Victoria Hay, Ph.D.
Summary of Accomplishments
Founder and director of scholarly journals office
Managing partner, The Copyeditor’s Desk
Developer and codirector, ASU West Writing Certificate Program
University instructor of writing and editing
Associate editor of Arizona Highways and Phoenix Magazines
Managing partner, talent agency for 50 creative workers
Author of four books and more than 150 articles
Professional Experience
| 6/2003 to 1/2010 | Editor and Publisher |
| College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | |
| Office for Scholarly Journals | |
| Arizona State University | |
| Tempe, Arizona | |
| Established editorial office unique in North America; hired and supervised staff of four in preproduction packaging for six scholarly journals; trained and mentored graduate students; manage office operations; edited all copy for six journals; managed office blog on university intranet; collaborated actively with other CLAS units. | |
| 6/93 to 6/2003 | Senior Lecturer |
| Arizona State University West | |
| Department of American Studies | |
| Phoenix, Arizona | |
| Taught university writing and editing courses; produced PaloVerde, ASU West’s literary magazine; founded Writing Certificate Program; created department and college’s first online writing course | |
| 8/95 to 2000 | Consultant |
| Phoenix College | |
| Phoenix, Arizona | |
| Consulted on creative writing program; mentor students | |
| 6/90 to present; | The Copyeditor’s Desk |
| 10/84-5/88 | Phoenix, Arizona
Write and edit books and CDs; consult with corporate human resources and training personnel and present in-house training programs; coach writers in creating their own works. Write and manage monetized blog. |
| 6/90-6/93 | Director |
| Writers and Artists, Inc. | |
| Phoenix, Arizona | |
| Supervised 50 writers, editors, graphic artists, and photographers in contract projects. Responsible for all aspects of bookkeeping, marketing, and quality control. Wrote proposals to solicit government contracts. Wrote original copy for periodicals and books; edited copy. | |
| 11/91-6/92; | Instructor |
| 8/86-6/88 | Scottsdale Community College |
| Scottsdale, Arizona | |
| Taught feature writing to classes of 25 adult students. | |
| 5/88-6/90 | Associate Editor |
| Arizona Highways Magazine | |
| Phoenix, Arizona | |
| Content and copyediting. Edited all departments. Supervised research | |
| associate and freelance contributors; supervised copy flow between | |
| art and editorial departments; wrote feature articles; and developed | |
| two new departments, “Hike of the Month” and “Mileposts.” | |
| 11/83-10/84 | Associate Editor |
| Phoenix Magazine | |
| Phoenix, Arizona | |
| Edited copy; wrote one feature-length and several shorter articles each month, plus a monthly column of business news. Edited a weekly business newsletter. Compiled annual special sections. | |
| Publications | Math Magic, with Scott Flansburg |
| William Morrow, 1993 Among William Morrow’s six best-selling books, 1993-94 |
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| The Human Calculator Plus: Workbook | |
| Youth Enterprises, Inc., 1992 | |
| The Essential Feature: Writing for Magazines and Newspapers | |
| Columbia University Press, 1990 | |
| The Life of Robert Sidney, Earl of Leicester | |
| Folger Shakespeare Library, 1984 | |
| Editor of 18 books; author of more than 150 articles in national and regional periodicals; poetry published in Puerto del Sol | |
| Education | |
| Ph.D. | Arizona State University, 1979 |
| English literature, 16th and 17th centuries | |
| M.A. | Arizona State University, 1971 |
| English language and literature | |
| B.A. | University of Arizona, 1966 |
| French language and literature |
