Jay S. Winston
Professional Writer/Editor
246 W. Upsal St., Apt. G3
Philadelphia, PA 19119
drjay1966@hotmail.com
585-260-0111
Education:
PhD, University of Rochester, 2004—English
MA, University of Rochester, 1998—English
MA with Distinction, Northern Arizona University, 1996—English
BA, Evergreen State College, 1989—Liberal Arts
Professional Writing and Editing Experience
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Writing: Began
freelance writing full time in 2005, following a decade in academia.
Publications include academic articles and short fiction as well as both print-
and web-based journalism, a popular blog, and educational/textbook writing. I
have also completed a novel.
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Editing/Tutoring:
Have completed countless projects for private, academic, and business clients
over the past decade, as well as working as a writing instructor and tutor and
performing copy-editing and ghost-writing for publications and non-profit
organizations.
Selected Publications:
Web:
Yoga for Cynics (blog)
Academic:
The Painful Task of Unifying:
Fragmented Americas and “The Indian” in the Novels
of William Faulkner and N. Scott Momaday. (University of Rochester, 2004).
“Going Native in Yoknapatawpha: Faulkner’s Fragmented America and ‘The Indian.’”
Faulkner Journal 18:1 & 2 (Fall 2002/Spring 2003). pp. 129-142.
“‘God Blinks’:
The Trickster Metaphysics of Thylias Moss.” Trickster Lives: Culture
and Myth in American Fiction. Jeanne Campbell Reesman, ed. Athens and London: University of Georgia Press, 2001. pp. 131-147.
Educational:
(Contributing Writer)
Moran, Margaret C. and Lim, Lida. Organize Your Writing, Level F.
Organize Your Writing, Level G.
Organize Your Writing, Level H.
Organize Your Writing, Level I.
Organize Your Writing, Level J. Syracuse, New York: New Readers Press, 2007.
(Contributing Writer)
Reading for Comprehension, Level G.
Reading for Comprehension, Level H.
Reading for Comprehension, Level I. Elizabethtown, PA: Continental Press, 2007.
(Contributing Writer)
Moran, Margaret C. and Lim, Lida. Respond to Literature. Level F.
Respond to Literature. Level
G.
Respond to Literature. Level
H.
Respond to Literature. Level I.
Respond to Literature. Level J. Syracuse, New York: New Readers Press, 2007.
“When a Friend is Not a
Friend” (young adult short story) in Champions
of Caring
Student Manual, Unit 2, 2007.
(Contributing Writer)
Moran, Margaret C. Edit Your Writing. Level F.
Edit Your
Writing. Level G.
Edit Your
Writing. Level H.
Edit Your Writing. Level I.
Edit Your Writing. Level J. Syracuse, New York: New Readers Press, 2008.
(Contributing Writer)
Moran, Margaret C. Revise Your Writing. Level F.
Revise Your
Writing. Level G.
Revise Your
Writing. Level H.
Revise Your Writing. Level I.
Revise Your Writing. Level J. Syracuse, New York: New Readers Press, 2009.
Journalism
“Group Offers Books, Hope to Prisoners.” The Ithaca Forum. April 2007, pp. 8, 13.
Various articles for The Shuttle, Philadelphia, 2007-2012.
Short Fiction
“No Way Around It.” Margins Magazine, Winter 2007.
Web Publishing/Design
Scope: A Prison Magazine. Issue 1, Fall 2006. Issue 2, Spring 2007, Issue 3, Fall 2007. www.scopemagazine.net
Employment History:
Freelance Writer and Editor—beginning full time 2005
Recent work includes:
Social studies and science articles, model essays, short stories and reading comprehension lessons for grades 6-12
Lessons, exercises, and introductory essays for standardized test practice booklets
Short story for Champions of Caring, Villanova, Pa.
Designing web site, facilitating and co-publishing SCOPE, an internet-based magazine written and edited by inmates in the New York State prison system
Copy-editing promotional materials for the Rochester Engineering Society and Ithaca Sciencenter
Tutoring women in reading and writing at an in-patient drug rehabilitation facility
A wide variety of editing projects for private clients, mostly in academia, over the past decade
E-Newsletter for Yoga Unites
Cornell Writing Workshop: (Summer 2005): Instructor for pre-freshman program
Cornell at Auburn Program (Spring 2005-2007) volunteer writing instructor for inmates at Auburn Correctional Facility
Adjunct Professor of English (Fall 2003-Summer 2004)
Rochester Institute of Technology:
Instructor in Writing and Literature (Fall 1999-Spring 2004)
University of Rochester:
Graduate Assistant/Instructor in Writing and Literature (Fall 1988-Spring 2001)
Writing Tutor/Consultant, Campus Writing Center (Fall 1997-Spring 2003)
University of Rochester School of Medicine:
Medical Humanities Instructor (Fall 2000-Fall 2001)
Northern Arizona University:
Graduate Assistant/Writing Instructor/Writing Tutor (Spring 1996)
Other:
Interim House, Philadelphia:
Education Consulant for inpatient rehabilitation program (Fall 2008-present)