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Remember those tin lunchboxes everyone had as a kid? They were sturdy little lunch pails that held everything from your sandwich and juice box to your pudding or fruit cup. Sometimes they even had a Fruit-by-the-foot inside, and everything fit together perfectly--a little bit like a well-played game of Tetris. 

The Tin Lunchbox (that's us!) does the same thing: We provide a variety of shared information from featured artists and literary endeavors to recipe sharing that all fits flawlessly into one place. Granted, we aren't working with physical  lunchboxes, but it is fun to imagine all the same.

Meet the Pros

 

Tin Lunchbox EDITING

& AFFILIATED FREELANCERS

 

SHAWNA CARO, TIN LUNCHBOX editing

****CURRENTLY ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS****

Editor, Proofreader, Writer, Author, Tutor, Teacher, Poet

Shawna Caro is a poet and short fiction writer who loves to work with all kinds of text, whether it is non-fiction, fiction, poetry, or academic papers at any level. Her extensive and wide-ranging experience in literary and educational fields give her a unique and substantial understanding of all things writing, editing, proofreading, teaching, and mentoring. She lives in Kansas with her husband, three children, and her dog Gnocchi. She currently works as a high school English and Creative Writing teacher and business manager for PAC Studios, LLC.

Contact: slcaro.author@gmail.com

Experience:

  • Literary Magazines/Journals: Echo Ink Review, Winter Tangerine Review, Flint Hills Review, Tin Lunchbox Review

  • Writing/Editing/Proofreading: PAC Studios LLC, Tin Lunchbox Review, Ascend Books, LMC Truck, The Bulletin @ Emporia State University, IST Management

  • Beta Reading: fantasy and science fiction, mental health/suicide prevention, magical realism

  • Curriculum Development & Teaching: Emporia State University, Butler Community College (Council Grove), Eudora Elementary School, Emporia Middle School, Ottawa High School

  • Other: small press publications (online and in print), business management for PAC Studios and Tin Lunchbox, technical writing

Frances Mihulec, Writer, poet, freelance proofreader

****CURRENTLY ACCEPTING NEW CLIENTS****

Frances Mihulec is a fiction writer and poet in addition to being a regular reader and occasional contributor to The Tin Lunchbox Review. They live in Seattle with their spouse and two cats. They currently work in finance and insurance in the health and wellness sector, and serve on the board of directors for Puget Soundworks, an all-gender, LGBTQIA+ community chorus serving the Puget Sound area with a mission to spread kindness through song. Please visit their website at https://readcatbounce.wordpress.com/


Currently, they are accepting proofreading projects of 5,000 words or fewer on a case-by-case basis at the rate of $16 per 1,000 words. Deposit required. Email fmihulec@gmail.com for more details. Larger projects, including development editing, are occasionally accepted on a case-by-case basis, depending on fit and availability.

Kay Duganator, author and poet

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Kay Dugantor is a Kansan born and raised. Her artistry includes poetry, fiction and story telling. Kay can be heard reading her work at Speak Easy Poetry and other open mic venues around the Midwest.

Kay has been a featured poet/host at The Wheel Barrel Open Mic Night and featured at their event Sounds of Strength. She has also been featured at a People's Poor Campaign event. Kay has performed on the legacy stage at the 2018 and 2019 Aaron Douglas Art Fair and performed during The Rock Yo City Tour, Part Three. She is the host for the first of its kind event in Topeka, The Noto Story Slam. She also had the honor of being the host for the 2018 P.O.E.T Unity Festival held in Chicago. Kay hosted the Poetry Pavilion at the 2019 Aaron Douglas Art fair. She has been interviewed on Marcia Epstein's Talk with Me, as well as Washburn University's radio show Sunflower Sutras, and Two Wolves Meet the Artist. Her voice has also been used for a Jefe Fashion commercial.

She has also been nominated for the 9th annual Dubceez Underground Entertainment Awards as the Best Female Spoken Word Artist and nominated for Best Newcomer in the Second Annual Music and More Poetry Awards. Kay writing as “Kayla Dugan” won honorable mention with her short story entitled Lions in the Topeka Zoo's Adult Writing Contest 2019. Kay won the Best Host for the National Spoken Word Awards 2020.

A few of her works can be found in Quivira, The Best of ESU, The Tin Lunchbox, The Blue Mountain Review, and Ichobods Speak Out. Kay has also released her two chapbooks. One is entitled The Beast Within, which released in 2018 and is a collection of flash fiction. The second, Small Visions, which released in 2019 is a collection of micro poetry.

Kay Dugantor also showcases her artwork and writing on her website, https://www.kaysartistry.com/ .



SARAH HARMON

Sarah has only formally been editing books for a couple years, but she has been working as a tutor, focusing on math and teaching people to write well, since 2001. She is the main proofreader for Quill and Flame Publishing, and multiple-time Amazon best-selling author AJ Skelly refuses to publish a book without Sarah checking it for errors first. In addition to speaking English, she is fluent in French and has a good working knowledge of Portuguese, Spanish, and Italian, so she has been able to catch typos in other languages that most editors would miss. She specializes in historical fiction, particularly set in the United States or Europe, but she is happy to edit any genre, both fiction and non-fiction. She is available for developmental, content, structural, and line/copy editing. 

Sarah can be found on Facebook and Instagram @aneditorabroad or can otherwise be contacted via our contact form.


KARI BOWLES, Writer and film enthusiast

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Kari Bowles is an alumnus of both Emporia State University in Emporia, Ks, and the University of Edinburgh in the Scottish Lowlands. She is a lover of cinema and literature and enjoys writing about both. She has also been known to write poetry and fiction. Her most recent pieces, about the movie appearances of South Canada, can be found on the website for Distinctlly Montana magazine.