Can you believe it’s September already? We at Medallion hope you had a wonderful Labor Day weekend and are looking forward to the upcoming holiday season.

Recently, our authors have expressed interest in the roles of each member of our editorial department, and so this month I will give you a synopsis of our duties and the process your manuscript follows.

When the editorial department receives your manuscript, it goes:

• First to the Content editor
• Then to the line editor
• Then to the proof editor
• Then to the author for review
• Then back to the editor for final review
• Then to typeset
• The post typeset copy goes to the author and typeset proof editor for review
• Then to production.

Below are the members of the Editorial staff and what our role is in the process:

Helen Rosburg, the CEO of Medallion Press is also the Chief Executive Editor. As a renowned author and an editor herself, Helen has personal insight into the concerns of authors and we in the editorial department consider ourselves fortunate to have her expertise as our guide. Helen is involved in every aspect of the running of Medallion Press. She offers an enthusiasm and passion for Medallion Press that filters down to all our departments. As our CEO, Helen exercises the final approval for all executive decisions.

Christy Phillippe is the senior editor and director of the editorial department. She oversees the work of all other editors. With her expertise in publishing, she also supervises the Acquisitions and Contracts department. Christy executes final approval of all blurbs and marketing copy. Along with all her other duties, Christy and Helen are solely responsible for deciding which manuscripts will be published by Medallion.

Janet Bank is the Content and Development Editor. I am the first editor to review the finished manuscript. I edit it for content and necessary rewrites. If rewrites are required, I work directly with the author during the rewrite process. Additionally, I create all blurbs that are to appear on the book covers. I also work with Helen and Christy by making recommendations for the acquisitions of manuscripts for Medallion.

Emily Steele is our new and extremely capable line editor and proof editor. Emily receives the manuscript after the content edit, does the line edit, and then forwards it to a proof editor. Emily is also working on the development of Medallion’s Style Manual, which we hope to have ready for the authors in the near future. This manual will be an important reference source for our authors.

We welcome Jessica Vicich to our editorial family. Jessica will be Medallion’s new post typeset proof editor. We are delighted to have her join our editorial family.

Last but not least, Kerry Estevez remains our Author Liaison. Kerry is the primary contact between an author and Medallion Press. Kerry maintains author files, schedules, and deadlines and represents Medallion Press at conferences and industry meetings. Kerry is available to answer all your questions and concerns.

All the members of the editorial department are here to make your book the best it can be and to address all of your questions and concerns.

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