KATHERINE A. GLEASON katherine.gleason@gmail.com


EXPERIENCE

FREELANCE, New York, NY ongoing
Writer and editor
Have written 29 books, including The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Wicca and Witchcraft (Alpha Books, 2000), Amazing Geo-gami (Barnes & Noble Books, 2007), Native American Culture (Rourke Publishing, 2006), and Ancient Egyptian Culture (Rourke Publishing, 2006). Edited text, supervised designers and copy editors, and oversaw production on How to Master Everything (2006-2007), a ten-book series published by Scholastic. Have also written for the Boston Globe, Connoisseur, and Lingua Franca.


LUCAS/EVANS BOOKS, INC, New York, NY 1992 - 1994
Projects Coordinator
Supervised production and editorial work on illustrated children’s titles for book packager. Projects managed include: Dinosaur Valentine (Scholastic, 1994), Ghost Dog (Hyperion, 1993), The Kids’ Cookbook (JellyBean, 1994), The Lamb Who Could (Time-Life Custom, 1994), The Pink Party (Hyperion, 1994), and Rosie and The Poor Rabbits (Atheneum, 1994). Evaluated manuscripts and worked with authors on revisions. Wrote adaptations of recipes for The Kids’ Cookbook.


LINGUA FRANCA, Mamaroneck, NY 1991 - 1992
Managing Editor
Supervised freelance editors, developed production schedules, created house-style sheet, and served as head of research at bimonthly, national magazine.


WOMANEWS, New York, NY 1989 - 1991
Contributing Editor
Wrote and rewrote articles, edited copy, and oversaw production at monthly newspaper.


THE MICHAEL ROWAN GROUP, New York, NY 1988 - 1990
Associate
Edited and produced reports and directed use of computers at marketing and survey research firm.


GREENROOM ENTERPRISES, Astoria, NY 1987 - 1988
Production Associate
Wrote reader’s reports and researched properties for acquisition at film production company.


EDUCATION

YALE UNIVERSITY, New Haven, CT
M.A., Russian and East European Studies, 1985

BROWN UNIVERSITY, Providence, RI
B.A., Russian Studies, 1982


LANGUAGES

French and Russian


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