By Madelia Hickman Ring

NEWTOWN, CONN. — Antiques and The Arts Weekly is delighted to welcome Carly Timpson to its editorial staff as our new assistant editor.

Timpson, originally from Narragansett, R.I., attended Quinnipiac University, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in English with a concentration in creative writing and a master of arts in teaching secondary education. Prior to joining A&AW, she was an eighth grade English teacher in Ridgefield, Conn. She left teaching to pursue a greater passion for writing and working with language.

Timpson loves word puzzles, researching and learning, attending concerts and hiking; she lives in Newtown with her wife and cat.