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Emma R. Cohen


is a dancer and writer from Chicago. Her writing has appeared in the New York Times, Times Literary Supplement, Los Angeles Review of Books, and BOMB, among other outlets.  As a performer she has worked with artists including Gillian Walsh, Neal Medlyn, and Ligia Lewis. She is a PhD candidate in English at Northwestern University, and she also offers freelance editorial services. Learn more below ︎︎︎

Work With Me


Dance Portfolio

Writing Portfolio



︎ emma.rachel.cohen [at] gmail [dot] com

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Offerings


Dance


e-mail me - let’s get in the studio :) 

Writing


I cover the politics of health and illness, the history of medicine and disability, contemporary literature, and Renaissance literature and philosophy. Sometimes dance and perforance, too. I’m always open to tips and commissions.

Editorial Services


- copyediting
- developmental editing 
- formatting and layout
- indexing
- research assistance and fact-checking
- writing tutoring / coaching 

I work with artists, academics, grad students and non-fiction authors. Rates start at .04¢/word.

More details on my editing services can be found here

To reach out about an editing project, email me or fill out this form

Selected Copyediting Samples ︎︎︎

Exhibition Catalogue Academic Journal Article Digital Humanities Article Newspaper Interview Arts Criticsm

Archiving Services 


I work with artists to manage the documentation and preservation of their work, as well as with personal collections. Packages will depend on your particular needs, but could include:

- digitization
- developing storage and organization systems
- cataloguing
- developing finding aids
- data entry and database management 

To work together on an archiving project, send me an email or inquire here
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