Hello 👋
I’m Matthew Frye-Castillo
B.A.
Psychology & English Literature | University of Alaska Anchorage
M.F.A.
Creative Writing | Hunter College, CUNY
PUBLISHING CERTIFICATE
Columbia University
2010 – 2015
MANAGING EDITOR
The Northern Light
CONTENT MARKETING ASSOCIATE
eZ Systems
EDITORIAL INTERN
The Paris Review
2016 – 2025
ARTS EDITOR
Red Hook Star-Revue
SENIOR EDITOR & RESEARCHER
Blue Heron Research Partners
LECTURER OF PROFESSIONAL WRITING
Lehman College, CUNY
PBDC-FG
A leading Native-owned business
I lead content strategy at an innovative Native-owned company
Since 2021, I have consulted for Potawatomi Business Development Corporation-Federal Group as a Senior Writer and Editor. I work closely with C-suite leaders such as the COO, CFO, and CLO, along with team members across the organization, including computer scientists, fighter pilots, health and safety specialists, and many more. I advise in editorial strategy, marketing, public relations, employee storytelling, and internal communications across HR, ACE [architecture, construction, and engineering], operations, and business development. I also lead workshops on communication strategies, work culture trends, and emerging technologies.
Some of the projects I frequently complete at PBDC-FG include:
- Advocacy Letters
- Advise on AI-assisted communication
- Board Presentations
- Business Strategy Statements
- Case Studies
- Company Newsletters
- Create Internal Templates
- Crisis Communication
- Employee Handbooks
- Executive Web Presence
- FAQs editing
- Internal Training
- PowerPoint Presentations
- Press Releases
- Recruitment Copywriting
- SOP Development
- SEO Optimization
- Video Production
Shakespeare & Co.
A beloved bookstore based in New York City
I edited memoirs, wrote forewords for a classics imprint, and organized interdisciplinary literary events
From 2016 to 2018, I had the joy of working with Shakespeare & Co. on the Upper East Side, which served as the official bookstore of Hunter College. As a graduate student, I organized readings featuring current students, alumni, and faculty. The series was energizing and well-attended, bringing together Hunter alumni, community members, and students from around CUNY. Readers included Amy Jo Burns, H’Rina DeTroy, Jacob Eigen, Alex Gillvary, Shayna Goodman, Sean Hammer, Donna Masini, Liz Moore, Saïd Sayrafiezadeh, Aisha Sidibe, Krystal Sital, and Jeannie Vanasco.
After graduating, I teamed up with the bookstore to work as a developmental editor for memoirs ranging from coming-of-age stories in Sierra Leone to navigating closeted life in corporate leadership, and pioneering work in psychotherapy. I also wrote forewords for the store’s imprint of classic works — Moby Dick, Gulliver’s Travels, and A Room with a View, as well as stage plays by Shakespeare and Oscar Wilde.