticker Book (conceptualized and wrote the text; DK
Publishing-November 2010)
Rainbow Publishers (San Diego, CA)
> God and Me (devotional book for girls 10-12; book 1 July 1998; book 2,
April 2004; series written with Jeanette Dall)
> Gotta Have God (devotional book for boys 10-12; August 1999)
Publications International (Lincolnwood, IL)
> 4000 Bible Questions (Bible questions and puzzles-co-authored with
others; I wrote 1,540 questions and several puzzles; published in
October 1999)
Books (edited)
Livingstone
> The Women of Color Study Bible (December 1999 [Nia
Publishing/Riverside Publishing])
> The Extreme Teen Bible (1999 [Thomas Nelson])
Tyndale House Publishers (Carol Stream, IL)
> The Curse and The Scream by Bill Myers/James Riordan (Forbidden Doors
series books 7 and 9-a fiction series for 8-12 year olds; 2002)
> Student Life Application Bible (revision editor; 2005)
> The Shadow at Evening, The Power of the Night, and The Dark
Foundations by Chris Walley (science fiction series, September 2004,
2006)
> The One Year Sacred Obsession Devotional by Becky Tirabassi (March
2007)
Crossway Books (Wheaton, IL)
> For the Love of God by D. A. Carson (1998)
> All Creation Sings: A Season of Grace; All Creation Sings: A Season of
Stillness; All Creation Sings: A Season of Gladness; All Creation
Sings: A Season of Rejoicing by Elizabeth M. Hoekstra (2000)
Bethany House Publishers (Minneapolis, MN)
> Ain't No Mountain by Sharon Elwell Foster (April 2004)
References
> Linda Taylor, editorial director, Livingstone, Inc. 630-***-****);
Becky Brandvik, Tyndale House 630-***-****)
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