Editorial Freelancers Association
Member Profile
David Iscoe
David Iscoe is a versatile writer and ghostwriter with experience in fiction, nonfiction, comedy, and journalism. He is available for projects large and small, for ghostwriting, co-writing, joke writing, and punch-up work. He specializes in friendly prose that makes heady concepts easy to understood. But he can adapt to other voices at will.
Experience follows.
NON-FICTION: Worked with NYT bestselling authors on business books grounded in behavioral science. A quick learner, able to grasp concepts in a variety of fields and strategize with authors to make their insights narratively compelling.
COMEDY: Wrote and edited for years at The Onion, serving as senior writer in the video department, head writer and director of the GOOMF web-series, and a TV staff writer on The Onion SportsDome (Comedy Central). Also trained and experienced in sketch, stand-up, and improv comedy, and has coached students and taught classes in multiple fields.
COPYWRITING: Worked at Genius developing “Fact Tracks” for a collaborative project with Spotify, and at Penguin Random House writing book descriptions and author profiles. Wrote the syllabus and curriculum for the “New London Then & Now” class at Mitchell College, where he teaches writing. As a high-school educator, wrote curricula and lesson plans for courses on academic development, test prep, and computer programming.
JOURNALISM: Reported on local stories for Current Newspapers, a neighborhood weekly in Washington, D.C.
EDUCATION: BA American History, Columbia University 2009; MFA Creative Writing (Fiction), Bennington College 2022.
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Years in the field: 14
Years freelancing: 14
David Iscoe
David Iscoe is a versatile writer and ghostwriter with experience in fiction, nonfiction, comedy, and journalism. He is available for projects large and small, for ghostwriting, co-writing, joke writing, and punch-up work. He specializes in friendly prose that makes heady concepts easy to understood. But he can adapt to other voices at will.
Experience follows.
NON-FICTION: Worked with NYT bestselling authors on business books grounded in behavioral science. A quick learner, able to grasp concepts in a variety of fields and strategize with authors to make their insights narratively compelling.
COMEDY: Wrote and edited for years at The Onion, serving as senior writer in the video department, head writer and director of the GOOMF web-series, and a TV staff writer on The Onion SportsDome (Comedy Central). Also trained and experienced in sketch, stand-up, and improv comedy, and has coached students and taught classes in multiple fields.
COPYWRITING: Worked at Genius developing “Fact Tracks” for a collaborative project with Spotify, and at Penguin Random House writing book descriptions and author profiles. Wrote the syllabus and curriculum for the “New London Then & Now” class at Mitchell College, where he teaches writing. As a high-school educator, wrote curricula and lesson plans for courses on academic development, test prep, and computer programming.
JOURNALISM: Reported on local stories for Current Newspapers, a neighborhood weekly in Washington, D.C.
EDUCATION: BA American History, Columbia University 2009; MFA Creative Writing (Fiction), Bennington College 2022.
