Teaching Areas: Book Editing
Biography:
Sarah Currin is an editor, freelance publishing professional, and educator who is honored to work in Portland, Oregon, on the traditional lands of the Multnomah, Wasco, Cowlitz, Kathlamet, Clackamas, Watlala Bands of Chinook, Tualatin Kalapuya, Molalla, and many other indigenous peoples who make their homes along the Columbia and Willamette rivers. They are a graduate of Portland State University with their master’s degree in book publishing. During their time in the graduate book publishing program, they were the editorial manager for Ooligan Press, as well as the co-manager of Write to Publish and the 2014 winner of the Dennis Stovall First Edition Award. A technical editor by trade, Sarah is also a collaborative editor for Indigo: Editing, Design, and More and has had the pleasure of being the publisher’s assistant at Timber Press and a bookseller at Powell’s City of Books. Additionally, they have worked at Hawthorne Books, Tin House magazine, and Sparkplug Comic Books. Their editing experience is broad and includes projects ranging from highly technical reports and papers, business- and IT-focused nonfiction, news articles, and blog posts to memoirs, thrillers, essay collections, and literary fiction. As a publishing instructor, Sarah is passionate about helping students become more knowledgeable, thoughtful, and inclusive editors.