Samples

Teaching Portfolio

I have a complete teaching portfolio based on University Writing at Columbia University posted to Interfolio at: http://www.interfolio.com/portfolio/DavidHarrington/.

Writing Samples

  1. Essay from Oliver Sacks at Columbia University
  2. Press release about Columbia alumni at the Sundance Film Festival
  3. Article about a musician and appeal for support for United Saints
  4. Newsletters for various purposes from the Arts Initiative at Columbia University (first page only, ghostwritten under various employee names)
    • Student newsletters: 1, 2, 3
    • Alumni newsletters: 4, 5
    • Ad for graduating MFA students: 6

College Application Essay Sample Consultation

This is a sample of what it is like to hire HWP for college application essay editing. This entire process took me about 3 hours. The student was admitted into Haverford College.

  1. Original essay (PDF)
  2. My grammatical edits (PDF)
  3. My written comments about essay content (PDF)
  4. The final essay (PDF)

(All essays are the property of HWP and the anonymous student. They are only to be used for reference in choosing to hire HWP. They may not be reproduced, edited, or used for any other purpose without written permission. Use of these essays in your own college application will result in your extreme embarrassment, and will probably bar you from admission into any college.)

Professional Projects

  1. Oliver Sacks at Columbia University | wrote all content, collaborated on design
  2. Presence, a Boutique for Women | designed site, content under construction
  3. United Saints | volunteered to help prepare site for upcoming telethon; WordPress and other editing
  4. Revival Home Health Care | wrote copy for entire website
  5. Columbia University Arts Initiative | edited and wrote biographies for Legacy Project
  6. Teaching – Style Guide  – coming soon

Personal Projects

  1. Harrington Writing Professionals | WordPress site, customized themes
  2. The Sarah Palin Baby Name Generator | Blogger blog with custom PHP name generation script
  3. Personal Space | [Temporarily taken down.]
  4. Cheap Arts and Culture in New York | Google Knol designed to help people enjoy the best of NYC’s arts and culture on a budget