Credentials

Prior to starting Editorial Inspirations in 2001, April Michelle Davis worked as an assistant editor at the National Society of Professional Engineers and a program assistant for the American Prosecutors Research Institute. Various degrees include a master of professional studies degree in publishing (2007) from George Washington University and a bachelor of arts degree in English (2001) from Messiah College. In addition, she holds the following certificates: Editing (University of Virginia, 2003), book publishing (University of Virginia, 2003), and professional editing (EEI Communications, 2004).

April frequently attends workshops, conferences, book festivals, and writers’ retreats—including the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop, Sewannee Writers’ Conference, Duke University Writers’ Workshop, James River Writers Conference—and has been a member of the Editorial Freelancers Association since 2005 and a member of the American Society for Indexing since 2009. Resumé available upon request.

Awards:

Writer’s Digest Your Opening Line Contest – Honorable Mention (December 2006)

Writer’s Digest Your Opening Line Contest – Honorable Mention (September 2006)