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Scott D. Southard has been a professional editor for more than 10 years and is an award-winning novelist. He is responsible for editing and proofreading as well as the overall quality of reports, proposals, letters, and other PPA documents.

Contact Information:

517-485-4477 ssouthard@publicpolicy.com

Education:

Master of fine arts degree in creative writing from the University of Southern California. Bachelor’s degree in English from Aquinas College.

He has broad editing experience in both fiction and nonfiction work. He previously worked as an editor for the Pacific Center for Health Policy and Ethics in Los Angeles. 

Mr. Southard is the author of numerous books; his most recent novel, A Jane Austen Daydream, was published by Madison Street Publishing in 2012. More information on his fiction can be found via his popular writing website “The Musings & Artful Blunders of Scott D. Southard” at sdsouthard.com.

Mr. Southard also has extensive experience working with creative writers as a tutor as well as an adjunct teacher.  Most recently, he taught scriptwriting as an adjunct professor at Aquinas College.