Professor, Editor, and Writer
Greater Los Angeles Area
- Current
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- Associate Professor at California Lutheran University
- Editor in Chief at The Harrow
- Fiction Writer (Self-employed)
- Past
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- Website (Re)Design (Self-employed)
- Content Provider: Guide to Roleplaying Games at About.com
- Associate Editor at Canon Communications
- Copy Editor at Sage Publications, Inc.
- Education
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- University of Southern California
- University of California, Santa Barbara
- Connections
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- Industry
- Writing and Editing
- Websites
Dru Pagliassotti’s Experience
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Associate Professor
California Lutheran University
(Higher Education industry)
August 1998 — Present (11 years 4 months)
I teach in the communication department of CLU. My regular courses include Writing for the Mass Media; Research and Publishing on the World Wide Web; Copyediting and Desktop Publishing; and Film Theory. I'm currently studying the Western reception of boys' love (yaoi, shonen-ai) manga.
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Editor in Chief
The Harrow
(Writing and Editing industry)
January 1998 — Present (11 years 11 months)
I am the editor in chief and publisher of The Harrow, an online literary magazine for horror and fantasy. I also own The Harrow Press, The Harrow's book publishing arm.
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Fiction Writer
Self-employed
(Self-Employed; Writing and Editing industry)
1997 — Present (12 years )
Clockwork Heart (novel; Juno Books, now available)
Divided Loyalties (Hardboiled Horrors anthology, tba)
Darker than a Raven's Wing, Brighter than a Dove's Breast (Holy Horrors anthology, tba)
Terminus (w/Jo Gerrard; Magic & Mechanica anthology, coming soon)
Bookmarked (Reflection's Edge, October 2007)
Night Shift (Worlds of Wonder, July 2007)
Changing the End (Anotherealm, July 2007)
Defender of the Faith (Reflection's Edge, August 2006)
Strange Vintage (Fear of the Unknown, March 2005)
Joseph's Plaint (Ideomancer, June 2004)
Peter, Peter (Three-Lobed Burning Eye, Summer 2003)
Pan de los Muertos (Strange Horizons, April 2003)
After the Sleep (Dark Fire, March 2003)
Analogues (Erratica, Spring 1997) -
Website (Re)Design
Self-employed
(Self-Employed; Graphic Design industry)
2003 — 2005 (2 years )
Designed or redesigned websites for Tacfire (2003), Bone Cancer International (1999-2005) and Chordoma.Org (2001-2005). Acted as webmaster for BCI and Chordoma.Org for those years.
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Content Provider: Guide to Roleplaying Games
About.com
(Public Company; Writing and Editing industry)
1998 — 2000 (2 years )
Provided weekly articles, newsletters, and product reviews for the Role Playing Games (formerly the Dungeons and Dragons) section of About.Com. Included in About.Com's first promotional television commercial. Rated "Gold."
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Associate Editor
Canon Communications
(Publishing industry)
1997 — 1998 (1 year )
Worked for Medical Device & Diagnostic Industry writing articles, assigning freelance features, and editing.
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Copy Editor
Sage Publications, Inc.
(Publishing industry)
1995 — 1997 (2 years )
Worked as a freelance copy editor of academic books, from college textbooks to scholarly publications, using APA, Chicago, and MLA styles as required.
Dru Pagliassotti’s Education
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University of Southern California
PhD & MA , Communication Theory & Research , 1991 — 1996
- Activities and Societies:
- 1996: Ph.D., Annenberg School for Communication
1993: M.A., Annenberg School for Communication
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University of California, Santa Barbara
B.A. & B.A. , Communication & Sociology , 1986 — 1989
- Activities and Societies:
- Both: Highest honors & distinction in the major
Additional Information
Dru Pagliassotti’s Websites:
Dru Pagliassotti’s Interests:
writing, editing, fiction, horror, fantasy, romance, webzines, publishing, teaching, media research, popular culture, queer theory, manga, yaoi
Dru Pagliassotti’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- expertise requests
- getting back in touch
