Mary Schendlinger / Editing

35 years’ experience working in the book and periodical publishing industry in Canada.

Contact:
ecorbel@geist.com

Services:
Manuscript and project evaluation, writing, rewriting, substantive editing, information architecture, copy editing, proofreading, indexing, preparation for typesetting, liaison with authors, liaison with type designers & production managers.
Project management for print and web publishing projects.
Instruction and workshop coordination for writers, editors and print/web publishers.

Recent non-fiction book editing experience:
2006: Inside Gomery (Francois Perreault, Douglas & McIntyre).
2006: The Comox Valley (Paula Wild, Harbour).
2006: One-Pot Wonders (James Barber, Harbour).
2006: Wildfire in the Wilderness (Chris Czajkowski, Harbour).
2006: Common Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest (Duane Sept, Calypso Publishing).
2005: Salmon Farming: The Whole Story (Peter Robson, Heritage House).
2005: The Company of Others: Stories of Belonging (Sandra Shields & David Campion, Arsenal Pulp Press).
2005: The BC Almanac Book of Greatest British Columbians (Greg Dickson & Mark Forsythe, Harbour).
2005: Radical Campus: Making Simon Fraser University (Hugh Johnston, Douglas & McIntyre).
2005: Stanley Park’s Secret: The Forgotten Families of Whoi Whoi, Kanaka Ranch and Brockton Point (Jean Barman, Harbour; co-winner of the 2006 City of Vancouver Book Prize).

Recent periodical editing experience:
1990–present: Senior editor, Geist magazine. Acquire, substantively edit, copy-edit and proof text for quarterly national cultural magazine; write and edit apparatus (titles, decks, spot features); write and edit promotion and circulation materials; train interns and volunteers.

Recent corporate publishing experience:
2001–present: Editor, Vancouver Art Gallery, various divisions: Curatorial, Marketing, Public Programs, Newsletter, Annual Report, Art Auction.

Recent teaching experience:
Fall 2006: Developer and instructor of creative non-Fiction writing workshop, University of B.C.
Fall 2006: Developer and instructor of Editorial Theory and Practice, Master’s of Publishing program, Canadian Centre for Studies in Publishing, Simon Fraser University.
Fall 2006: Developer and instructor of 2-day workshop, “The Art of Rewriting,” Whistler Writers Festival.
Fall 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002: Developer and sessional instructor of 12-hour auxiliary course to Writer’s Studio Program, “Getting Published: From Manuscript to Book,” Writing and Publishing Program (Continuing Studies), Simon Fraser University.
Summer 2006 and summer 2005: Program director and faculty member of 7-day intensive course, Book Editing Immersion Workshop, Canadian Centre for Studies in Publishing, Simon Fraser University.
Fall 2006, Spring 2006, 2004, 2003, 2002: Developer and sessional instructor of 12-hour publishing overview course, “Publishing in the 21st Century,” Writing and Publishing Program (Continuing Studies), Simon Fraser University.
Summer 2006: Developer and instructor of 4-hour workshop, “The Art of Cartooning,” co-sponsored by Geist magazine and Listel Hotel.

Recent published writings:
Juvenile non-fiction:
2005: Prepare To Be Amazed: The Geniuses of Modern Magic (Annick Press; shortlisted for Ontario Library Association Silver Birch Award 2007)

Stories, articles and reviews:
2006: “Wrongness of the Day” (Grain, forthcoming; winner of 2006 Short Grain Contest, Journal category)
2006: “Offspringing” (Geist 61)
2005: “Comics Cognoscenti” (Geist 59)
2005: “The Work Never Done” (Geist 56)
2005: “Damsels Who Distress” (Geist 56)
2004: “Works and Reads” (Geist 54)

Non-fiction graphic narratives:
(writing under pseud. Eve Corbel)
2006: “Guide to Literary Hair” (Geist 61)
2006: “A Tale of Two Kitties” (Geist 59)
2005: “Guide to Literary Inexpressibles” (Geist 58)

Zines:
(writing under pseud. Eve Corbel)
2006: “The Night They Glaumed the Ice”
2005: “Grilled by Grade 4s”