Cecilia Tan

Current

Freelance editor at Maple Street Press Yankees Annual
Certified Technician at Okazaki Restorative Therapy (Self-employed)
Instructor at Jae H. Kim Tae Kwon Do

Freelance editor/anthologist/writer at whomever will contract (Self-employed)
Publisher/Editor at Circlet Press, Inc.

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Past

Special Sales/Foreign Rights Coordinator at Beacon Press
Marketing Assistant at Beacon Press

Education

Emerson College
Brown University

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Cecilia Tan’s Summary

I am a freelance writer and editor. I am best known in three main genres which are disparate and have little crossover: erotica, science fiction/fantasy, and baseball.

1) I am, apparently, one of the foremost erotica writers and publishers of my generation, which, I must admit, is pretty darn cool. I started my erotica writing career in 1992 when I self-published a chapbook of erotic science fiction stories--simultaneously launching my careers as an erotica writer, science fiction writer, and publisher. Circlet Press, the company founded with that book, is still a going concern, having published over 40 books of erotic science fiction, including authors like Francesca Lia Block, Delia Sherman, Lawrence Schimel, and many others. My own fiction has appeared everywhere, including Ms. Magazine, Penthouse, and Asimov's, Nerve, Best American Erotica, and on and on. Collections of my short stories have appeared from HarperCollins and Running Press. I've also edited erotica anthologies for not only Circlet but Masquerade Books, Blue Moon Books, Thunder's Mouth Press, and others.

2) I am a writer and editor on the subject of baseball and baseball history. My wide-ranging interests have led me so far to mostly publishing projects dealing with the Yankees and Red Sox, which seems only natural as I grew up in New York and now live in Boston. I've co-edited several books, written a few (The 50 Greatest Yankee Games, from Wiley, being the best-known), and I am also a Senior Writer for Gotham Baseball magazine. I am the editor of, and write for, the annual Maple Street Press publication BOMBERS BROADSIDE, which is an annual preseason look at the New York Yankees.

I am ALSO an instructor and employee of the Jae H. Kim Tae Kwon Do institute where I received my black belt in 1996, and I am a certified technician in Okazaki Restorative Therapy, a form of Asian Bodywork rooted in traditional Chinese medicine.

Cecilia Tan’s Specialties:

new york yankees, babe ruth, fiction editing, book doctoring, typesetting, electronic publishing

Cecilia Tan’s Experience

Freelance editor

Maple Street Press Yankees Annual

(Writing and Editing industry)

October 2006 — Present (3 years 2 months)

Acquire and assign articles, assign pay, write introductory and feature material, promote published product, line-edit/copy-edit articles, photo edit, research.
Certified Technician
Okazaki Restorative Therapy (Self-employed)

(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Health, Wellness and Fitness industry)

May 2006 — Present (3 years 7 months)

I am a certified technician in Okazaki Restorative Therapy, a form of Asian Bodywork that involves applying pressure of the elbow along the energetic channels of the body (commonly referred to as 'acupuncture meridians') to move the Chi in the body. In Western terms this increases blood flow, warms and stretches the muscles, breaks up adhesions, releases tension, relieves pain, and stimulates healing. Many people report feeling as if they have just done an hour of yoga when getting off my table.
Instructor

Jae H. Kim Tae Kwon Do

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Health, Wellness and Fitness industry)

April 1998 — Present (11 years 8 months)

I received my black belt in April 1996 and began working at the Cambridge location one day a week. In 1998 I was hired part-time at the Boston location, where I taught a children's class 3 times a week for several years, along with private lessons, adult class, forms class, and also worked as an administrative assistant doing data entry, marketing calls, customer service calls, and other back office functions. In 1999 I transferred to the Cambridge school where I worked part time until 2002, when I took time off. I returned in 2005 and work one day a week again, as well as filling in for instructors on vacation.
Freelance editor/anthologist/writer
whomever will contract (Self-employed)

(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Writing and Editing industry)

September 1994 — Present (15 years 3 months)

I make my living from freelance writing and editing. The writing includes fiction writing, nonfiction, books, magazine pieces, sporadic web journalism, how-to, and more. The editing includes line editing, copy editing, and larger projects with acquisitions, writer wrangling, and so on, including fiction anthologies like Cowboy Lover and nonfiction projects like the annual Bombers Broadside.
Publisher/Editor

Circlet Press, Inc.

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Publishing industry)

March 1992 — Present (17 years 9 months)

Founder, head honcho, janitor, too.
Special Sales/Foreign Rights Coordinator

Beacon Press

(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Publishing industry)

July 1990 — August 1992 (2 years 2 months)

Handled all non-bookstore sales, repped to museum stores, garden stores, and other non-book outlets, took active role in liaising with foreign sub-agents, pitching books for translation.
Marketing Assistant

Beacon Press

(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Publishing industry)

June 1989 — July 1990 (1 year 2 months)

Entry-level position, support for marketing director, publicity director, and advertising/promotions manager. Handled author appearances, preparation of sales materials for reps, foreign rights correspondence, short term publicity projects, and more.

Cecilia Tan’s Education

Emerson College

MA , Professional Writing & Publishing , 1992 — 1994
Brown University

AB , Linguistics & Cognitive Science , 1985 — 1989

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