Writer-Editor

GREGG SANDAHL

318-***-**** *****.*******@*****.*** 831 Mobile Ct. Shreveport, LA 71115

EDUCATION

University of Louisiana at Monroe, MA, English/Creative Writing, Aug. 2021-May 2023

Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., Continuing Studies/English, Sept. 2006-May 2007

University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Ala., BA, English/Creative Writing, Aug. 1988-Dec. 1992

RECENT EXPERIENCE

Substitute Teacher, K-12/SPED, Caddo Parish School District, Shreveport, La., Aug. 2023- (35-40 hrs.)

Graduate-Student Teacher, University of Louisiana at Monroe, Aug. 2021-May 2023 (20 hrs.)

• Taught two Freshman English composition courses while taking nine hours of course work.

• Tutored students; navigated through Moodle, a digital database containing syllabus, forums.

• Passed with distinction, maintained an A-average; served as copy editor for Conradiana.

• Published 99-page thesis/dissertation of creative writing, The Piercing Chord, May 2023.

Head Cashier/Bookseller, Barnes & Noble, Dallas & Shreveport, Nov. 2013-Feb. 2018 (40 hrs.)

One of the world’s largest bookstores with an online presence and 600 physical locations in the USA.

• Accounted for daily deposits, cash in tills, opened registers, trained seasonal booksellers.

• Sold over 300 memberships, worked info kiosk, managed the newsstand, backup receiving clerk.

PUBLISHING EXPERIENCE

Associate Editor, Focus SB/The Inquisitor, Bossier City, La., June 2022-August 2022 (30 hrs.)

Weekly newspaper focusing on local news and events in the Shreveport/Bossier City area.

• Designed layout for Focus SB, wrote headlines, captions, and copyedited articles, features.

• Utilized InDesign/Photoshop skills; frequently posted articles on Facebook and Mailchimp.

Guest Reader (Volunteer), Carve Magazine, Dallas, Texas, March 2014-January 2016 (20 hrs.)

Named after Raymond Carver, publishes honest fiction in four online and print issues per year.

• Evaluated 10-15 short stories per week for publication in submission-based literary magazine.

• Wrote responses to stories during selection process for contest judged by Andre Dubus III.

Production Editor, Amer. Public Power Assoc., Washington, D.C., March 2006-Feb. 2007 (40 hrs.)

Since 1940, the association has advanced public policy interests of its members and their consumers.

• Assisted with copyedit, layout, and graphic design of Public Power Weekly, wrote People column.

• Wrote Energy & Efficiency column for Public Power magazine, managed website & daily newsletter.

• Contributing editor for Public Power magazine, revised five to six of its bimonthly feature stories.

• Designed and edited two quarterly newsletters—DEED Digest, The Quarterly Communicator.

• Classified ad manager; copyedited and placed ads, billed accounts, increased revenue substantially.

Editor/Profile Mgr., Towery Publishing, Memphis, Tenn., September 2001-August 2002 (40 hrs.) The Urban Tapestry Series featured coffee-table books of N. American cities with a celebrity essay.

• Rewrote and copyedited profile pages for books in production, line-edited several celebrity essays.

• Liaison between writers and clients to preserve integrity of profiles, each book’s five-year shelf life.

• Recommended photographs to designers and assisted with the layout of tapestry profile pages.

Copy Assistant, Southern Progress Corp./Time Inc., Birmingham, Ala., Feb. 1994-July 1995 (40 hrs.) Cooking Light, an epicurean monthly with two million in circulation, merged with Eating Well in 2018.

• Copyedited and proofread recipes, text pieces, columns, and feature stories prior to publication.

• Wrote captions, headlines; verified accuracy of feature stories, Fitness & Food for Thought sections.

• Published a seven-page feature on five chefs in Vail, Colorado, Culinary Heights, December 1995.

COMPUTER, REFERENCE, RESEARCH, AND SOCIAL MEDIA SKILLS Adobe CS5 (InDesign/Photoshop), MS Office Suite 365, Mac, AP Style, Chicago Manual of Style 17, PowerPoint, Google Scholar, JSTOR, WordPress, Facebook, X, Instagram, Mailchimp, ChatGPT

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