Editorial Freelancers Association
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Signe Jorgenson
Signe Jorgenson Editorial Services
Signe Jorgenson is a developmental editor, copyeditor, proofreader, and writer with more than ten years of formal experience as a copyeditor and proofreader. Until 2020, she was Co-Editor in Chief and Nonfiction Editor at both Pebblebrook Press and Stoneboat Literary Journal. She was also a tenured professor at Lakeland University and taught college-level courses in creative writing, grammar, technical writing, and composition for ten years before launching her editing business. Through her work with Stoneboat and Pebblebrook, Signe has edited pieces by Robert Vivian, Philip Dacey, Mariko Nagai, Simon Perchik, Joyce Dyer, Karl Elder, and James Grabill, among others.
Signe provides a variety of editorial services. She offers professional critiques of fiction, memoir, and creative nonfiction with tangible suggestions for revision; she also helps writers to develop and refine manuscripts at any stage of the writing process. Additionally, she works with writers to prepare manuscripts for submission and publication, and she also copyedits and proofreads articles, manuscripts, dissertations, and everything in between for clarity and coherence.
Signe’s essays and poetry have appeared in numerous publications, including The Washington Post, Sonora Review, Fugue, Dos Passos Review, Oyez Review, and Steam Ticket. She earned an MFA in creative writing (nonfiction emphasis) from the University of Alaska Anchorage, and samples of her work can be found online at www.signejorgenson.com.
Wisconsin Rapids, WI
US
Business phone: 715-575-9630
Email: signe@signejorgenson.com
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Years in the field: 13
Years freelancing: 8
Signe Jorgenson
Signe Jorgenson is a developmental editor, copyeditor, proofreader, and writer with more than ten years of formal experience as a copyeditor and proofreader. Until 2020, she was Co-Editor in Chief and Nonfiction Editor at both Pebblebrook Press and Stoneboat Literary Journal. She was also a tenured professor at Lakeland University and taught college-level courses in creative writing, grammar, technical writing, and composition for ten years before launching her editing business. Through her work with Stoneboat and Pebblebrook, Signe has edited pieces by Robert Vivian, Philip Dacey, Mariko Nagai, Simon Perchik, Joyce Dyer, Karl Elder, and James Grabill, among others.
Signe provides a variety of editorial services. She offers professional critiques of fiction, memoir, and creative nonfiction with tangible suggestions for revision; she also helps writers to develop and refine manuscripts at any stage of the writing process. Additionally, she works with writers to prepare manuscripts for submission and publication, and she also copyedits and proofreads articles, manuscripts, dissertations, and everything in between for clarity and coherence.
Signe’s essays and poetry have appeared in numerous publications, including The Washington Post, Sonora Review, Fugue, Dos Passos Review, Oyez Review, and Steam Ticket. She earned an MFA in creative writing (nonfiction emphasis) from the University of Alaska Anchorage, and samples of her work can be found online at www.signejorgenson.com.
