Ann Colowick

Ann Colowick began her editorial career in 1978, as a staff proofreader for a government typesetting office. Since then, she has done proofreading, copy editing, content editing, production editing, writing, and indexing, working on how-to books, novels, textbooks, manuals, reports, audiovisual programs, magazine articles, and journal articles. The topic areas have included math, science, medicine, law, social science, language arts, electronics, education, computer science, photography, writing, and general interest.

Besides holding a BA in communications, Ann has pursued postgraduate study in law and art. As part of her art studies, she wrote, directed, produced, and edited a 22-minute video drama, as well as numerous shorter video projects.

After spending most of her life in the Southeast, Ann moved to Olympia, Washington, in 1995 and then to Seattle in 2013. She currently shares a home downtown with her husband and an adult son. Another son lives in Tacoma. Besides reading, writing, and editing, Ann enjoys movies, puzzles, games, walks, public transit, meals with people she loves, and a wide variety of cultural activities.