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MARGARET MAY

WRITER | COPYEDITOR | CREATIVE CONSULTANT

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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 worked 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 started freelance copyediting and soon began working as a contributing copyeditor for Golf Magazine, a position she still holds.

 

Margaret is currently based on Cape Cod, where she continues to expand her skill set and gain interdisciplinary experience across numerous industries. Along with her continued writing and editing contracts and consulting work, she self-publishes a series of personal essays on Substack.

Last minute need-to-knows about Margaret: She's down to eat any and all Asian cuisine for breakfast, lunch, and dinner; she loves a clever pun; art history factoids make her giddy; and she is a passionate proponent of the Oxford comma. 

SIMPLY PUT, MARGARET IS A CREATIVE CLOSE-LOOKER.

FREELANCE & CONSULTING SERVICES

From contracted creation to project collaboration to instruction, Margaret offers a wide range of services to meet your needs.

Rates can be offered on a sliding scale. Contact Margaret to discuss the nature of your project and needs.

"[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

WORDS | WRITING & COPYEDITING PORTFOLIO

FREELANCE EDITOR & WRITER FOR AGEIST

September 2024 - Present

"AGEIST® is a media company dedicated to championing the vitality, influence and contributions of the modern 50-plus demographic, and an agency that advises businesses, brands and organizations on emerging trends and how to better understand, speak to and engage this important and growing segment."

As a contracted copywriter for AGEIST, Margaret began by leveraging her editorial experience to proofread and copyedit AGEIST's weekly newsletter. Now, along with polishing the newsletter, she writes byline articles, from scientifically-backed pieces to brand copy for the online magazine's valued sponsors, which appear across the online publication. Visit AGEIST's website below and search "Margaret May" to read her words.

FREELANCE COPYWRITER/EDITORIALIST FOR MARQUIS WHO'S WHO

August 2023 - Present

"Marquis Who’s Who was established in 1898 and promptly began publishing biographical data in 1899. More than 125 years ago, our founder, Albert Nelson Marquis, established a standard of excellence with the first publication of Who’s Who in America."

As a contracted editorialist for Marquis Who's Who, Margaret joined to craft 10-15 comprehensive press releases (at roughly 1,200 words per piece) per week for persons of note, writing to highlight their education, career, civic engagements, awards and achievements in their field. To ensure polished copy, she self-edited and incorporated feedback from others to ensure clarity of meaning, adherence to AP style and the in-house style guide.

 

Since the firm moved to A.I.-generated press releases, Margaret now focuses on quality assurance, copyediting and proofreading to deliver accuracy of info, clarity of meaning, and adherence to AP style and the in-house style guide 

COPYEDITING FOR OFFLINE TIME

January 2023 - February 2024

Offline Time (formerly Pet Hair on Everything), written by Lee Tilghman, is a newsletter "...sharing space for practical offline practices and critically looking at our digital lives." It was also a 2022 Substack Featured Publication.

HERE, THERE, EVERYWHERE

November 2022 - Present

"Writings from a young woman as she travels abroad (and back home), into the recesses of her own mind, and down rabbit holes. In other words, a newsletter with so many foci, it's here, there, and everywhere all at once."

Check out Margaret's self-publication, born of her desire to embark on a writing project and grounded in her traveling abroad and into the recesses of her own mind.

COPYEDITING FOR GOLF MAGAZINE

2021 - Present

Margaret is a contributing copyeditor for GOLF Magazine, a publication of EB Golf Media LLC. It has a readership of over 1.2 million people. To view the publication that Margaret contributes to, check out the magazine below.

COPYEDIT OF MACHADO DE ASSISTHE WORLD KEEPS CHANGING TO REMAIN THE SAME BY MARIO HIGA

Book release: 2022
Copyediting contribution: Mar. - Aug. 2021

Margaret supported Higa in the early stages of his manuscript writing. She was contracted to provide heavy copyediting and reader feedback on the academic manuscript to ensure a clean a copy was received by publishing house.

To view (and purchase) Higa's book, along with Margaret's acknowledgement, click the button below.

"WHERE CAN I SHOP LOCALLY AND SUSTAINABLY?"
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"HOW CAN I LIMIT MY EXPOSURE TO RADIATION FROM MY PERSONAL ELECTRONICS?"

Wilton Magazine
March/April 2019 issue
Published by Moffly Media (formerly TownVibe)

Two sidebars that appear in the "We've Got Answers" section, responding to questions on sustainability and the environment.

"CONTEMPORARY REVISION"

Ridgefield Magazine
March/April 2019 issue
Published by Moffly Media (formerly TownVibe)

Featured article: Fine art re-designs a Georgian-style manse.

"HISTORICAL FINDS"

Wilton Magazine
Wilton Town Guide 2019 issue
Published by Moffly Media (formerly TownVibe)


"WORKOUT BLAHS?"

Wilton Magazine
Wilton Town Guide 2019 issue
Published by Moffly Media (formerly TownVibe)


"ADULTS CAN PLAY TOO!"

Wilton Magazine
Wilton Town Guide 2019 issue
Published by Moffly Media (formerly TownVibe)


"DESTINATION WESTPORT"

Wilton Magazine
November/December 2018 issue
Published by Moffly Media (formerly TownVibe)

Exploring the other "W".

"SABREUSE GALYA PUNDYK"

Wilton Magazine
September/October 2018 issue
Published by Moffly Media (formerly TownVibe)

Featured article: The evolution of an Olympic fencer.

"SHOWTIME"

Ridgefield Magazine
September/October 2018 issue
Published by Moffly Media (formerly TownVibe)

Performing artists glam up locally to take on the town.

"THEATER MAGIC"

Ridgefield Magazine
September/October 2018 issue
Published by Moffly Media (formerly TownVibe)

Featured article: What happens before a musical opens.

"UNCOVERING UNDERCOVER"

Ridgefield Magazine
September/October 2018 issue
Published by Moffly Media (formerly TownVibe)

Info on local event at Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art.

TRUE OR FALSE?

Education Issue
September 2018
Published by Moffly Media (formerly TownVibe)

FAQs about private and independent schools.

ROLEXES & ZOMBIES

Education Issue
September 2018
Published by Moffly Media (formerly TownVibe)

Four wacky yet wonderfully helpful scholarships.

"GATHERING PLACE"

Ridgefield Magazine
July/August 2018 issue
Published by Moffly Media (formerly TownVibe)

Featured article: A historic home pulses with all things old, local, and new.

"FROM SCREEN TO ROCK"
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"MAMMA MIA!"

Ridgefield Magazine
July/August 2018 issue
Published by Moffly Media (formerly TownVibe)

"From Screen to Rock" (Sidebar): Celebrity bands at The Ridgefield Playhouse.

"Mamma Mia!" (Blurb): Info on the when & where of a local production of Mamma Mia! at ACT.

"HEY, MICKEY"

Ridgefield Magazine
July/August 2018 issue
Published by Moffly Media (formerly TownVibe)

Fun fact blurb accompanying the main article "Where the Wild Things Were".

"RUN TO THE RACKS!"

Ridgefield Magazine
July/August 2018 issue
Published by Moffly Media (formerly TownVibe)

Blurb spotlighting local store.

"I LIVE LIKE A CARRIER PIGEON"
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"FAMISHED"

Vantage Point

Spring 2018 issue

Two poems featured in The Gist (formerly Vantage Point), UVM's Literary and Visual Arts Journal.

"I live like a carrier pigeon": p. 45

 "Famished": p. 54

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

"CHIAROSCURO"

Vantage Point

Fall 2016 issue

A poem featured (on page 23) 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

ART | VISUAL PORTFOLIO

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

Want to take a peek at Margaret's resume? Visit her LinkedIn page.

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