Editor Biography - Polly Meloy

  

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Name:	Polly Meloy
Undergraduate Degree:	Bachelor of Arts, English
Undergraduate University:	Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH
Graduate Degree:	Master of Library Science
Graduate University:	Kent State University, Kent, OH
Editing Experience:   13 Years

Polly Meloy was raised in Ohio. She has lived in Maine and currently resides in Pennsylvania. Ms. Meloy has been an avid reader all her life. She holds a bachelor’s degree in English and a master’s degree in library science. Ms. Meloy has been employed by Kent State University and the University of Maine as a grant writer, editorial specialist, associate vice president’s assistant, and development professional. As a grant writer, her writing assistance helped to acquire more than $2 million for various university departments. In each position, colleagues would seek out her research and editing assistance. While living in Maine, Ms. Meloy took coursework in Teaching English as a Second Language, was a volunteer ESL tutor, and served as a volunteer editor for a local Friends board. She is passionate about language and learning. In her spare time, Ms. Meloy enjoys hiking, camping, making jewelry, reading, spending time with her daughter, traveling, and experiencing other cultures.

Favorite Books:

• The Djinn in the Nightengale’s Eye, A.S. Byatt
• The young adult series The Last Apprentice, Joseph Delaney
• Les Miserables, Victor Hugo
• The Omnivore’s Dilemma, Michael Pollan
• A Prayer for Owen Meany, John Irving
• The Scarlet Letter and other Stories , Nathaniel Hawthorne
• Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, Robert Pirsig

Favorite Publications:

• The New York Times
• The Week

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