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margaret

writer  /  copyeditor  /  creative close-looker

may

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, editing academic manuscripts and essays before contributing as a copy editor for GOLF magazine.

 

Margaret is currently based on Cape Cod, where she continues to expand her skill set across. Along with her continued writing and editing contracts—including her most recent with AGEIST, where she is an editorial assistant/lead—she self-publishes personal essays on her Substack: HERE, THERE, EVERYWHERE.

Last minute need-to-knows about Margaret: She loves soup for breakfast; clever puns and art history factoids make her giddy; and she is a passionate proponent of the Oxford comma. 

SIMPLY PUT, MARGARET IS A CREATIVE CLOSE-LOOKER.

consulting

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.)

freelance

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services

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

resume 

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

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writing & copy editing portfolio

EDITORIAL / 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."

After joining AGEIST as a contracted copyeditor, Margaret soon began writing byline articles, from evidence-based pieces to brand copy for valued clients and sponsors. Now, she is involved in every step of the editorial process, as an assistant and team leader.

 

Visit AGEIST's website below and search "Margaret May" to read her brand and evergreen articles, which are read weekly by 50,000 people—and growing. 

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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