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Getting from Graduation to the Editor’s Desk
by, Jill Swenson
June 6, 2017

Learning how to become an editor doesn’t happen overnight. Editing isn’t a college major. Some English degree programs offer a specialization in editing and publishing, most do not. There are a handful of certificate programs in professional and graduate degree programs, but the art of editing goes far beyond knowing grammar and the basics of copyediting. A full-time job as an editor isn’t an entry-level… [Read More]

Filed Under: Alanna Reiser, Ava Russell, Bethany Dixon, Danielle Sherwood, editing, internship, Samantha Kolb, Skye Iwanski, Trace Sonnleitner
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4 Things to Know About Publishing (From an Intern’s POV) – Samantha Kolb
by, Jill Swenson
August 18, 2015

This summer Samantha Kolb completed an internship with Swenson Book Development LLC. Here she shares some of what she learned in the last 10 weeks. As an English major, I have learned to endure perplexed looks when family and friends ask what my major is. I have also learned to gracefully answer no to the follow-up question; “Oh, are you going to be an English… [Read More]

Filed Under: career, English major, Samantha Kolb, summer intern, teaching
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