Neal Durando thirty-six years old, single, American citizen

Boston, Massachusetts partnerjunco.at.hotmail.dot.com

Fort Worth, Texas durando.at.freesurf.dot.fr
Nantes, France

Teaching Experience

Lycée Albert Camus, Nantes (France) Assistant des langues étrangers (2003-2004)
Teach discussion-oriented EFL lessons to high school students.
OISE (Boston) Teacher (Summer 2003)
Designed and taught customized EFL lessons to business clients.

Lycée Albert Camus, Nantes (France) Assistant des langues étrangers (2002-2003)
Teach discussion-oriented EFL lessons to high school students.
Embassy CES, New York City (2001)
Taught lower- and upper-intermediate EFL classes for CELTA certification.

Roosevelt University, Guest Lecturer (2000)
“Mimetic Strategies in Modern Fiction”, lecture to graduate writing students.

Chicago Latin School, Guest Lecturer (2000)
Lectured to high school students on composition of fiction, gave reading.
YMCA Writers Voice Program (1997)

Taught a practical fiction course “The Syntax of Fiction”.
Parkway Schools Writers in the Schools Program, Washington University (1997)

Conducted a fiction writing seminars for high school students.

House of Tutors, Austin, Texas (1988-1990)

Tutored college students in Philosophy, Anthropology, and Spanish.

Education

Embassy CES, New York City (CELTA Certificate, 2002)

Cambridge certificate in teaching English as a second language.

Washington University (Master of Fine Arts, Writing, 1997)

Thesis: Depositions: Two Fictions and a Play; Original translation of a collection of
Argentine stories; University Fellow 1995-1997.

State University of New York, Purchase (1994)

Coursework in print production and graphic design.

University of Texas at Austin (Bachelor of Arts, 1990)

Major in Philosophy and Anthropology, minor in Spanish.

Professional Experience

Production Editor, Park Ridge Center (1999-2000)

Oversaw production of the quarterly bioethics journal, a bimonthly magazine,
and occasional books; authority on house style; supervised design and layout;
coordinated freelancers; communicated with print vendors; wrote press releases; copyedited.

Assistant Editor, Adult Trade Division, Harcourt Brace & Company (1993-1994)

Assisted Senior Editor in all editorial aspects of book production (writing flap copy,
preparing profit and loss estimates for future titles, in-house production trafficking)
and provided editorial recommendations for prospective titles.

Editorial Assistant, Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. (1991-1993)

Assisted Gordon Lish in preparing book manuscripts for production; wrote flap copy,
assisted in copy and proofreading; made recommendations on submissions.

Languages

English (native speaker, published in respected journals).
Spanish (strong conversational, good written, excellent translation to English).
French (strong conversational, excellent translation to English).

Teaching References

Upon request only.