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Kathy Glass

 

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PO Box 1321
Redway, CA 95560
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T: 707-923-4054

 

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Kathy Glass

Description

Have a manuscript that needs professional polish? I can help. I am a free-lance editor with years of experience with a California publisher of alternative books, and a passionate interest in environmental issues.

Here I am, hard at work with my trusty typewriter.

Profile and Credentials

M.A., English, University of California-Berkeley, 1986
Bachelor of Journalism, University of Missouri-Columbia, 1982
(Full resume available at link above.)

Philosophy and Comments

I am known for my meticulous editing, insightful suggestions, diplomatic feedback, and warm encouragement. My personal passion is helping to protect the environment. I work from home in my own environmentally-friendly, off-the-grid homestead (built from scratch).

Work Hours and Fee Schedule

Please contact me to discuss your needs, and I will be happy to prepare a proposal.

Recent Work

* Senior Editor, North Atlantic Books, Berkeley, California, 1989–present
Copyediting, proofreading, and substantive editing of book manuscripts for this independent press, as well as development of book ideas and ghost-writing. Though I am self-employed, this has long been a main source of work and professional stimulation for me. Contact: Richard Grossinger.

* Freelance Writer & Editor, San Francisco Bay Area and Northern California, 1982–present
Specializing in travel and environmental reporting, but versatile! The following partial list includes publishers for which I have edited books; magazines/newspapers in which I published articles; and organizations for which I wrote literature and edited publications.

North Atlantic Books and Frog, Ltd., Chronicle Books, The Crossing Press, Rodmell Press, Benjamin-Cummings Publishing Company, Bookpeople (distributor), Macworld magazine, Whole Earth Review, Sierra, Earthwatch, Yoga Journal, Great Expeditions, TravelAge West, CitySports, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (Oceanus magazine), Organization of American States (Americas magazine), Friends of the River, Japan Environmental Exchange, Earth Island Journal, the American Back Society, The New York Times, Los Angeles Herald-Examiner, Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel, Anchorage Daily News (Travel sections)

Environmental Work

* Writer & Editor for local nonprofit groups in Humboldt County, California, 1990–present

Trees Foundation, Redway, California, 1994–1998; Ancient Forest International, Redway, 1990–1994;
Friends of the Eel River, Garberville, California, 1997– present; Mateel Community Center (Board of Directors); EPIC; Earth First!, Institute for Sustainable Forestry, Environmental Rights Foundation, Center for Biological Diversity

Since about 1994, I have focused my journalism skills on the preservation and restoration of forest ecosystems and other environmental issues. (The book editing pays the bills.)

Earlier Professional Work

* Technical Editor, Kyoto, Japan, 1987–1988
Editing of previously translated engineering documents, medical research papers, and other technical materials. Also tutored English conversation.

* Assistant to the Editor of Science magazine, 1985–1987
University of California-Berkeley Department of Biochemistry
Carried out editorial and secretarial duties for Prof. Daniel Koshland, then editor of the weekly newsmagazine published by the AAAS.

* Research Assistant, Department of South and Southeast Asian Studies
University of California-Berkeley, 1984–1986
Part of a project to translate and publish the ancient Sanskrit epic, The Ramayana. Typesetting, English editing, and proofreading of galleys.

* Royal Viking Line, San Francisco, 1983–1984
Public relations assistant working in SF office, and later, shipboard editor on board the Royal Viking Star, responsible for all writing and production of a daily newspaper printed on board for cruise passengers.

* Newspaper Reporter and Copyeditor, Columbia Missourian, 1980–1982

Travel Experience

Japan, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, India, Nepal, Thailand, South Pacific, New Zealand, Tasmania and a few other parts of Australia, southern Africa (Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa), Mexico, Guatemala, many Caribbean islands including Cuba, Alaska, Hawaii, western U.S., Chile, Argentina. Every US state but three!

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