Amy Smith Bell
6818 Sixteenth Avenue NE
Seattle, WA 98115
206.634.2329
amy@asbeditorial.com


EXPERIENCE
1998–present

ASB EDITORIAL CONSULTING AND SERVICES
Freelance Editor

Provide editorial consulting, substantive and developmental editing, copyediting, proofreading, project and publications management, and other editorial services for trade and scholarly book publishers, independent presses, book packagers, nonprofit organizations, and individual writers.

Selected clients include Beacon Press, Copper Canyon Press, the Crown Publishing Group (Bell Tower, Clarkson Potter, Harmony Books, Three Rivers Press), Houghton Mifflin Company, the National Museum of American Art, Oxford University Press, Sasquatch Books, Seal Press, Ten Speed Press, the University of Washington Press, and Yale University Press.

Specialize in trade nonfiction, including the environment, health, history, humor, memoir, parenting, spirituality, and travel. Other interests include art, culture, fiction, music, poetry, and women.

Seattle
1996–98

AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION
Editor

Managed editorial development, design, and production—from raw manuscript to final composition—for books and essay series. Developed, copyedited, and proofread manuscripts for consistency, style, and sense.

Oversaw editorial style and design specs for print and on-line publications. Produced layout and reviewed galleys, page proofs, and bluelines. Wrote catalog copy and coordinated production with outside vendors.

Washington, D.C.
1995–96 COMMUNICATIONS DEVELOPMENT INCORPORATED
Editor and Manager of Project Tracking

Copyedited scholarly and technical manuscripts for such clients as the World Bank and the United Nations. Managed authors and clients, monitored project budgets, and created editorial and production schedules.

Designed and managed internal project tracking system. Maintained system to reflect current editorial and production status, budget considerations, and key players involved

Washington, D.C.
1992–95 HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY
Assistant Editor, Trade and Reference Division

Managed editorial development for The Reader's Companion to U.S. Women's History. Assisted with other titles, from acquisitions and proposal writing through bound books.

Evaluated and synthesized manuscript reviews. Wrote substantive and stylistic guidelines for contributors. Coordinated departmental copyediting and supervised freelancers.

Boston

EDUCATION
1997–98

George Washington University Extension
Coursework in Web development and design using Quark.

Washington, D.C.
1992 Bowdoin College
Bachelor's in History and German; graduated magna cum laude.

Brunswick, Maine
1991 Albert-Ludwigs Universität
Certificate, German Language and Cultural Studies.
Freiburg, Germany

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Northwest Independent Editors Guild (steering committee member), Women in Digital Journalism, and Seattle Writergrrls

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