margaret
writer / copyeditor / creative close-looker
may

"[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
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writing & copy editing portfolio
published work
visual art
![]() InterlacedOriginally 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 ThereOriginally 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 TestRepublished 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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