The Baker Street Editor

"My mind rebels at stagnation. Give me problems, give me work, give me the most abstruse cryptogram or the most intricate analysis, and I am in my own proper atmosphere. "
Baker Street Editors' founder and principal Hilary A. Zaid, Ph.D.:

  • Offers 20+ years of experience working with writers on fiction and non-fiction projects, including these cases;
  • Holds an AB, summa cum laude, from Harvard University in English and American Literature and Language;
  • Holds a Ph.D. in English from the University of California, Berkeley;
  • Has taught hundreds of writing students, including undergraduates in the UC Berkeley English program;
  • Is a published writer whose work has appeared in venues including Lilith Magazine, Utne Reader, Southwest Review, BLOOM, and CALYX ;
  •  Is an alumna of the Squaw Valley Community of Writers and the Tin House Writers Workshop;
  • Is a member of the Editorial Freelancers' Association.
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Hilary works with a select group of writers and editors through the Binders.