Holly Baker

Professor Holly Baker is an assistant professor of editing and publishing in the Department of Linguistics at BYU. She teaches courses in linguistics, copyediting, substantive editing, book publishing, and English usage. Her research interests center on E&P program administration, linguistic prescriptivism, and editing pedagogy. She has worked as a professional editor for over twenty years and is one of the founding members of the Research in Editing and Publishing (REAP) group.

In addition to her academic life, Professor Baker has been a professional editor since 2004. She also has an active writing life and has published numerous short works in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. She has advised many authors on their way to publication and has a passion for storytelling and wordsmithing. Her greatest joy is mentoring students to become successful thinkers, writers, and editors.