Award-winning author and independent editor focused on change-making nonfiction
I help writers overcome compositional hurdles, shape their big ideas, and tell stories that matter.
Author
I’m author of Studs and Ida Terkel award winner Hold Fast to Dreams (The New Press), a work of narrative nonfiction about college access.
More about the book here.
Independent editor and co-author
I can help navigate all stages of the book process, from proposals to final edits. I also work on shorter projects, articles, and personal statements.
Recent projects with The New Press:
Mike German’s Policing White Supremacy
(co-author)Melissa Jacoby’s Unjust Debts
(editorial work)David I. Backer’s As Public as Possible
(editorial work)
“One of the best parts of publishing my first book was working with Beth.”
Melissa B. Jacoby
Unjust Debts
Education:
MA, fiction writing, Johns Hopkins University
BA, English, Yale University
Teaching:
Gallatin School, New York University
Johns Hopkins University Writing Seminars
Teachers and Writers Collaborative