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margaret

writer  /  editor  /  creative close-looker

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Photo of Margaret by the ocean, at home on Cape Cod.

"[Margaret] is smart, professional, and hardworking. [She] undertook any research or writing task I threw at her—often on short notice—without complaint, and delivered excellent results every time.... Her writing style is fluid and informative and editorial suggestions were accepted with grace.

 

Margaret is also a very organized and thorough individual with excellent communication skills. She knows how to prioritize, has a keen eye for detail, and is able to anticipate editorial needs." 

— Megan Smith-Harris, Former Editor of Wilton Magazine

She graduated cum laude and with Phi Beta Kappa honors from the University of Vermont, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in English, with a concentration in writing, and double minored in art history and nutrition & food science.

 

Originally from Wilton, CT, Margaret returned to the Fairfield County area post undergrad, where she leveraged her tutoring certification as an English and electives teacher/mentor at Fusion Academy Fairfield, an individualized private school with a one-to-one teaching model. While teaching, she began freelancing, initially editing academic manuscripts and essays before becoming a contributing copyeditor for GOLF magazine. Most recently, she worked as a senior editor, contributing writer, and podcast co-host for AGEIST.

 

Margaret is currently based on Cape Cod, where she enjoys cooking, thrifting, working at a beloved local bookshop, and (sporadically) publishing personal essays on her Substack: HERE, THERE, EVERYWHERE.

SIMPLY PUT, MARGARET IS A CREATIVE CLOSE-LOOKER.

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As a certified writing tutor, former teacher, and seasoned freelancer with editorial experience and a keen understanding of the writing process, Margaret can provide a wide range of creative and instructional offerings (see below for a sampling).​  ​

Reach out to discuss the nature of your project and needs.

(Rates can be offered on a sliding scale.)

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creative writing / brand articles / long-term writing projects / line editing / light to heavy copyediting / tutoring (literature, writing, ESL) / college essay writing instruction / creative consulting & more

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Go ahead, take a peek at Margaret's professional experience.

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writing & editorial portfolio

"INK, WIND, AND WANDERING"

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​Artypants Magazine
Spring 2025 (Issue 03)

 

​Co-written with Brooks Bebon, this story focuses on two Cape Cod artists, Kai Potter and Eli Pasternak, and their collaborative art project: Wind Maps. For Kai and Eli, Wind Maps is a portal intro their ephemeral experience in the dunes, an attempt to capture a sense of place and time by tuning into one of the most present elements in their environment and lives.

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Artypants Magazine is a 7"x10" paper portal that transports your mind, senses, and spirit to a place your soul already knows. It's a publisher of art, stories, and inspiration, featuring New England-based creatives. Along with being a contributing writer, Margaret was also consulted as a contributing copyeditor.

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published work

visual art

Interlaced

Interlaced

Originally featured in The Gist (formerly Vantage Point), UVM's Literary and Visual Arts Journal. Issue Citation: Point, Vantage (2017) "Fall 2016," Vantage Point: Vol. 2 : Iss. 2 , Article 1. Available at: https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/vantagepoint/vol2/iss2/1

The Canvas Out There

The Canvas Out There

Originally featured in The Gist (formerly Vantage Point), UVM's Literary and Visual Arts Journal. Issue Citation: Point, Vantage (2017) "Fall 2016," Vantage Point: Vol. 2 : Iss. 2 , Article 1. Available at: https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/vantagepoint/vol2/iss2/1

Nature Administers a Rorschach Test

Nature Administers a Rorschach Test

Republished in the November 2019 Issue (Nonfiction, Volume VII) of Plain China, Virginia Commonwealth University's online anthology of the best undergraduate writing nationwide (https://plainchina.org/2019/11/01/beauty-sleep/). Originally featured in The Gist (formerly Vantage Point), UVM's Literary and Visual Arts Journal. Issue Citation: Point, Vantage (2018) "Vantage Point: Spring 2018," Vantage Point: Vol. 4 : Iss. 1 , Article 1. Available at: https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/vantagepoint/vol4/iss1/1

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