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James Kwapisz
Generally I correct grammar and punctuation, and smooth out syntax. If requested, I can also provide suggestions pertaining to the content of the story/novel/poem/poetry manuscript/essay. I tend to work with prose and poetry most often, but am also capable of editing academic writing.
Objective:
My passion is writing; creative, professional, and technical. I endeavor to obtain an entry-level position as an editor/proofreader and apply my desire and respectable work ethic toward growing professionally in the field.
Education:
State University of New York at New Paltz
Bachelor of Arts Major: Creative Writing
Attained - May 2014
GPA: 3.74
Related Experience:
Editorial Assistant, McGraw-Hill Education, New York, NY--October-December 2014
• Proofread composition passages in, and bookmaps of, children's textbooks for grades 2 through 6
• Composed a vocabulary matrix for grades 1 through 6 on Excel
Editor, Mark Ratikan's Taurus: Son of the Sunken Realm--August-September 2014
• Proofread and edited the fantasy novel
• Provided suggestions concerning the plotline
Nate Jessup's The Spindle Tree--June 2014
• Composed a critical evaluation of the poetry manuscript
• Edited grammar and punctuation
Dr. Mojahid Mirza's Quagmire of Being--February-March 2014
• Reconfigured the logic of the rough Russian-to-English translation
• Edited grammar and punctuation
Editorial Assistant, Codhill Press, New Paltz, NY
December 2013-May 2014
• Codhill Press's 2014 Poetry Award:
o Read through 150 manuscripts of poetry
o Rated each manuscript from 1 to 4 (poor to strong)
o Determined a winner with Head Editor Pauline Uchmanowicz
o Arranged a mailing list of all submitters on Excel
o Edited and paginated poems of the winning manuscript
Computer Skills:
Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Windows OS, Facebook, Twitter, WordPress
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