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ACCLAIMED AUTHOR offers sensitive, personalized coaching and editing. Recipient of Harold Vursell Award from the Academy of Arts and Letters, an O’Henry, a Pushcart, publications in the Best American Short Stories. 25 years teaching experience, Barnard College, MFA Program at Queens University of Charlotte, private practice: maxine.swann@gmail.com. Website: maxineswann.com.
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ART OF THE NOVEL: I work with published and unpublished novelists in all phases of development, both privately and through UCLA Extension Writers’ Program, where I teach master-level courses in novel writing. An internationally acclaimed novelist, I seek to combine the best of an experienced editor and inspiring teacher, helping writers revise their manuscripts. For testimonials, visit www.robert-eversz.com.
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JAN FREEMAN, FORMER PARIS PRESS DIRECTOR, provides coaching, manuscript consultations/development, and editing services for poets and writers. Let’s get your work ready for a new revision or final submission during this challenging time. Works in progress, finished manuscripts, new-and-selected collections, chapbooks, or projects you’d like to begin. Email: janfreemaneditorial@gmail.com. Website: www.janfreeman.net/editing-services.
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