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News from Word!
Cecelia is excited to announce that she has accepted a position at Cambridge University Press (Senior Editor for US and Latin American History). As of December 3, 2019, she will not be taking on any new Word clients. Her existing clients can still reach her via her Word email address or through the contact page on this website.
Christopher Lura is still actively taking on developmental editing projects. You can reach him at clura@wordliterary.com. His bio and more information about his work can be found on our About page.
"Cecelia's literary sensitivity, her astute judgment calls, and her great literary tact cannot be matched. Not least, Cecelia’s unflappable temperament helps take the sting out of the inevitable trials of the book business."
"Cecelia has been instrumental to my professional growth and development as an historian and public intellectual. Thanks to her critical eye and expertise I have won national awards and landed a fantastic book contract."
