THE COMPANY

The Wordsmith, an editing and writing concern founded in 2005, is a sub-concern of Creative Ankh, which provides services for authors, publishers and executives.

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THE EDITOR

Zaji, founder and CEO of Creative Ankh (creative-ankh.com), is an author, editor, freelance writer, journalist, and copy writer who has worked with Oprah Magazine, Essence, Black Enterprise, Black Voices, Fierce, The Source, Kuji: The Lifestyle Guide to Self Enrichment and NV Magazine (New Vision in Business), as well as the Chicago Defender, QBR The Black Book Review and the Harlem Book Fair, in positions ranging from writer and fact-checker, to researcher and associate publisher. Her journalistic skills allowed her to skillfully conduct flawless research and masterful interviews. Since then she has published dozens of articles covering business, literary and general topics.

Zaji has done extensive copy writing and copy editing for corporate clients, covering marketing campaign collateral, press releases, and speech writing for awards and publicity events. She has also copy edited for academic clients, covering course instruction and seminars, lectures, interviews, articles, performances and exhibits. Her client list includes L'Oreal's Soft Sheen Carson and Fathom, which covered such institutions as The British Library, American Film Institute, The British Museum, Cambridge University Press, Columbia University, London School of Economics, RAND, Natural History Museum, University of Chicago, University of Michigan, Victoria & Albert Museum, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Science Museum and New York Public Library and many others. She has prepared effective grant proposals and business letters and has served as ghostwriter for the Director of the National Brotherhood of Skiers' ski brochure.

Her copy editing skills have expanded into the literary arena where she now copy edits and content edits fiction manuscripts for various authors. Her combined published professional writing and editing skills span over 10 years; her private writing skills began in elementary school.

Zaji is also the author of When We Were One, a speculative fiction novel and Words Loving Emotions, a poetry book. Although some couldn't believe it at the time, she was reading at four years old.

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Zaji earned her B.A. in English from Iona College where she graduated with Honors in her major, and was inducted into Sigma Tau Delta, the International English Honor Society. She completed her Masters (M.S.) with Honors (magna cum laude) in Journalism at the same institution. She will be pursuing an M.F.A. in Writing and a Doctorate in Philosophy in the near future.

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THE ASSISTANT EDITOR

Anatalia Gauthier is a freelance writer and editor living in Virginia. She currently writes for EHow.com and Livestrong.com. Anatalia also has extensive experience with proposal editing and resume writing. She was formerly the Assistant Editor for the Pocono Herald/Pocono Express where she was also the Entertainment Editor. As an English major, she was a staff writer for the Elmira College newspaper, The Octagon. She also wrote and helped in the development of Elmira's young women's magazine, Callisophia.