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Credentials

Susan Snowden has edited fiction and nonfiction for authors and publishers since 1985. She is also an award-winning writer, and has taught writing and editing at workshops, writers’ conferences, and at a large urban university. She has served as a contributing editor of two national journals and as chief copy editor of numerous publications.

Susan holds degrees in journalism and English literature. She earned a master’s degree at New York University in 1984. A native of Atlanta, she relocated to the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina in 1995.

Editing Experience:

Susan has completed substantive editing, line editing, and proofreading projects on diverse subjects for a variety of clients:

Clients' Recommendations:

Many published authors can vouch for Susan Snowden's professional editorial services. Please see our Clients page.

Writing Experience:

Susan has published stories (fiction and nonfiction), poems, essays, and interviews in numerous literary journals and anthologies. The following is a partial list of journals and anthologies in which her work has appeared or will appear:

Journals

Aries
Ascent (Canada)
Backstreet Quarterly
Emrys Journal
Free Verse
Hummingbird
La Pierna Tierna
Long Story Short
moonShine review
Moonwort Review
New Orleans Review
Now and Then
Pisgah Review
Slow Trains
Taj Mahal Review (India)
The Poet’s Pen
The Writers’ Exchange
Vermont Ink
Waterways: Poetry in the Mainstream
Wild Violet

Anthologies

AguaTerra: A Poetry Anthology
Ed.: David Fraser
Nanoose Bay, B.C., Canada
2007

Borderlines: A Poetry & Flash Fiction Anthology
Ed.: David Fraser
Nanoose Bay, B.C., Canada
2007

A Celebration of Southern Poets, Vol. II
Kennesaw State University
Atlanta, GA
2004

Christmas Presence
(prose and poetry by 45 women writers in western NC)
Eds.: Celia Miles and Nancy Dillingham
Asheville, NC
2008

Earth and Soul: An Anthology of North Carolina Poetry
(Printed in English and Russian)
Kostroma, Russia and Raleigh, NC
(Funded in part by the Sister Cities Program)
2000

In the Yard: A Poetry Anthology
Old Mountain Press
Fayetteville, NC
2006

Looking Back: A Poetry & Prose Anthology
Old Mountain Press
Fayetteville, NC
2007

Mountain High: A Poetry & Prose Anthology
Old Mountain Press
Fayetteville, NC
2008

Raising Voices: A Café of Our Own Anthology
Asheville, NC
1997

Tenth Anniversary Anthology
Victoria Press
Asheville, NC
2005

Voices and Visions
The Women’s Resource Center
Hickory, NC
2008

Honors and Awards:

Finalist
Doris Betts Fiction Award
NC Writers Network
2007

Honorable Mention
Harriette Arnow Fiction Award
Appalachian Writers Association
2006

Honorable Mention
James Still Poetry Award
Appalachian Writers Association
2006

First Prize
(non-rhyming poetry)
Celebration of Southern Poets Competition
Kennesaw State University (Atlanta)
2004

Third Prize
Doris Betts Fiction Award
NC Writers Network
2004

Two Honorable Mentions
(non-rhyming poetry)
Writer’s Digest magazine's 72nd Writing Contest
2004

First Prize
James Still Poetry Award(s)
Appalachian Writers Association
2001, 1997, and 1996

Regional Artist Project Grant
(to complete a novel)
NC Arts Council/Asheville Arts Council
2000

Finalist
Mary Schierman Award for Poetry
Coos Bay, Oregon Writers' Workshop
1997

Honorable Mention
Writers' Workshop's International Poetry Contest
Asheville, NC
1997

Honorable Mention
Writers' Worshop's International Poetry Contest
Asheville, NC
1996

Georgia Women in Communications Award
(for creative nonfiction)
1991

Full academic scholarship (master's degree program)
New York University
New York, New York
1982-84

First Place Mark of Excellence Award
(for a published interview with Tennessee Williams)
Society of Professional Journalists (national)
1980

Interviews:

To learn more about Susan’s background and views on writing, you can read an interview with her in the online journal Long Story Short. http://www.alongstoryshort.net/SusanSnowden.html