Ted Gideonse

9148-J Regents Road
La Jolla, California 92037
858-410-2826 (home)
917-734-9774 (cell)
413-403-0745 (fax)
ted at gideonse.com

Experience

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO, La Jolla, CA

Instructor. Taught "Critical Writing," an introductory college writing class, in the Muir College Writing Program. September, 2006-present.

MAISONNEUVE, Montreal, Quebec

Contributing Editor. Wrote features for print magazine. Wrote film and theater columns for website. April, 2004-present.

GOTHAM WRITERS' WORKSHOP, New York, NY

Instructor. Taught "Introduction to Nonfiction" and "Feature Writing" to adults in the New York area. Taught similar classes online. August, 2002-August, 2005.

Associate Agent and Foreign Rights Manager. Represented writers in the literary market. Surpervised foreign contracts and relationships. Designed and maintained website, rittlit.com. July, 2002-July, 2005.

FREELANCE WRITER AND EDITOR, New York, NY

Wrote and reported features on such topics as medicine, marketing, Internet start- ups, film, politics, education, and celebrities for Out, Fashion Wire Daily, New York, TV Guide, Salon.com, and Rolling Stone. Reviewed books and movies for Newsweek.com, theater for Out.com. Edited for Time Inc., Zefer, and Pearson Education. March, 1997-present.

GWYNETH.VG, New York, NY

Editor-in-Chief. Founded and edited web-based literary magazine. Developed concept. Chose themes. Assigned and edited essays, humor, and fiction. April, 2000-present.

GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS, New York, NY

U.S. Researcher. Found, researched, and judged world records in North America. Acted as Guinness World Records spokesman for U.S. market. May-July, 2001

THE ADVOCATE, Los Angeles, CA

Contributing writer. Wrote and reported features and cover stories on science, politics, and the media for the national gay and lesbian news magazine. March, 1997- July, 2000.

NEWSWEEK, New York, NY

Reporter-researcher. Wrote, reported, and researched articles on such topics as juvenile delinquency, guitar rock, and the Hong Kong Chicken Flu. Wrote film, music, and book reviews for Newsweek.com. Managed and advised interns. Rewrote articles. January, 1997-May, 1999.

THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY, Boston, MA

Editorial Intern. Read and evaluated fiction submissions, performed research for editors, and assisted in clerical duties. September-December, 1996.

LET'S GO, INC., Cambridge, MA

Researcher-Writer, Let's Go: California and Hawaii, 1997. Researched and wrote about Northern California for budget travel guide. June-August, 1996.

Associate Editor, Let's Go: Alaska and Pacific Northwest, 1996. Wrote, researched, and edited budget travel guide. April-October, 1995.

THE HARVARD CRIMSON, Cambridge, MA

Associate Arts/Magazine Editor. Assigned, edited, and wrote articles for both the newspaper's Arts section and its weekly magazine, Fifteen Minutes. September, 1995-January, 1996.

Contributing Writer. Wrote reviews and features. Wrote weekly advice column, "Norma Knows." September, 1994-June, 1996.


Education

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO, La Jolla, CA

PhD in Social Anthropology expected in 2010.

NEW SCHOOL UNIVERSITY, New York, NY

MFA in Creative Writing granted in 2005. Fiction workshops with Stephen Wright, Jill Ciment, and Jonathan Dee.

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, New York, NY

Courses toward MFA in Creative Writing, 1999-2000. Fiction workshops with David Plante and Magda Bogin.

HARVARD COLLEGE, Cambridge, MA

B.A. in Social Anthropology granted in 1996. Cum Laude. Deans List every semester. Additional coursework in literature and creative writing.

WALNUT HILLS HIGH SCHOOL, Cincinnati, OH

Graduated in 1992. National Merit Scholar. Summa Cum Laude. Editor-in-Chief, school newspaper. Art Editor, school literary magazine.