- Jestine Ware
- http://jestineware.wixsite.com/jestineportfolio
- http://www.elfeditingandwriting.com/
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Jestine currently works as the Assistant Editor at Cricket Media in Chicago, IL. She works on the editorial teams for Cricket (literary magazine for ages 9-14), Muse (science magazine for ages 9-15), Ask (science magazine for ages 7-10), Cicada (YA literary magazine for ages 14-23), Spider (literary magazine for ages 6-9), Click (science magazine for ages 3-6), Ladybug (literary magazine for ages 3-6), and Babybug (literary magazine for ages 0-3). She manages the submission intake process as well as providing support in creative brainstorming, proofreading, and writing magazine content as necessary.
She is also a freelance editor and grant writer for Elf Editing and Writing Services. Her professional and non-fiction background consists of academic papers and articles, conference presentations, lesson plans, web news articles, e-newsletters, business documents, and non-profit grants. Her creative writing and editing background is comprised of poetry, short stories, and book manuscripts. Her genre and subject interests include fiction, fantasy, multiculturalism, bilingualism, biculturalism, works for children and young adults, and human rights campaigns.
