Ellyn Sanna *** Noyes Road

Vestal, New York *****

Freelance Writer, Editor, and Proofreader 607-***-****

acehf7@r.postjobfree.com

EXPERIENCE

Freelance Editor & Proofreader 1988–present

Worked for individuals, publishers, and nonprofit organizations, providing a range of editorial services, including

concept development, copywriting, developmental editing, copyediting, proofreading, and indexing, for

educational children’s books, academic books, and adult and children’s fiction. Customers included:

–Haworth Publishers –Barbour Books –Greenwood Books

–Apple Academic Press –Bytheway Composition –Rutgers University Press

–Princeton University Press –Thomas Nelson Books –Chelsea House

–Rosen Books –Baker Books –Jason Aronson Publishing

–Mason Crest Publishing –Scholastic Books –Heartsong Books

Freelance Writer 1994–present

Wrote an average of 50 gift books and children’s and young adult’s educational books per year. Books covered a

wide range of content, from spirituality to science, health to psychology, inspirational to literature. Customers

included:

–Barbour Books –Chelsea House

–Rosen Books –Mason Crest Publishing

–Greenwood Books –Twentieth Century Publishing

Harding House Publishing Service Vestal, New York

Executive Editor 2002–2007, 2009–2013

–Managed and oversaw all aspects of a publishing services provider.

–Directed and worked within an editorial team to provide a range of editorial services, including

developmental editing, copyediting, proofreading, and indexing, to both publishers and individuals.

–Supervised art director, layout, and design staff in the production of heavily illustrated books.

–Communicated with executive-level personnel within customers’ organizations.

–Oversaw the creation of new product lines and services.

AlphaHouse Publishing Mistwell, Ontario

Executive Editor 2007–2008

Oversaw all phases of the production of educational books for ethnically diverse students, from concept

development through the editorial and design stages.

Harpursville Central School Harpursville, New York

Special Education Teacher 1982–1988

Taught all subject areas (English, Math, Science, and Social Studies) to a self-contained class of middle school

students with learning disabilities.

EDUCATION

State University of New York Geneseo, New York

Master’s of Science in Education 1983, K–12 certified

Houghton College Houghton, New York

Bachelor of Arts, Writing & Psychology 1979, magna cum laude

REFERENCES

William Palmer, Harding House Publishing Service, 607-***-****

Ashish Kumar, Apple Academic Press, 289-***-****

Michelle Luke, Mason Crest Publishing, 812-***-****

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