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- 1. ROXANNA ERDMAN roxanna_e@prodigy.net.mx Tel: 55 5516-6950 Editor, writer and writing teacher with 25 years of experience in editing, style correction, drafting, English-Spanish translation, editorial project development and teaching. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE ESCUELA DE MEXICANA DE ESCRITORES (Mexican School for Writers) 2010 - present Co-founder and teacher of courses in childrens and young peoples literature. ESCUELA DE NIOS ESCRITORES (School for Child Writers) 2009 - present Founder and director of Mexicos first writing school for children, which teaches on-site courses to children and teens, as well as adult creative writing workshops and seminars for teachers. ESCUELA DE ESCRITORES DE LA SOGEM (SOGEM Writing School) 2008 - 2010 Teacher of literature for children and young people. . EDITORIAL MXICO INTERACTIVO, S.A. DE C.V. 2007 - 2009 Head of drafting for the monthly health magazine A tuSalud, for Mexicos Social Security Institute (IMSS). GRUPO EDITORIAL ARMONA, S.A. DE C.V. 2004 - 2006 Head of drafting for the monthly childrens magazines Cartoon Network, Barney and Kids, Mis Personajes Favoritos. IMPRESIONES AREAS, S.A. DE C.V. 2001 - 2004 Editor of the Mexicana de Aviaci坦n in-flight magazine Vuelo (until June 2002), Nupcias (until July 2002), Pronatura (Aug. 2003 - Aug. 2004) and Esposa Joven (June 2002 - 2004). CASA DEL LAGO / UNAM
- 2. 1997 - 2000 Press department chief, Casa del Lago / UNAM cultural center. EDICIONES ENIGMA, S.A. DE C.V. 1996-1997 Editor in chief of the magazine Disney Aventuras. DEMOS, DESARROLLO DE MEDIOS, S.A. DE C.V. 1987.1998 Coordinator of the newspaper supplement for children, La Jornada Ni単os. 1986-1995 Editor "A" of the daily newspaper La Jornada. 1986-1995 Editorial coordinator of several supplements for La Jornada. 1985-1986 Proofreader for the national and international sections of La Jornada. FREELANCE WORK 2006 - present Adapter, corrector, editor and translator. For publishing companies Alfaguara, Santillana, Edelvives, Vergara y Riba, Ediciones B and magazines How It Works, Entrepreneur, MetrosC炭bicos, National Geographic Traveler, NG Kids, Escala, Platino (Aerom辿xico) and Revista C叩t叩logo del Regalo. Adaptations of books translated from English into Spanish for the Americas include: Saga Crep炭sculo, Luna Nueva, Eclipse and Amanecer, by Stephenie Meyer; Algo pasa en la librer鱈a, by Pete H辰rtling; Rebeldes and La ley de la calle, by Susan E. Hinton; short story anthology Noche de baile en el infierno; Ghostgirl and El regreso de Ghostgirl, by Tonya Hurley; Nerds 2 Mam叩 me quiere bien malo, by Michael Buckley; Maze Runner-Prueba de Fuego and Maze Runner-La cura mortal, by James Dashner; Firelight and Vanish, chica de niebla, by Sophie Jordan; Blancanieves y el cazador, by Lily Blake; Partials, by Dan Wells; El extra単o caso de Yoda Origami, by Tom Angleberger; El peque単o vampiro, by Angela Sommer-Bodenburg. English-Spanish translations include: the books (Alfaguara) Cachorro peludo de ni単o-gato, by Edgar Keret; Dark Lord, m叩s d鱈as de escuela, by Jamie Thomson; El diario de Monsters High, by Lisi Harrison; the activities book Judy Moody (Ediciones B); Fated, by Sarah Alderson; Forgiveness, by Helen Whitney (prolog by the Dalai Lama); Lavado de dinero, by Kenneth Rijock; El 炭ltimo narco,
- 3. by Malcolm Beith; El arte de la libertad, by Osho; iAm, by Kevin Brooks; Dead Love, by Linda Watanabe McFerrin; (Vergara y Riba) Nerds 3; Hanna Barbera and Cartoon Network comic books; articles for magazines mentioned above; instruction manual for Jeep watches; Nestl辿 Fitness cereal campaign; RCI member manuals; Panasonic advertorials. 2007 - 2010 Organizing committee member of the Mexican professional illustrators collective El Ilustradero. 2006 - 2007 Reporter and writer of travel guides C坦mo y D坦nde. 2005 Editor of the childrens magazine Jugando con ADO. 2000 - 2001 Editor of the magazine Vag坦n Literario, Editorial Santillana (winner of the CANIEM Award for Editorial Excellence in 2001). 1998 - 1999 Editor of BichoVerde, Electronic childrens nature and ecology magazine (www.bichoverde.com.mx). PUBLISHED BOOKS Three childrens books published by Alfaguara: Zorrillo el 炭ltimo (selected for the 5th Grade Library Program in 2005), Elogio del tlacuache and Elogio del jaguar. A 4th-grade textbook and teachers manual, for the Larousse Written Expression series. Mitos y leyendas ind鱈genas, a childrens book published by Editorial Everest (Spain). Suerte con el miedo, a childrens book published by Progreso Editorial. Three poster-stories published by SEP / Tan辿 Arte y Dise単o. Destinario, a collective book published jointly by Ediciones La Cabra and El Ilustradero. Participation included short stories and illustrations. INDIVIDUAL COURSES TAUGHT Journalism and Science Communication, at the UAM-Azcapotzalco / FCE (1998); Style correction for journalism students at Universidad de Colima (1995); Style correction and journalism for children at Universidad de Quintana Roo (1994). AWARDS, FELLOWSHIPS AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
- 4. Winner of the competition Mexico, Land of Wonders, with the story "El Lirio". Awarded by Fonoteca Nacional and Conabio (2013); FONCA fellowship for Young Creators for a childrens bestiary (2000); National Childrens Journalism Prize, awarded by Centro Mexicano para los Derechos de la Infancia, AC (1993) Jury member for several short story and poster competitions organized by the ISSSTE, CDHDF, DIF, Casa del Lago / UNAM; selection competition for the 2005 ENAP Illustrators Catalog; 2011 and 2016 Valladolid Literature Award for short story, and Mexico Citys Election Institutes annual childrens short story competition since 2010. FORMAL EDUCATION 1994-1998 UNAM. Hispanic literature, bachelors degree equivalent Languages English-Spanish for translation; reading in French.