A. Check the LSW Web Site for a list of editors, (see below) or request a list from the Lake Superior Writers’ office (218-722-3094).
B. Contact the editor of your choice for an initial meeting.
C. Prepare, and bring to that initial meeting:
1. A completed manuscript ready for editing.
2. A clear statement about the kind of editorial help you desire.
Your editor will do an initial Read and Response of the entire manuscript. At that point, the editor will make recommendations about the extent and type of editing needed.
Together you and the editor will agree on goals, as well as the time, place, and frequency of meetings.
You will pay the editor directly $25/hour for time spent with you and with your writing.
Either of you may terminate this agreement at any time.
* This opportunity is open only to current members of Lake Superior Writers. 

Becoming an Editor

An Opportunity for Experienced Writers
Lake Superior Writers offers you a unique opportunity to earn money while helping other writers in your area(s) of expertise.

If you are an experienced writer and you are interested in becoming a LSW Editor, here’s what you do:
Submit a letter of intent, with a brief resume including publications and teaching/ interpersonal experience, along with a one time $10 fee.

Here’s what we do:
Post your name and information on our LSW Web Site, and on a list to be distributed to interested students.
Here’s how it works:
Students select and contact the editor of their choice.
Editor and student set up an initial meeting to discuss goals, and procedural questions such as time, place, and frequency of meetings.
At this meeting, the student will bring a bring to that initial meeting: a completed manuscript ready for editing and a clear statement about the kind of editorial help he or she desires.

Your editor will do an initial Read and Response of the entire manuscript. At that point, the editor will make recommendations about the extent and type of editing needed.

Students pay editors directly, $25/hour.
(Note: it will your responsibility to keep track of time spent on editing, and to be clear about payment due.) Either editor or student may terminate the agreement between them at any time.
*Editors must be current members of Lake Superior Writers

EDITORS 2007

The following people are editors in the Lake Superior Writers editing program.
For details on the program see above: Having an Editor | Becoming an Editor

Cal Benson
Fiction, Poetry, Memoir
General Editing/Shaping
An experienced and committed teacher, on his retirement Cal was honored with the Outstanding Editor Award from Phi Delta Kappa. In 2006, Cal published Peterpie Moon, a poetic memoir for his son, who had died the previous year.
218-724-2724; calbenmn@chartermi.net

Jeannie Eddy
Non-Fiction, Fiction, Mystery
General Editing/Shaping, Proofreading
Jeanie is an editor for the online flash fiction publication, Flash Me Magazine. She has had several short stories and poems published in various print and online publications, including Enigma, Long Story Short, The Dazzling Desert and Apollo’s Lyre. She belongs to several writers and online critique groups and has participated in many writers’ workshops and retreats.
320-242-3278; jmeddy@centurytel.net.

Mara Hart
Non-Fiction, Fiction, Poetry, Memoir
General Editing/Shaping, Copy-Editing
Mara has published memoirs in Dust & Fire, Lifeboat, Lovecraft Studies, Minnesota Literature, and Sing! Heavenly Muse, among other places, and has recently edited Lovecraft’s New York Circle: the Kalem Club, 1924-1927. She holds an M.F.A. in Memoir Writing. Mara has received both an Arrowhead Regional Arts Fellowship and a Travel Grant, and a Jerome Foundation Travel Grant. She is an experienced teacher.
218-728-1253; mhart2@d.umn.edu

Kathleen Hills
Non-Fiction, Fiction, Mystery, Memoir
General Editing/Shaping, Copy-Editing, Proofreading
Kathleen has published three mystery novels Past Imperfect, Hunter’s Dance, and Witch Cradle, and is working on a fourth. She has also published several short stories. Her books have been favorably reviewed in The New York Times, Chicago Tribune, and Boston Globe, among many other places. She has taught communication skills in the public schools and has done much editing and critique work, including editing book length fiction. She has also edited non-fiction, including scientific papers for non-native speakers. References available. kathleenhills@btinternet.com; kathleenhills@kathleenhills.com

Bonita Martin
Poetry; All Genres
General Editing/Shaping, Copy-Editing
Bonita currently provides contract analytical and writing support service through Superior Testing Laboratory. She has worked as a professional researcher, editor, and proofreader. She was lead editor, writer, and copy editor for Promethean, She is a member of the Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets. She prefers to work with electronic manuscripts.
218-393-1021; martinb@charter.net

Lindsy O'Brien
Non-fiction; All Genres
General Editing/Shaping, Copy-Editing
Lindsy owns and serves as editor-in-chief at her own Duluth-based publishing company, Red Step Press, which specializes in local non-fiction. Her press' first release, Overburden: Modern Life on the Iron Range by Aaron Brown, won the 2009 Northeastern Minnesota Book Award for creative non-fiction/memoir, and her own fiction, poetry and creative non-fiction have been published in several local and national publications. She is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Superior in English and Speech Communications.
218-391-6848; lindsyobrien@redsteppress.com

Justin Zachary Powers
Non-Fiction, Fiction, Mystery, Poetry, Memoir, Any Genre
Content Shaping, Copy-Editing
Justin has moderated workshops, writing seminars, and monthly critique groups. He has studied writing at UMD for seven years. His resume includes articles for various magazines and newspapers. Justin says: “From me writers will get unique perspectives, thoughtful challenges, and the inspiration to find their voice with great clarity and leave a lasting impression on their reader and work.”
218-723-1541; jpowers@d.umn.edu

Cheryl Reitan
Non-Fiction, Fiction, Mystery, Memoir
General Editing/Shaping, Copy-Editing, Proofreading
Cheryl is a writer and the editor of many university publications at UMD. Her fiction has been included in numerous literary journals, including Dust & Fire and The Roaring Muse. She has received residency awards at Hambidge Center for the Arts, Nantucket Island Center for the Arts, Norcroft, and others. She has also participated in a variety of writing workshops and readings.
218-728-3154; cherylreitan@cherylreitan.com; www.cherylreitan.com

Ellen Sandbeck
Non-Fiction, Fiction, Mystery, Memoir
Copy-Editing
Ellen has had three nonfiction books published, two by Random House (Broadway/Doubleday) and one by Scribner. She has edited novels for local authors. She is interested in copy editing, and says “I am extremely picky.” She is open to editing most genres except pornography and poetry.
218-721-4422’ delaterre@earthlink.net

Gail Trowbridge
Non-Fiction, Fiction, Mystery, Memoir
General Editing/Shaping, Copy-Editing, Proofreading
Gail has worked as a writer and editor for fifteen years, and has published stories in Sing! Heavenly Muse, Mpls/ St. Paul Magazine, and the WARM Journal, and has sold non-fiction articles to Lake Superior Magazine, The Duluthian, Your Life, The Duluth News Tribune and BusinessNorth. She has edited three books, including The Will and the Way, a 2004 Duluth history now in its second printing. Gail holds a B.A. in Journalism.
218-728-1354; gailwill@chartermi.net

Marie Zhuikov
Non-Fiction (especially environmental and health related writing), Fiction, Copy-Editing
Marie is currently employed as communications coordinator for UMD’s Minnesota Sea Grant Program. She has edited several award-winning nonfiction books and produced dozens of fact sheets, booklets, and brochures. Marie has a BA in science journalism and a Masters in health journalism. She has been writing and editing for twenty-five years. She is a member of the speculative fiction writers’ group through LSW and is a published poet. Her stories have appeared in Boundary Waters Journal, Lake Superior Magazine, as well as many regional newspapers, including the Duluth News Tribune. She also has experience producing videos, CDs, and web sites.
218-348-7133 (cell); mzhuikov@msn.com

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