jen.mcdonald.10772

Jen McDonald

I’m a former editor for the New York Times Book Review and other publications, now working directly with writers and publishers as a developmental editor, line editor, copy editor, and writing coach. I edit books, essays, stories, and reported articles, and perform manuscript critiques. Genre and subject-matter experience includes: literary fiction, narrative journalism, memoir, cultural and political histories, dance and music, race and identity, sexual politics, social justice, education, the environment, science and technology, food and drink, language and usage, and literary and media criticism.

In 2012–13, I was a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University, where I studied literature and narrative writing. I have also taught courses on writing and revision. More about me: short bio, frequently asked questions, menu of services, testimonials.

KEY EXPERIENCE/CREDITS:

• Select freelance credits: We Are Indivisible: A Blueprint for Democracy After Trump, by Leah Greenberg and Ezra Levin (Atria/One Signal, 2019); A Rope from the Sky: The Making and Unmaking of the World’s Newest State, by Zach Vertin (Pegasus, 2019); “Finding Home in the West—by Smokejumping,” by Sarah Berns (Outside, 2018);  The Suffragents: How Women Used Men to Get the Vote, by Brooke Kroeger (Excelsior Editions/SUNY Press, 2017); Shooting Ghosts: A U.S. Marine, a Combat Photographer, and Their Journey Back from War, by Thomas J. Brennan and Finbarr O’Reilly (Viking, 2017); The Fairytale Chicago of Francesca Finnegan, by Steve Wiley (Lavender Line Press, 2017)
• Editor at the New York Times Book Review
• Nieman Fellow at Harvard University
• Editor in newsrooms: the New York Times, the Washington Post, News.com
• Writing instructor, most recently at the Writer’s Studio at the University of Chicago’s Graham School

CV and other queries: Please contact me via my website.

http://www.jenbmcdonald.com/

Years in the field: 22
Years freelancing: 5

jen.mcdonald.10772

Jen McDonald

 

I’m a former editor for the New York Times Book Review and other publications, now working directly with writers and publishers as a developmental editor, line editor, copy editor, and writing coach. I edit books, essays, stories, and reported articles, and perform manuscript critiques. Genre and subject-matter experience includes: literary fiction, narrative journalism, memoir, cultural and political histories, dance and music, race and identity, sexual politics, social justice, education, the environment, science and technology, food and drink, language and usage, and literary and media criticism.

In 2012–13, I was a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University, where I studied literature and narrative writing. I have also taught courses on writing and revision. More about me: short bio, frequently asked questions, menu of services, testimonials.

KEY EXPERIENCE/CREDITS:

• Select freelance credits: We Are Indivisible: A Blueprint for Democracy After Trump, by Leah Greenberg and Ezra Levin (Atria/One Signal, 2019); A Rope from the Sky: The Making and Unmaking of the World’s Newest State, by Zach Vertin (Pegasus, 2019); “Finding Home in the West—by Smokejumping,” by Sarah Berns (Outside, 2018);  The Suffragents: How Women Used Men to Get the Vote, by Brooke Kroeger (Excelsior Editions/SUNY Press, 2017); Shooting Ghosts: A U.S. Marine, a Combat Photographer, and Their Journey Back from War, by Thomas J. Brennan and Finbarr O’Reilly (Viking, 2017); The Fairytale Chicago of Francesca Finnegan, by Steve Wiley (Lavender Line Press, 2017)
• Editor at the New York Times Book Review
• Nieman Fellow at Harvard University
• Editor in newsrooms: the New York Times, the Washington Post, News.com
• Writing instructor, most recently at the Writer’s Studio at the University of Chicago’s Graham School

CV and other queries: Please contact me via my website.