Alison Trotta
Managing Editor at Information Today, Inc.- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Information Today, Inc.
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United States
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Book and Periodical Publishing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Managing Editor
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Apr 2016 - Present
• Responsible for editing various articles for grammar/clarity, performing basic fact-checking, and ensuring style continuity across publications• Acts as point person, shepherding several magazines through production, tracking material across departments• Accepting or rejecting any proposed article changes, based on various criteria and standards• Oversee the interdepartmental workflow, ensuring deadlines are met• Balancing overlapping production schedules, prioritizing as necessary, within a fast-paced environment• Interact with editors, graphic designers, and writers to confirm/discuss changes and offer necessary input• Collaborate with the graphic designers regarding appropriate art, fonts, and other visual elements• Edit articles for clarity, tone, adhere to house AP/house style, while retaining author voice• Write and distribute departmental style meeting notes• Update/edit and maintain the editorial department’s style guide, based on departmental meetings, common industry usage, and AP style updates; as necessary, distribute revised style guide to colleagues
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Poet
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2015 - Present
Published, professional poet. Publications include Uncanny, Fireside, Cicada, Strange Horizons, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Mermaids Monthly, and Nightmare magazine, along with The Best of Uncanny Magazine (Subterranean Press) and several of the Rhysling Anthology compilations. Published, professional poet. Publications include Uncanny, Fireside, Cicada, Strange Horizons, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Mermaids Monthly, and Nightmare magazine, along with The Best of Uncanny Magazine (Subterranean Press) and several of the Rhysling Anthology compilations.
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Education
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The College of New Jersey
Master of Arts - MA, English Literature -
The College of New Jersey
Bachelor of Arts - BA, English Literature