Matthew J. Lubin

Rockaway, New Jersey, USA

E-mail: mattlubin@yahoo.com

Education:

Naropa University Boulder, CO
M.F.A. in Writing & Poetics, Prose Concentration, July 2005

The Pennsylvania State University University Park, PA
B.A. in English with Creative Writing Emphasis, Spring 2002

University of Westminster, Fall Semester 2000 London, UK

Bridge-Linguatec, TEFL Certificate, July 2005

Employment History:

December 2008 — Present

Publisher/Editor, Terracotta Typewriter

l Launched the only English-language, China-themed literary journal. Develop and maintain Web site and blog; promote Web site through forums and social networks; read submissions, communicate with contributors, edit content, lay-out literary journal.

September 2007 — March 2009

Professor of Academic Writing, Harbin Institute of Technology Shenzhen Graduate School, University Town, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, China

l Instruct M.Sc. and Ph.D. students in process of academic writing in English, business writing, and presentations; evaluate assignments and exams for content and grammar; provide opportunities for students to improve spoken English skills.

November 2005 — January 2007

EFL Instructor, Tsinghua Experimental School in Shenzhen, China

l Teach students (Years 1, 2, 5 – 11) to read, write, and speak English; create lesson plans, worksheets, and exams; evaluate students’ English skills.

March 2005 — September 2005

Freelance Editor, Aspatore Books, Boston, MA

l Edit a cohesive chapter for business and legal publications from interview questionnaire.

May 2002 — August 2003

Assistant Editor, New Jersey Law Journal, Newark, NJ

l Write and lay-out On the Move, After Hours, Mergers & Acquisitions, and Legal Pro pages; maintain njlj.com; proofread articles; correct articles in QuarkXpress and Word; format and distribute Daily Decision Alert (DDA); customer service/technical support for DDA; contact lawyers, firms and corporations for information for articles; download court opinions; assume duties of other assistant editors during vacation/sick days.

January 2002 — May 2002

Intern, Pennsylvania Center for the Book, University Park, PA

l Research, write, and edit author biographies for Web site.

Skills:

Windows & Mac O/S: QuarkXpress; MS Word, Excel, Publisher, and PowerPoint; HTML; Adobe Photoshop; StarOffice 5.2; Final Draft; FTP; Winfax.

Languages: Elementary Mandarin Chinese

Editing: AP, Chicago Manual of Style, MLA

Publications:

Shenzhen Daily—Oct. 31, 2008; Asia’s Best Hotels and Resorts, 3rd edition, 2007 (Guangzhou); Ink Collective—February 2007; The Aroostook Review—Summer 2007;

American Poets Abroad—July 2008; American Drivel Review—Summer 2004; BetterKarma.com—Honorable Mention, June 2004