About

Meet David Eso, Ph.D.

My work supports writing projects for clients in business, the arts, and government.

Deep experience with business, technical, academic, and creative writing has developed my ear for natural phrasing, brevity, accuracy, and vivid imagery. I serve as an editorial board member at the Malahat Review and have edited books for academic and literary publishers. My own releases include peer-reviewed articles, book reviews, scholarly essays, and creative non-fiction.

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My Master’s program at the University of Calgary culminated with the thesis Loving Strife (2015). Doctoral studies brought me to the University of Victoria, where I taught academic writing and sat on the University’s Senate and Board of Governors. UVic awarded my Ph.D. in 2021 for a dissertation titled Serious Play.

Edited Books

• Post-glacial: The Poetry of Robert Kroetsch

• Where the Nights are Twice as Long

• Leo Ferrari’s Globularist Hoax manuscript

Writing Samples

Scholarship
• “Alden Nowlan,” an entry in the Literary Encyclopedia

• PhD dissertation, titled Serious Play
First & last paragraphs
Dissertation in full

• MA thesis, titled Loving Strife
Sample paragraph

Thesis in full

Creative Writing
• “Trying to Feed the Baby”

• “A Hum, Then Trumpets”

• “Introduction” to Post-glacial
Sample paragraph

Professional Networks

Visit my profiles at Editors Canada, the go-to association for certifiable word nerds, or the Malahat Review. The Greater Victoria Chamber and Think Local First promote Fine Line Edits and connect me with other business owners in the city.