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So You Want to Be an Independent Editor
Saturday, March 26, 2022
10:35 am to 11:50 am
Many writers of fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry offer freelance editorial services as a sideline, but few are able to generate a steady income as independent editors. If you’ve ever dreamed of self-employment as an editor, part-time or full-time, this panel is for you. You’ll meet four experienced author-editors who will share their personal stories, discuss best practices, and offer advice on everything from finding new clients to setting your rates.
Participants
Will Allison is an independent editor, a teacher, and contributing editor at One Story, and the author of two novels. He served as executive editor of STORY and editor-at-large of Zoetrope: All-Story. He has taught at Columbia University, Ohio State University, Butler University, and elsewhere.
Maya Shanbhag Lang is the author of What We Carry and The Sixteenth of June. Her work has been featured in the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, and Times of India. She holds a PhD in comparative literature.
Pamela Erens is the author of Middlemarch and the Imperfect Life (2022) and the novel Matasha (2021). Her previous novels were Eleven Hours, The Virgins, and The Understory, a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. She writes frequently on books, feminism, and sexuality.
Erika Krouse is the author of Contenders and Come Up and See Me Sometime, with two new books coming out soon: Tell Me Everything: The Story of a Private Investigation, and Save Me: Stories. Her fiction has appeared in the New Yorker, the Atlantic, Ploughshares, and One Story.
