Professional Background
Jessica Klimesh is a US-based writer and editor. She launched JEK Proofreading and Editing, LLC in January 2019 after teaching ESL (English as a Second Language) and writing classes in varying capacities, including at the university level, for 5+ years. Even during her earlier career in retail management, Jessica was drawn to helping others with writing and editing and did freelance work for many years before turning it into a full-time career. She is an active member of the EFA (Editorial Freelancers Association).
Creative Writing
Jessica’s creative writing has been published in a variety of online and print journals, and she has received nominations for the Pushcart Prize, Best Microfiction, Best Small Fictions, and Best of the Net; additionally, several of her stories have been long- and/or short-listed in contests, and her story “You’re Just Growing Up” won 3rd prize in South Shore Review‘s 2023 flash fiction contest. You can find a full list of her publications here.
In 2007, Jessica founded the Toledo [Ohio] Writers’ Workshop, which she facilitated until mid-2015. The group continues to be active. More recently, she founded the Facebook group The Art and Craft of Writing and occasionally hosts virtual discussions on the craft of writing.
She also hosts a weekly virtual “write night” called Together Apart, which she started to help maintain her writing practice at the beginning of the pandemic. It proved so beneficial that she has continued hosting the weekly group.
Education and Continuing Professional Development
With master’s degrees in both English (with an ESL/academic writing focus) and Creative Writing (with a fiction focus), graduate certificates in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) and International Scientific and Technical Communication, and an undergraduate degree in Communications, Jessica has a broad and comprehensive writing and editing background. She also successfully completed the Proofread Anywhere general proofreading course and regularly takes writing and editing courses/workshops to maintain and refine her skills. Courses she’s taken include Editing Memoir with Tanya Gold, Developmental Editing (through the EFA), and two creative nonfiction writing workshops (through Cleaver).
Editing Services
JEK Proofreading and Editing, LLC offers editing and proofreading services for technical, academic, and creative writers.You don’t have to write alone.
Contact
For more information about services, please contact JEK Proofreading and Editing, LLC.