Editor Val M. Mathews
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“Keep your eyes on the stars and your feet on the ground.”
Val M. Mathews
Instructor & Developmental Editor
As a big-hearted, fun-loving editor and teacher, Val M. Mathews has garnered 10+ years of relevant experience. She teaches courses in developmental editing for the University of California Berkeley Extension, Queen’s University in Ontario, Canada, and the Editorial Freelancers Association in New York City.
Val also works as an editorial consultant for CRAFT and The Masters Review, two well-established online literary magazines, and freelances on the side. Previously, she worked as an acquisitions editor for The Wild Rose Press, a small traditional publisher in New York. She earned an MA in Professional Writing from Kennesaw State University and a BFA from the University of Georgia.
Fun fact about Val: She’s been an FAA-certified flight instructor for over twenty-five years, and in the past, she flew Lear jets for a living.
- Flathead River Writers Conference, Kalispell, Montana
- Southeastern Writers Conference (SWA), St. Simons Island, Georgia
- Las Vegas Writers Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada
- Carrolton’s Writers Guild, Carrolton, Georgia
- PNWA Writers Conference, Pacific Northwest Writers Association, Inc., Seattle, Washington
- Writers Alliance, Author Showcase, Cartersville, Georgia
- Oklahoma Writers Foundation, Inc. (OWFI), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
