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Simon Grant

Simon Grant

Editor & Creative Consultant

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Editor In Chief and Copy Writer at Second Look Creative Edits

  • Education

    • University of the Fraser Valley

      2014 - 2015
      Bachelor's degree English Language and Literature, General

      Activities and Societies: UFV's Cascade Student Newspaper, Louden SingleTree Literary Journal.

    • University of Victoria

      2015 - 2019
      Creative and Professional Writing Degree Creative Writing

      Activities and Societies: UVic's Rocketry Club, Read My Writing podcast host, Uvic's Martlet Student newspaper, This Side of West Literary Journal, karate, taekwondo.

  • Experience

    • Second Look Creative Edits

      Sept 2015 - now
      Editor & Creative Consultant

      I took the initiative and created my own copy editing company. I analyze, critique, and offer suggestions for revisions to clients on creative and professional content, such as novels, graphic novels, poetry, and blogs. http://secondlookedits.com/ I have edited a 100 000 word book called Boundaries and I wrote the KK241 memorial (see Projects).

    • Department of National Defence

      May 2016 - now
      Signal Officer

      Signal Officers deliver telecommunications services within the Canadian Armed Forces. A Signal Officer is responsible for the operations and maintenance of communications systems and could be employed in policy development, project management, systems engineering and network operation.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Inbound Certified

      HubSpot Academy
      Oct 2017

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Simon Grant
      6th Grade Spelling B Pacific Academy, Surrey British Columbia Mar 2004 I won silver in my 6th Grade Spelling Bee because I misspelled 'siesta' as "C-iesta." I won silver because it was the elimination round and the eight contests before me spelled "mortgage" as moregij, morgauge, morgij, morgaj, moregej, morgage, moregage, morgig, and nobody knew about the silent t except the contestant who went immediately before me.

  • Volunteer Experience

    • First Reader

      Issued by This Side of West on Jan 2016
      This Side of WestAssociated with Simon Grant

    • First Reader

      Issued by Louden SingleTree Literary Magazine on Jan 2015
      Louden SingleTree Literary MagazineAssociated with Simon Grant

    • Speech Coach and Communications Specialist

      Issued by TED Conferences on Sept 2018
      TED ConferencesAssociated with Simon Grant

    • Read My Writing Podcast Host

      Issued by SoundCloud on Oct 2017
      SoundCloudAssociated with Simon Grant

    • Copy Editor

      Issued by The Martlet on Sept 2015
      The MartletAssociated with Simon Grant

    • Student Reporter

      Issued by The Martlet on Jan 2015
      The MartletAssociated with Simon Grant

    • Student Reporter

      Issued by University of the Fraser Valley on Sept 2014
      University of the Fraser ValleyAssociated with Simon Grant

    • Legion Branch 15 Copywriter

      Issued by The Royal Canadian Legion Dominion Command on Sept 2014
      The Royal Canadian Legion Dominion CommandAssociated with Simon Grant