Resume
Copyeditor and Proofreader
I am a former educator specializing in copyediting and proofreading romance novels and nonfiction.
My experience in nonfiction editing includes standardized academic exams and academic press books on religious and environmental studies.
QUALIFICATIONS
- University of San Diego Copyediting Certificate received June 2017
- Excellent command of the Chicago Manual of Style, 17th edition; Associated Press Stylebook; APA Style; 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
- Copyeditor for You Don’t Need to Forgive by Amanda Ann Gregory, LPCP
- Copyeditor for The Wounds Are the Witness by Professor and Dean Yolanda Pierce
- Copyeditor for World Christianity and Ecological Theologies by Dr. Raimundo C. Barreto [forthcoming]
- Copyeditor for Evolutionary Theology: A Critical Introduction by Dr. Michael Anthony Abril [forthcoming]
- Copyeditor for The Promise of Ecumenical Interpretation by Stefan Alkier, Christos Karakolis, and Tobias Nicklas [forthcoming]
- Copyeditor for Critical Faith by Professor Joni Schwartz-Chaney (2024 publication)
- Copyeditor for The Asianization of Christianity by Professor Jonathan D. James [forthcoming]
- Copyeditor for romance novella by Jenn Burke
- Line editor for romance novella My Brutal Beast by Melissa Cummins
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
- Copyediting Certificate from UC San Diego (2017)
- 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.”