Meet our team

Sona Pai
If a restaurant served syntax, Sona would be head chef. Sona brings together a supply of well-seasoned experience, an appetite for the finer points of grammar and a taste for what whets a reader’s palate. Then she whips home-cooked writing into a gourmet dish, served with a smile and a dash of panache. Beyond copyediting, Sona’s known for her wit, willingness to take tough stances and the ability to tell a good mango from a bad one.

Fast facts

• AHA! copyeditor
• Essay “Mangoes, memories—and motorcycles,” published in Best Food Writing 2008
• Favorite punctuation mark: the ellipsis. No, the semicolon. No, OK, the em dash.
• Bachelor’s degree in magazine writing, Missouri School of Journalism and master’s degree in literary nonfiction, University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication