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Michelle Risley; Editor, Writer and
Development Coordinator
Ms. Risley
has worked as an editor, editing consultant, and development coordinator in
New York and London since 2004. She has a breadth of knowledge about
publishing, media, and marketing, and has worked on projects in both the
private and public sectors. As an assistant editor at Words Without Borders,
an online literary magazine for literature in translation, Ms. Risley
has edited fiction and essays from the world’s best-known writers. At WWB
she built donor and prospect databases, conducted prospect research,
organized board and development committee meetings, managed donor
relations/stewardship, and coordinated membership appeals and mailings.
At The New
Press, in addition to editorial responsibilities, she managed events, wrote
press releases, and arranged author interviews for the publicity department.
Freelance projects include copy-editing Beacon Press’s lead Spring 2006
title, My Sister, Guard Your Veil; My Brother, Guard Your Eyes, and
analyzing the effectiveness of advertising campaigns for Marks & Spencer,
the British retailer. Prior to her editorial career, Ms. Risley worked first
as a public policy fellow for New York City’s welfare agency, the Human
Resources Administration, and later as a policy analyst.
Risley graduated summa cum
laude from Brandeis University and holds a Master of Science in Diplomatic
History from the London School of Economics. Her articles and reviews have
appeared in Words Without Borders and on thenation.com, among
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