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Micaiah H. Evans, MD, MPH
Freelance Editor and Writer
m.huw.evans@gmail.com
206.387.0932
— medically trained editor of science articles, academic texts, novels, and short fiction —
— biomedical plausibility and story craft consultant to fiction authors —
— writer of stories, letters, and newsletters —
— wordsmith —
skills
- Developmental, structural, and substantive editing
- Copyediting and proofreading
- Personalized consultation on biomedical elements of fiction and nonfiction
- Fact-checking and formatting of medical science manuscripts
experience
- Pocket Workshop, a book of essays on writing, co-edited with Tod McCoy, 2021
- project management, developmental editing, copyediting, proofreading
- Short story by Georgina Kamsika, 2020
- developmental and line editing of "Something Beautiful That Goes Out"
- Urban ecology projects for UW professor Marina Alberti 2014 – 2019
- copyediting of 300-page textbook, Cities That Think Like Planets
- copyediting of articles for academic and lay publications
- rapid turnaround rewrites of web copy, press releases, and correspondences
- Manuscript preparation for Forte Science Communications 2016 – 2018
- copyediting manuscripts by Japanese scientists for submission to English-language journals
- helping authors rewrite articles in response to reviewers’ and journal editors' requests
- Fantasy novel by Michael & Linda Pearce 2017
- copyediting of a self-published 400-page book, Lord of the North
employment
- Workshop administrator, Clarion West Writers Workshop 2014 – 2017
- coordinating and running annual six-week residential workshop
- recruiting instructors for, coordinating, and monitoring one-day workshops
- interacting and collaborating with dozens of professional writers and editors
- Graduate student and postdoctoral trainee, UW School of Public Health 2010 – 2011
- collecting, analyzing, and reporting environmental and occupational health data
- writing manuscripts and presentations based on original research
- line editing and proofreading colleagues’ manuscripts
- Chief resident, clinical and anatomic pathology, University of New Mexico 2009 – 2010
- writing and editing pathology reports, clinical laboratory protocols, research findings, didactic presentations, and administrative documents
education
- University of Washington — Certificate in Editing — 2020
- University of Kansas, Gunn Center Novel Workshop — 2017
- Clarion West Writers Workshop — 2012
- University of Washington, School of Public Health — 2010–2011
- University of New Mexico, School of Medicine — Pathology Residency — 2006–2010
- University of Washington, School of Medicine — Doctor of Medicine — 2002–2006
- Tulane University, School of Public Health — Master of Public Health — 2001–2002
- Seattle Pacific University, Biochemistry — Bachelor of Science — 1998–2000
