Resume
Copy and Developmental Editor
I am a former educator and trained editor specializing in fiction and academic nonfiction. I am on the editorial rosters of publishers including Penguin Random House, the University of California Press, Broadleaf Books, and Fortress Press.
QUALIFICATIONS
- University of California San Diego Copyediting Certificate earned June 2017
- Excellent command of the Chicago Manual of Style, 17th and 18th editions; Associated Press Stylebook; and SBL Handbook of Style
- Experience editing in Microsoft Word using custom templates, Word macros, and wildcards to automate repetitive tasks
- Experience editing tables, illustrations, citations, and full bibliographies
- Extensive experience editing authors for whom English is a second language
- Former literary agent’s assistant at Brower Literary and Management; editorial experience with women’s fiction and romance
RECENT EDITORIAL PROJECTS
Books
Books copyedited according to Chicago Style and publishers’ in-house styles.
Articles, Essays, and Reports
Reports and articles copyedited according to AP Style.
- Copyeditor for 22,000-word environmental assessment report for Univar Solutions
- Line editor for report for LinguaLinx
- Copyeditor for “It’s Not a Mask if You Wear It Right: On Writing Persona Poetry” by Michael Frazier in POETRY magazine [May 2024]
- Copyeditor for Ukrainian literary and cultural news outlet Chytomo
EDUCATION
New York University 2013–2017
Bachelor of Arts: East Asian Studies
Recipient of East Asian Studies Prize for Academic Excellence
New York University Paris 2013–2014
Extensive French literature and history coursework
Oregon State University 2020–2022
Postbaccalaureate coursework in chemistry, biology, statistics, ornithology, entomology, conservation, and climate science
CERTIFICATES & COURSEWORK
- Copyediting Certificate from UC San Diego (2017)
- Indexing for Books, Journals, and Reports taught by Alexandra Peace via Toronto Metropolitan University
- Developmental Editing for Fiction I, II, and III taught by Val M. Mathews via the EFA
- High-Level Proofreading and Copyediting from Edit Republic (2023)
- Japanese Popular Culture & Transmedia Translation Workshop from Michigan State University (2023)
- Japanese Language Proficiency Test N3 (2022)
- Teacher of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TEFL) 120-hour
“Thank you especially [to] Hannah Varacalli, whose kind words and sound editing were crucial to the final product.”