Welcome to Weeks Literary, your go-to site for passionate writing, meticulous editing, and dedicated proofreading.  I bring a love for language and a sharp eye for detail to every project. Whether you’re looking to craft compelling content, refine your manuscript, or ensure flawless copy, I’m here to help your words shine. Let’s bring your ideas to life—word by word, sentence by sentence.

I’m an experienced public speaker who presents ideas concisely and clearly, and have written copy for radio and print media, as well as working as a proofreader and copy editor for several magazines. My published books include five novels and four collections of short stories. My stories, poems, and articles have appeared in Outdoor Life, California Lawyer, Midwest Fly Fishing, Grit,  Guideposts, and in other magazines, newspapers, and literary journals.

I’m a member of the Authors’ Guild. My awards include the Central States Fair People’s Choice award for my short story, “Anna, Old,” and the Guideposts magazine story contest for my personal essays, “Swept Away” and “Upon the Water.” The Centerville Code, my ‘tween mystery, placed second in the Colorado Independent Publishers Association in the Juvenile Fiction category;  my articles, “Boomers get pierced, seniors get inked” and “Gray Gourmet in a pickle: County can’t stomach meal service,” placed first in the North American Mature Publishers’ Association national journalism contest.

I’ve taught writing classes at Colorado Mesa University’s continuing education program, where my workshops (“Creative Writing,” “How to Write for Magazines,” “Show, Don’t Tell: How Do They Do That?” “How to Submit Your Manuscript,” “Evil Editor Tells All”) gave me a loyal following of writers who want to learn more about the process and those who want to brush up on their skills. My client base includes fiction and nonfiction writers, court reporters, Christian writers, and essayists.

Many years of reading a wide variety of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, plus a life packed with adventure have enabled me to edit with clarity and accuracy. Have you put a traveler on an interstate in 1955? Had a subject/verb disagreement? Had a defendant “wave” his right to a trial? Then you need an editor.

Prompt service, reasonable rates, and extensive knowledge base help you get started on the road to publication.

Jan Weeks

(970) 260-1686

jancaroweeks@gmail.com