Thomas Lawrence Long, PhD (English)

Current Editor Position: Editor, NursingWriting Web Site
Start date: July 2008

Editor Position prior to your current editorial position: Editor-in-Chief, Harrington Gay Men’s Literary Quarterly
Dates: 1999-2007

Number of years as Editor: 2

Number of years in INANE: 2

Other Position: Associate Professor-in-Residence, School of Nursing, University of Connecticut, 2008-present

What is the best thing about being an editor?
The opportunity to shepherd emerging scholars into publication.

What is the worst thing about being an editor?
The writer who resists or resents editing.

Which three words would your colleagues use to describe you?
Skilled, thorough, supportive

What would you like to do if you were not an editor?
Be a writer

How do you relax?
Reading, gardening, cultural travel, visit museums and historic sites.