Kathryn Esplin

An article of mine, 'On Marriage, Life, Death and Remarriage' was published in "Blended Families (Social Issues Firsthand) by Greenhouse Press."

An article of mine was referenced in this book: "Margaret Atwood: a reference guide" by Judith McCombs and Carole L. Palmer, GK Hall, 1991.This book referenced a book review I'd written for The Montreal Gazette on Margaret Atwood's "Dancing Girls".
An article of mine in SunWorld Online, "How to Build an Intranet in 8 Easy Steps", March, 1997, was quoted numerous times in articles and used in a course.
I'm a journalist published in short fiction and non-fiction.
Majored in English with a Master's in Journalism.
Employment:
Current: Copy editor, Freelance writer, ESL tutor and writer;Teacher, Global LT, ESL Tutor, Global Arena, ESL Tutor; freelance writer, fiction writer:
Former: Friday Writing Essentials Member Editor, Gather;

Former: Gather.com, member editor, Gather Essentials: Writing, Wednesday. (volunteer member position). Hired to write some specific Gather articles.
Book reviewer: Amazon Vine Program, Vine Voice
Was a finalist in Borders/Gather.com Mitch Albom contest

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Book reviewer, Montreal Gazette

Arts Reporter, The Globe and Mail

Political reporter, Ogden Standard Examiner, (from Washington, DC);

Staff writer news, senior editor features and features editor for Digital News Publishing, Inc. (IDG)

Stringer story for Newsweek
IDG, SunWorld Online

Wrote a 200 page database manual for Harvard-MIT affiliated-Lincoln Institute of Land Policy

Freelanced for PCWorld

Wrote end-user manuals on database systems for clients

Copyedited "Raggett on HTML 4.0, Second Edition" by Dave Raggett, Jenny Lam et al published by Addison-Wesley Longman

Worked at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Mass. at the W3C. Laboratory for Computer Science in marketing communications and press relations

Was W3C WWW 7 - Sessions Subcommittee Chair, Brisbane, Australia

Worked on the following press releases:
W3C Issues MathML as a W3C Recommendation - MathML Press Release
W3C Issues SMIL as a Proposed Recommendation - SMIL Press Release


Freelanced stories for Belmont Citizen Herald
Substitute teacher, grades K-8

Tutoring ESL students in English,
Freelance writing, tech articles, freelance tech and general editor,
Freelance writing, fiction writing; Fiction published in Pieceworks, a small literary magazine

Delivered an academic paper at the Graduate Student's Forum of the North East Modern Languages Association on 'One Hundred Years of Solitude'
Specialties:
I am an independent writing and editing professional and ESL tutor.
I work as an ESL Tutor/Teacher for Global LT and Global Arena

Reporter and editor for major newspapers, business/tech publications. copy edited a book on HTML, and worked for MIT.
Substitute teacher

Published writing experience includes education, arts, culture, business, politics, tech, science, health, books.
Editor, senior editor, copy editor, proofreader.
<brPolitical correspondent, Washington, D.C.

Education: Bentley University, Paralegal.
Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism, Master of Science in Journalism (MSJ) degree.
McGill University, Bachelor of Arts in English Literature.