I have worked in the publishing industry for more than 17 years. I am the former managing editor for career publications at Ferguson Publishing Company, a well-known school and library reference publisher. If you are a school and library professional, you are probably familiar with Ferguson’s top-quality publications such as the Encyclopedia of Careers & Vocational Guidance, Careers in Focus (75+-volume series), Discovering Careers for Your Future, What Can I Do Now?, Career Discovery Encyclopedia, and The Top 100: The Fastest Growing Careers for the 21st Century. In addition to these titles, I have helped publish more than 250 other titles for the school and library market, served as a regular feature writer for Career Opportunities News, and written seven books: Hot Jobs: More Than 25 Careers With the Highest Pay, Fastest Growth, and Most New Job Openings; Hot Health Care Careers: More Than 25 Cutting-Edge Occupations With the Fastest Growth and Most New Job Openings; They Teach That in College!?: A Resource Guide to More than 95 Interesting College Majors and Programs (first and second editions); They Teach That in Community College!?: A Resource Guide to 70 Interesting College Majors and Programs; They Teach That in College-Midwest Edition: A Resource Guide to More Than 65 Interesting College Majors; and College Exploration on the Internet.I am also the former assistant editor of Lake & Prairie, a quarterly newsletter of the Illinois Sierra Club. My poetry has appeared in Cadence, Wisconsin Review, Poetry Motel, Strong Coffee, and Mid-America Review.
Andrew Morkes PO Box 300484
Chicago, IL 60630
773-282-4671 (tel/fax) amorkes@chicagopa.com