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Website: ryandouglasswriter.com

Ryan Williams

Summary

Professional storyteller adept at creating voice-driven, high-concept stories. Skilled at collaboration and employing editorial feedback. Ambitious and self-motivated with an amicable and observant demeanor.

Skills

Knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, including Photoshop and Final Cut Pro

Copywriting and SEO optimization

Oral and written communication

Education

Bachelor of Arts: Hofstra University - 2016

-Major in Theatre

-Minor in Creative Writing

Performance credits in The Insanity of Mary Girard & A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant and a Prayer

Publications

Papa Pearlie, All These Sunken Souls: A Black Horror Anthology, Chicago Review Press, 2023

Knicknack, Night of the Living Queers, Wednesday Books, 2023

Runaway, Poemhood: Our Black Revival, HarperCollins, 2024

Bylines in: HuffPost, Atlanta Black Star, Everyday Feminism, LGBTQ Nation, Queerty, NCTE, for/by

Experience

HarperCollins / 2022-present

Young Adult Author

oDraft and revise novel The Great Disillusionment of Nick & Jay - a Great Gatsby re-telling that combines Prohibition, the Tulsa race massacre, and the Harlem Renaissance into a story of an orphaned boy who moves to Harlem an d finds himself caught in the biggest heist of the Roaring 20s.

oConduct historical research to obtain information on the time period, while creating story beats and character with respect to treatment provided by publisher.

oRespond to editorial feedback and meet all deadlines.

Understood for All / 2020-present

Freelance Writer / Contributor

oWrite personal essays on the experience of living with ADHD and learning and thinking differences. Mine personal experience to develop authentic and personal voice in essays about living with ADHD, dyslexia, and other mental disabilities.

oComplete writing assignments according to organization voice, and standards of clarity for target audience.

oConsult with editorial team on new ideas for written projects and on ways to improve readability.

oVerify stats, data, and statistics on neurodivergent experiences.

Penguin Random House / 2018-2021

Young Adult Author

oWrote and revised novel ‘The Taking of Jake Livingston’ under pen name Ryan Douglass – a YA horror about a teen medium who is haunted by the ghost of a school shooter and must develop his powers to defeat him.

oCreated character and story beats with respect to common tropes, while blending genres to put a coming-of-age spin on the horror formula.

oCreated book trailers and social media promo campaigns alongside PRH marketing team to promote work. Wrote essays and attended podcasts, panels, and other marketing events to promote the work.

Freelance Authenticity Reader / 2018-present

oDraft letters of manuscript revision to clients to help authors and editors restructure stories with higher regard for cultural authenticity, diversity, and inclusion.

oConsult with authors and their teams on ways to strengthen the work developmentally.

oPrevious clients include imprints of Penguin Random House, Macmillan, HarperCollins, and individual clients.

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