Sue Aguero
Technical writer and editor
Technical writer and editor
Aegis Trust
I specialise in the editing of multi-authored engineering documents, such as feasibility studies, making them 'speak with one voice'.
After 20 years in Chemical Engineering, I'm now concentrating on my love of editing and technical writing.
I also produce high quality, easy-to-read technical documents, including:
- standard operating procedures (SOPs)
- training manuals
- regulatory & compliance documents
- functional specifications
- operating manuals
- tutorials
- information sheets
- scopes of work, etc.
These documents can be tailored for a general or specific audience (e.g. operators, technical personnel, managers, regulators).
Naama Amram
Areas of work include adult fiction, creative non-fiction, general non-fiction (e.g. history, biography), academic, business, EFL.
Focuses on enhancing clarity and impact while maintaining the work's integrity and voice.
Recent clients include Fremantle Press, Black Swan Press and maybe you.
Sue Baker
Technical Editor and Writer
Technical Editor and Writer
BA (1st Class Hons, English and Comparative Literature); PhD (Murdoch University)
Experience
Seven years editing experience (predominantly working with engineering documents), including a contract position at Newcrest Mining. I have written and edited a variety of technical documents including Project Management Plans, Relationship Contracting Proposals, Prequests for Proposals, Evaluation Plans, Expression of Interest applications, Tender/Proposal submissions, Workshop Reports and Feasibility Studies. I have lectured in the English Programme at Murdoch University in Perth, and in the Faculty of Linguistics and Translation at Effat College in Saudi Arabia, as well as editing academic journals and numerous doctoral, master and honours theses.
Examples
Project Implementation Plan for Telfer gold mine (Newcrest Mining); Executive Summary (Definitive Feasibility Study) for NorthMet Project (USA) (Bateman Engineering); DORIC Engineering brochure; Water Scores Benchmarking Program (Water Corporation WA).
Robin Barnes
Writer/Editor
Writer/Editor
Akabat Creative Writing Services
Home
4 Meliador Court
Redcliffe
Perth
WA
6104
Home Phone: 08 9479 5685
Cell Phone: 0432 953 127
Cell Phone: 0432 953 127
Cert in Professional Editing & Proofreading -Thomson Eduction 2006
Cert in Professional Editing & Proofreading - Cengage 2008
Cert in Short Story Writing 2003
Cert in Compreshensive Writing - The Sackville Academy 2007
Cert in Creativity Training for Writers - UWA 2007
Cert in Advanced Creativity Training for Writers - UWA 2007
Cert in Writing for Children - UWA 2010
UWA Course on 'Plotting the Novel' - 2008
UWA Course on 'How to dramatise your story through Narrative Structure' -2008
Associate Diploma in Business (Accounting) - Midland TAFT 1988
Civil Marriage & Funeral Celebrant.
Editing Experience:
Sub-Edit of Self Help Financial Wealth: (Sustainable Destinationg).
Scientific Paper on: (Nano Particles & Carbon reactions.)
Australian Grant paper on: (Researching 3D vascular tissues using stem cells.)
I have been writing, editing and proofreading in many different industries for over 25 years.
Examples:
Financial Accounts
Training Manuals
Software Training Manuals
Safety Data Sheets
Business correspondence
Business plans
Assisted with Editing advice:
Students with assignments.
Job Applicants resumes and assignments.
Writing experience:
Training manual for mining industry software ('Netsafe".)
Web page content and promotional brochures for 'Team Evolution".
Essay on The Black Dog of Depression. (Highly commended certificate obtained.)
Stage Play: (Burford's Bunglers).
Written & Published magazine stories.
Written children's book for age 5 - 10 (The Magical Forrest.)
Written Wedding Ceremonies and Funerals.
Allan Barton
Author and editor
Author and editor
Experience
Recently retired from researching, teaching, academic publishing and editing at Murdoch University, I am now indulging in my love for writing and for polishing the writing of others.
Awards and Qualifications
Emeritus Professor, Murdoch University, 2008
Australian Centenary Medal Winner, 2003
Member of the Order of Australia, 2001
Justice of the Peace
PhD (Chemistry), University of Auckland
German and Russian Science Reading Certificates, University of Auckland
Certificate in Japanese Language Studies, Perth TAFE
Examples
Academic Books Published
Barton, A. F. M.(1997). States of Matter, States of Mind. Institute of Physics Publishing, Bristol. ISBN 0-7503-0418-9.
Barton, A. F. M. (1991). Handbook of Solubility Parameters and Other Cohesion Parameters, (Second Edition). Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0176-9.
Barton, A. F. M. (1990). Handbook of Polymer-Liquid Interaction Parameters and Solubility Parameters. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-3544-2.
Barton, A. F. M. (1987) (Editor). Solubility Data Series Guidelines for Compilers, Evaluators and Editors, International Union Pure and Applied Chemistry. Oxford: Pergamon.
Barton, A. F. M. (1984) (Editor). Alcohol-Water Systems (Solubility Data Series). Oxford: Pergamon. ISBN 0-08-025276-1.
Barton, A. F. M. (1983). Handbook of Solubility Parameters and Other Cohesion Parameters. Florida: CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-3295-8.
Barton, A. F. M. (1979). Resource Recovery and Recycling. New York: Wiley-Interscience. ISBN 0-471-02773-1.
Barton, A. F. M. (1974).The Dynamic Liquid State, London: Longman. ISBN: 0-582-44276-1.
Andrew Graham Bell
Rebecca Benson
Bachelor Forest Science (Hons, 1st Class), University of Melbourne, 1993
Graduate Diploma Education (Adult/Vocational), Charles Darwin University, 1997
Master of Professional Education and Training, Deakin University, 2003
Certificate in Professional Editing and Proofreading, Cengage (formerly Thomson Education Direct), 2008
Experience
More than 10 years in field of Adult Education including the following areas:
- Research
- Curriculum Development
- Lecturing/Tutoring
- Report writing and editing
- Technical Writing
Fields of experience include:
- Environment
- Health
- Indigenous issues
- International development
- Local governance
The Book Doctor
Margaret Johnson
Work
Australia
Australia
Qualifications
BA (Hons) (USA) Dip Arts, MA (NZ) , PhD (Australia) [all in English]
Post-doctoral research fellowship, University of Western Australia
Full Member, Society of Australian Authors
Writing WA
Queensland Writers Centre
Institute of Professional Editors
Society of Editors WA
Publications
* Gerard Manley Hopkins and Tractarian Poetry (Ashgate)
* articles for academic journals and books (Victorian Studies Association; Hopkins Quarterly; Hopkins Variations, St Joseph's University Press)
* The Johnson Readers: series of readers for remedial and ESL students
Experience
Teacher of English and writing, high school and tertiary level, twenty years
full-time editing and assessment, over ten years
Examples of work we have collaborated on:
Fiction
Twenty-four Seven Shirley Eldridge (Short Stop Press)
An Easeful Death Felicity Young (Fremantle Press)
Non-fiction
Inspired Recovery Sonya Melbourne (Hybrid Publishers)
What Next, You Bastards? Ken Hall and Monica McFerran (Hale and Iremonger)
Pray for Me in Santiago Theresa Burkhardt-Felder (Fremantle Press)
Academic
Using Chinese Synonyms Grace Qaio Zhang (Cambridge University Press)
Intimate Ephemera Anna Poletti (Melbourne University Press)
Jane Bourke
Director at Jay Bee Books
Sorrento
WA
6020
Australia
Australia
Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Education, Graduate Diploma in Business (HR)
Background:
I have spent 16 years in publishing industry. Prior to that I spent 8 years in education and taught in a range of settings. I have authored/edited more than 90 educational resources. A full catalogue of my published titles can be viewed here.
I started Jay Bee Books in 2005. Our website provides more specific biographical information and also a detailed list of editorial and publishing services.
We are currently involved in editing and writing a variety of projects with a focus on educational resources, corporate reports and non-fiction works.
Please join the Facebook page: www.facebook.com/JayBeeBooks and connect with me on LinkedIn.
Robin Bower
Accredited editor, writer, publishing manager
Accredited editor, writer, publishing manager
Geological Survey of Western Australia
Department of Mines and Petroleum
Department of Mines and Petroleum
Perth
WA
Australia
Website: http://www.birdwater.com.au
Website: http://www.birdwater.blogspot.com
BA (English) (University of Western Australia)
DipEd (Primary) (University of Western Australia)
Advanced Certificate in Professional Writing & Editing (RMIT University)
GradDip in Editing and Publishing (RMIT University)
Cert IV in Training and Assessment (Kondinin Group)
Master of Creative Writing (University of Canberra)
Accredited editor (AE), Institute of Professional Editors (IPEd)
Experience
More than 20 years experience in publishing in Australia and overseas. Editing includes primary, secondary, tertiary, business, professional and VET sectors for Longman Australia, Macmillan (Australia), Thomas Nelson, Pitman Publishing Asia Pacific, Pearson Professional Asia Pacific, Macmillan (China), Western Australian Government. Managing editor of three magazines for the jewellery/diamond sector in Hong Kong (in Chinese, Japanese and English); Publications Coordinator of learning resources for VET and K-12 sectors; and currently Manager, Editing and Publishing for resources products at the Geological Survey of Western Australia, a division of the Department of Mines and Petroleum. In 2011, I taught the Writing, Editing and Publishing unit at Curtin University.
Editing: Over 40 titles edited in the areas of maths, English, law, tertiary, professional, business, Pitman, VET, scientific.
Writing: Around 45 articles published in Hong Kong, Perth and Melbourne-based publications: Hong Kong Asia Precious; Hong Kong Trade Development Council's magazine Enterprise; Hong Kong-based magazine B International and Best of the Best; Australian Book Review; Single Life; Perth Woman, and the West Australian newspaper.
Memberships
Society of Editors (WA) Inc. (www.editorswa.com)
Australian Society of Authors (www.asauthors.org)
WritingWA (www.writingwa.org)
Rhonda Bracey
CyberText Consulting Pty Ltd
Work
Australia
PO Box A586
Australind
WA
6233Australia
Home Phone: 041 993 5516
Website: http://www.cybertext.com.au
Website: http://cybertext.wordpress.com
Experience
I have run my own freelance technical writing and editing business since 1999, working for a variety of large and small clients, including niche-market software companies, and global mining and oil and gas companies.
I am a Senior Member of the Society for Technical Communications (http://www.stc.org), and a regular speaker at various Australian and international conferences for technical communicators.
My complete resume is on my website, as are testimonials from others who have used my services.
Camilla Brokking-Maltas
Kathryn Buehrig
I currently work part time for Department of Water as a Senior Scientific Officer, with 12 years experience writing government documents, and more recently, in-house editing and proofreading. I have completed a Certificate in Professional Editing and Proofreading.
Barb Clews
Barb Clews & Associates
Work
PO Box A399
Australind
WA
6233
Work Phone: 97259049
Work Fax: 97961073
Work Fax: 97961073
Website: http://www.barbclews.com
Technical writer, freelance journalist, editor and document specialist with more than 20 years' experience including articles, annual reports, brochures, company profiles, editorial/advertorials, newsletters, press releases, reports, web copy, technical manuals, documentation, training materials and courses.
Qualifications
Diploma Freelance Journalist, Technical Writing Certificate and a Certificate IV Training and Assessment.
Member of the Society for Technical Communications.
Please visit my website and download a copy of my CV.
Ceridwen Clocherty
Susan Copcutt
Editor and writer
Editor and writer
Edit My Word Write
Home Phone: 0419 048 533
Qualifications
Bachelor of Arts (Editing and Writing)
Experience
Annual reports
Research reports (and Abstracts)
Business reports (and Executive Summaries)
Training reports
Court submissions
Conference papers
Academic papers
Speeches
Policies
Strategic plans
Corporate documents
Feature articles
Newsletters
Services
Structural/Substantive editing
Copyediting
Proofreading
Copywriting
Speechwriting
Compiling corporate style guides (departmental/in-house)
Additional
Tutoring of Year 12 English/ESL students (English as a Second Language)
Work-in-progress
Currently completing my first novel in the Romance Drama genre / Young Adult Fiction category
Membership
Society of Editors (WA) Inc.
Vida Corbett
Publications Officer
Publications Officer
Western Australian Treasury Corporation
Work
Australia
PO Box 8190 Angelo Street
South Perth
WA
6151Australia
Home Phone: +61 8 9474 2893
Home Fax: +61 8 9368 2426
Cell Phone: +61 448 334 855
Home Fax: +61 8 9368 2426
Cell Phone: +61 448 334 855
Kerry Coyle
Home
Floreat WA 6014
Floreat WA 6014
Home Phone: 93837210
Cell Phone: 417091720
Work Phone: 93683864
Cell Phone: 417091720
Work Phone: 93683864
Amanda Curtin
Curtin Communications
Author of The Sinkings (novel, UWA Publishing, 2008)
Qualifications
BA (1st Class Hons), PhD, AE (Accredited Editor, Institute of Professional Editors)
Services
Structural editing, copyediting
Areas
Fiction (adult, young adult, junior), general non-fiction (biography, memoir, history), scholarly, children's picture books
Selected titles edited
90 Packets of Instant Noodles, Deb Fitzpatrick (YA novel, Fremantle Publishing, 2010)
Beautiful Monster, Kate McCaffrey (YA novel, Fremantle Publishing, 2010)
Two Years to 'Normal': A Journey with Cancer, Karen Leibovitch (memoir, Longueville Media, 2010)
Tuart Dwellers, Jan Ramage and Ellen Hickman (picture book, Department of Conservation and Environment, 2009)
Land of Vision and Mirage, Geoffrey Bolton (history, UWA Publishing, 2008)
Sambell: A Man of the Word, Michael Challen (biography, Melbourne University Publishing, 2008)
The Seamstress, Geraldine Wooller (novel, UWA Publishing, 2007)
Adrian Doesburg
Bravo Communications
Work
Bedfordale WA 6112
Australia
Bedfordale WA 6112
Australia
The main source of my assignments: Word-of-mouth recommendations
Services include: advertisement assignment book brochure business card business plan caption column dissertation editorial essay fiction flyer ghost writing invoice manual news release non fiction novel pamphlet poster press release publicity receipt report résumé speech thesis website
Michele Drouart
Michele Drouart Writer, Editor, Teacher of Creative Writing
Work
Australia
PO Box 12
Subiaco
WA
6904Australia
Work Phone: +61893822904
Accredited Editor; PhD. in French Lit. with Minor in English Lit., Indiana University; Dip. Ed., ECU; established writer (Into the Wadi, published by Fremantle Arts
Centre Press in 2000, winner of WA Premier's Book Awards in 2001.
Experience
Michèle has managed her own freelance editing service since 1999; she wrote creative pieces and academic articles, taught literature at tertiary institutions, and freelanced as an editor in the US and Australia for some years prior to that date. She has edited fiction, memoirs, manuals, magazines, student theses, academic publications, government reports, and successful corporate award submissions.
Michèle is also the author of the prize-winning memoir Into the Wadi, published in 2000 by Fremantle Arts Centre Press, and runs her own creative writing school.
She started her first classes teaching creative writing in May 2000 and has since taught several classes each term. She began to do assessments of creative writing in 2003. Her editing and assessment work has focused increasingly on creative writing manuscripts, although she continues to work with academic and educational writing and some government and business writing.
Examples
Writing: Into the Wadi (FACP 2000)
Writing and editing: winning submission to mining industry’s MINEX Safety and Health Awards for Sunrise Dam Gold Mine (AngloGold Australia), 2004
Editing: Global Oasis magazine, issues 1-6, 2000; When Tomorrow Comes, by Peter O’Connor (July, 2003, published by Macmillan, 2004); PhD thesis on computer art (Grant Taylor, Sep 2004); Foundations document for Country Health Service, 2006; MA thesis on British migrants to WA in the 1960s (Judith Caunt, 2007)
Categories
Assessments, editing, writing, fiction, non-fiction, prose, poetry, theatre, memoir, biography, autobiography
Melissa Dunham
M Dunham Writing and Editing
Work
PO Box 2049
Marmion
WA
6020
Work Phone: 0439 988082
Qualifications
BSc (Hons) in Biomedical Science
Graduate Certificate in Editing
Mary Elgar
Elgar Editing Services
12 Salisbury St
Leederville
Perth
WA
6007
Home Phone: 043 168 1966
Amanda Ellis
Website: http://www.amandaellis.com
Alison Elsom
Proofreader, ghostwriter
Proofreader, ghostwriter
Work
Kallaroo WA 6025
Australia
Kallaroo WA 6025
Australia
Chartered Accountant, BSc Hons Mathematics, excellent grades in school exams.
Obsession with the English language - passion for its versatility and creativity, combined with commitment to maintaining its correct use!
Experience
Twenty years experience in preparing business reports and correspondence, including review and editing of work of subordinates. Includes responsibility for structure and content of report, style and language, formatting and consistency. Assignments varied from one page emails and letters through to technical reports running into hundreds of pages with multiple appendices. As the on-the-spot MSWord guru, I handled all the word processing technicalities too. In my career, I have had to write reports in a variety of different styles and tones - formal annual reports, critical audit findings, sensitive employee records, responses to members of the public on contentious issues.
Having worked for ten years in Africa, I am used to working with people for whom English is not their first language.
I am meticulous in my approach, paying great attention to detail.
I am also a writer, mostly writing for my own pleasure. I am available for ghostwriting.
Examples
Proofreading local history book for UWA Press.
Proofreading collection of short stories for UWA Press.
Manuscript assessment for Ocean Publishing - personal memoirs.
Copyeditor of G-Spot, the Edith Cowan University student magazine.
Review of PhD thesis to correctly number and format all headings and labels for figures and tables. Creation of automated table of contents and lists of figures and tables. Review of consistency of capitalisation of key terms and page layouts.
Proofreading student assignments, particularly for foreign students for whom English is not their first language.
Categories
Proofreading fiction, proofreading non-fiction, copyediting, ghostwriting, word processing, formatting in MSWord, editing.
Deb Fitzpatrick
ProofEd Editing Services
Work
15 Bailey Street
Hamilton Hill
WA
6163• 1999: Master of Arts (Creative Writing), The University of Western Australia
• 1993: Bachelor of Arts with Honours, The University of Western Australia
Experience
I’ve worked as an editor for the last 16 years, and now focus on copy editing and proofreading fiction for publishing houses. I began as a newspaper proofreader, publishing house slush-pile reader, and, later, UWA’s publications coordinator. My first book of fiction, 90 Packets of Instant Noodles (Fremantle Press), was published in June 2010.
Selected projects
• Where Have You Been, Wendy James, UWA Publishing, 2010
• Take Out, Felicity Young, Fremantle Press, 2010• Why She Loves Him, Wendy James, UWA Press, 2009• Slow Burn, George Alexander, UWA Publishing, 2009
• Spiel, David Sornig, UWA Publishing, 2009
• Tripping Over Feathers, Peter Read, UWA Press, 2009
• Headlong, Susan Varga, UWA Press, 2009
• Boomtown 2050, Richard Weller, UWA Publishing 2009
• Wine and Food, Kate Lamont, UWA Publishing, 2009• The Hills of Apollo Bay (second edition), Peter Cowan, Fremantle Press, 2009
• Monuments and Masons, Leonie B. Liveris, Metropolitan Cemeteries Board, 2009
• Lighthouse Girl, Dianne Wolfer, Fremantle Press, 2008
• Theo & Co: The Search for the Perfect Pizza, Theo Kalogeracos, UWA Press, 2008
• the club magazine, The University Club of Western Australia, UWA
• Reptiles and Frogs in the Bush: Southwestern Australia, UWA Press
• Gone to Shark Bay, Trea Wiltshire, UWA Press
• To Heal a Broken Life: The Art of Overcoming, Claude Miragliotta, Trafford Publishing, Canada
• Technical Services in Desert Settlements: The Role of Indigenous Resource Agencies: A Scoping Study, Desert Knowledge Cooperative Research Centre, Murdoch University, WA
• The Natural History of Costa Rican Mammals, Mark Wainwright, Zona Tropical Publications, 2002
• Coronary Care Manual, Dr Peter Thompson, Churchill Livingstone, 1997
Categories
Copy editing, proofreading, manuscript assessments, publishers, government, individuals, published, unpublished, fiction, non-fiction, young adult.
Satima Flavell
Freelance writer and editor
Freelance writer and editor
Perth, WA & Mount Gambier, SA
Work Phone: 0435 743 361
Website: http://maneyactspics.com/satimaWP/
Writing and editing copy for websites, newsletters etc.
Editing theses (all disciplines)
Writing/editing family and local histories, biographies, etc
Astrological reports - natal, progressed, transits, synastries
Structural and copy-editing of fiction, especially fantasy and historical.
Qualifications
I hold a BA in Religious Studies, an Associate Diploma in Performing Arts (Dance) and the certificate of the Federation of Australian Astrologers. For what it’s worth, I also have a Certificate in Rural Studies – I’m the only person I know who’s been both a ballet teacher and a pig farmer!
Experience
From a background in the performing arts, I switched to writing in those areas in 1987. I wrote for The Australian, ArtsWest and Dance Australia, among others; mainly feature articles and reviews. Another string to my bow at that time was coaching foreign students in English, which led me into academic editing. In 1995 I began to write fiction, and soon I was beta reading and editing other writers' work. I am currently Reviews Editor for The Specusphere, a webzine for the speculative fiction community.
Examples of my work
Blake, Helen: Boy Pheonix (Structural editor)
Harrison, Eric: Meditation and Health (Proofreader)
Marillier, Juliet: various titles (Beta reader/galley proofreader)
http://www.specusphere.com (Reviews Editor)
http://www.maneyacts.com (Occasional copywriter and proofreader)
http://vital-gymnastics.com.au (Occasional copywriter and proofreader)
Alex Forbes
Forbes Editorial Services
Work
Devonport Tasmania 7310
Australia
Devonport Tasmania 7310
Australia
Work Phone: 0457 221 775
Website: http://www.forbeseditorial.com.au/
BSc Geology and Geophysics (University of Sydney)
Experience
Sixteen years of editing experience with the Geological Survey of Western Australia and the Department of Industry and Resources; seven years freelance.
Services
Substantive editing, copy editing, and proofreading of scientific and technical writing; editing academic papers written by authors whose first language is not English. I prefer to work via the internet, exchanging documents by email and using Microsoft Word ‘track changes’ for text and Adobe Acrobat for illustrations.
Examples
Between 1987 and 2004, I copy edited many technical and promotional publications of the Geological Survey of Western Australia and Department of Industry and Resources. In 2005-06, I copy edited two Environmental Review and Management Plans for major resource development projects in WA.
Since starting to work freelance in 2004 I have edited academic papers for submission to many learned journals including:
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta (Elsevier), Geophysical Research Letters (American Geophysical Union), Journal of Arid Environments (Elsevier), Journal of Geophysical Research (American Geophysical Union), Journal of Hydrology (Elsevier), Journal of Quaternary Science (Wiley Interscience), Landscape and Urban Planning (Elsevier), Lithos (Elsevier), Marine Geology (Elsevier), Nature magazine (Letters), Science of the Total Environment (Elsevier), Sedimentary Geology (Elsevier), Sedimentology (Blackwell), Tectonics (American Geophysical Union), Tectonophysics (Elsevier).
Categories
Copy editing, Substantive editing, English as a second language, Proofreading, Earth and environmental sciences, Geology, Geophysics, Hydrogeology, Hydrology, Resource development
Natalie Greaves
Victor Publishing Consultants
Work
Inglewood WA 6052
Australia
Inglewood WA 6052
Australia
BA Media and Public Relations; MPRIA
Experience
Over 15 years professional publishing and public relations/marketing experience. Experienced and published writer. Specialist book publishing service including author selection, contracts, copy editing, editorial, design, production supervision, proof-reading, sponsor liaison, book marketing. Imprint: Victor Publishing (sponsored works only). Experience in all marketing/PR communications disciplines (including brochures, newsletters, adverts, advertorials, features, annual reports, websites, media and stakeholder relations and luxury marketing).
Examples
Victor Publishing Consultants provides a full publishing service for sponsored works and can be contracted to provide professional publishing/PR/marketing services across a broad range of fields and genres. Over 40 titles published since 1990 - history, poetry, fiction, non-fiction, reference/style. PR/Marketing experience in a range of professional fields. Published travel writer, copywriter and columnist.
Categories
Publishing consultants, editing, book design, copy editing, proofreading, copywriting, marketing/PR communications, book marketing, liaison, consultation, history, fiction, non-fiction, poetry, reference, style, travel
Raelene Hall
KMK Publishing
Work
Australia
Neds Creek Station
Meekatharra
WA
6642Australia
Work Phone: +6199812969
Work Fax: +6199812969
Work Fax: +6199812969
Website: http://www.outbackwriter.com/
Diploma of Professional Children's Writing.
Currently studying Magazine Publishing
Experience
Freelanced for numerous magazines and newspapers both in Australia and overseas.
Written articles for websites and web copy. Publish and edit a magazine for a voluntary Australian organisation
Columnist for regional WA paper for over five years.
Self published own book of columns written for regional WA paper
Dr Tatum Hands
Specialised Legal Text Services
LLB (UNSW), PhD (UWA)
Tatum has held various appointments in law and executive government including as Legal Associate to the Hon. Justice Robert French (now Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia), Research Manager for the Hon. Chief Justice David Malcolm AC (former Chief Justice of Western Australia), and A/Executive Officer of the Law Reform Commission of Western Australia. She has also been employed as an Associate Lecturer in Law at the University of New South Wales and Murdoch University and in Political Science at the University of Western Australia. Tatum has completed the Society of Editors' Practical Editing course at UWA and has been a member of the editorial committee of the Alternative Law Journal since 1997.
Experience
Tatum is an experienced forensic legal editor and writer specialising in government publications. She has extensive experience in researching and analysing legal and social policy and formulating comprehensive recommendations for Parliament and other bodies. She is regularly engaged to critically review and improve the accessibility of corporate and government publications. Tatum is author of a number of academic and government publications in the fields of law and political theory. She has conducted several inquiries on behalf of the Law Reform Commission of WA, including the Review of the Law of Homicide (2007) and the Inquiry into the Recognition of Aboriginal Customary Laws (2002-2006). Tatum is also co-author of the Supreme Court's Judgment Style Guide and conducts writing and editing workshops for courts and government agencies.
Examples
Specialised Legal Text Services provides research, writing and editing services to government and corporate clients. We specialise in legal and social policy research and analysis; conducting inquiries and writing high quality reports; forensic legal editing and general editing; substantive rewriting; and project and publication management. Clients who have employed our forensic legal editing and writing services include the Supreme Court of Western Australia, the Corruption and Crime Commission of Western Australia, the Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services, the Office of the Electoral Distribution Commissioners (WA) and the Law Reform Commission of Western Australia. A full list of publications, authored and edited, appears on the Specialised Legal Text Services website.
Vanessa Hawthorn
BA (Murdoch, 1987), Communication Studies
Dip Teaching, (Pitman JEB 1987)
Dip Business (2006), Management
Experience
I spent six years as Assistant Editor for the international biomedical journal Respirology which is published by Blackwell.
I have a good grasp of general biological and medical terminology.
Prior to working on the journal I taught English and Business Studies at high school and TAFE.
I have been operating a freelance proofreading and editing service for just over 1 year.
Examples
On Respirology, editing the English on manuscripts submitted by researchers for whom English is a second language. This included checking that my interpretation of their words matched what they actually meant.
In PhD thesis on geophysics, the word 'not' had been omitted in the Abstract, which then contradicted the whole thesis. Neither the student nor supervisors noticed because they skimmed the Abstract which they had read too many times.
Categories
Academic manuscripts and theses, especially in the biological and medical fields, business proposals, tender documents, annual reports which may have been written by a number of people and need to be put into a single cohesive document, information brochures and newsletters.
Rachel Hoare
Rachel Hoare Editing, Proofreading & Writing Services
Work
Mt Hawthorn WA 6016
Australia
Mt Hawthorn WA 6016
Australia
Work Phone: +61892422950
Cell Phone: 0408011058
Cell Phone: 0408011058
Website: http://www.rachelhoare.com.au/
BA Hons English Literature (University of East Anglia, UK)
Dip CW (Institute of Copywriting, UK)
IPEd Accredited Editor
Experience
I am the editor of Access for the Australian School Library Association (ASLA) and copy editor for Cambridge Media, publishers of nursing and legal journals. My focus is on the education, health and corporate sectors. My background is in advertising and marketing, having worked for Reed Business Publishing, advertising agencies and in-house marketing roles in the UK and Perth. I was freelance and in-house editor for the Curriculum Council and have proofread TEE revision guides and the Curtin University Courses Handbook. I edit health promotion materials for the Department of Health WA. I proofread all the promotional material for Wesley College and the City of Stirling. I write brochures, newsletters, websites and press releases for commercial clients. I have edited a book of self-published memoirs, a science fiction novel, a history book, a physical education textbook, a book of essays on Bollywood and I have proofread PhDs.
Examples
Clients: (education) Australian School Library Association (ASLA), Creelman Enterprises, Curriculum Council, Curtin University, UWA Publishing and Wesley College; (health) Better Practice, Cambridge Media, Matrix Consulting Group, South Metropolitan Public Health Unit and Taylored Health & Safety; (local government) City Of Stirling; (corporate) Design Revival, Erceg Management, Joyce Property Investments, Niche Construction WA and Primewest Management Ltd; and (design) Sandbox Corporation and Teal Corporate Design.
Books: Angela Napolitano, Liborio: My Great Love – The Scourge of Asbestos; Shaun Bunting & Vincent Fordham Lamont, The Chronicles of Burton Weld, Book One: The Gates of Cloud High; Magical Memories: One Hundred Years of Mount Hawthorn Primary School 1906–2006; Physical Education Studies 2A–2B: A Textbook for Teachers and Students; and Bollywood in Australia: Transnationalism and Cultural Production.
Categories
Proofreading, copy-editing, substantive editing, copywriting, project management, academic
Denise Holden
Accredited Editor
Accredited Editor
Boab Consulting
PO Box 5850
Broome
WA
6725Australia
Cell Phone: 0419986744
Tom Jenkins
Work
Willetton WA 6155
Australia
Willetton WA 6155
Australia
Over 35 books edited and designed for self-publishers and others. Subjects include family history, travel, biography, prose and poetry anthologies, guides to wildflowers and native birds, conservation, childbirth.
Examples
Shut Up And Pedal (Burvill, August 2003); Tim Blain anthology (October 2003); Bootenal and Beyond (Sivewright, April 2004); The Journey of Joseph Johnston (Creagh, October 2004); Living Landscapes (Greening Australia, November 2004, April 2005); A Life Well Lived (Blain, March 2006); The Stuff of Life (Burvill, September 2006); New Every Morning (Harford, July 2007); Douska (Kahan, October 2007); Twilight (Hicks poems October 2007); The Wildflower Way to the Pinnacles (Kami; text in Japanese, 178 colour photos, August 2008); Life with Jack (Lackman, December 2008); Glittering Shadows (Cave, March 2009); Four Cornish Blacksmiths (Broad, June 2009); The Barefoot Boys of Werribee (Uniting Church, October 2009); The Bibbulmun Track (Baker, May 2010); Childbirth Today (Hickling, October 2010); Filled With the Joy of Service (Creagh/Jenkins, December 2010); Settlement to City: a history of Armadale and its people (City of Armadale, October 2010); Off the Peg (Collins, February 2011).
Categories
Project management, copy editing, structural editing, typography, managing illustrations, cover design, liaison with printer.
Piers Kelly
Freerange Editing
Master of Arts (Comparative literature / Italian studies), Monash University, Melbourne.
Postraduate Certificate (Linguistics), Monash University
Bachelor of Arts, Monash University
Experience
2003-2008: Freelance writer, Lonely Planet
2007: Language Research Assistant, Pilbara Native Title Service
2005-2006: Language Research Officer, AusAID, Philippines
2002-2005: Inhouse editor, Lonely Planet, Melbourne
Examples
Categories
Academic, Fiction, Indigenous, Structural, Translation, Italian, Thesis, Novel, Non-fiction, Historical, Language, Linguistics, Travel, Tourism, Literature
Jan Knight
Flying Edits
Work
Doubleview WA 6018
Australia
Doubleview WA 6018
Australia
BA (English Literature) MEd, University of Western Australia
Experience
After three years as full-time editor with Agriculture Western Australia, in 1997 I established Flying Edits to offer freelance editing and proof-reading services. My work covers a wide range of publications – non-fiction books, technical reports, extension information, policy statements, Masters and PhD theses, newsletters, annual reports, procedures manuals, journal articles, community awareness leaflets, submissions, posters and displays. I have edited eight non-fiction books for self-published authors on diverse topics from clinical psychology and self-help to overseas travel and autobiography and several books for government agency clients. I particularly enjoy turning technical information into clear and interesting material for the general reader. In 2010 Flying Edits celebrated thirteen years of editing, and a proud record of satisfied clients.
Examples
DoW Swan Urban Growth Corridor Drainage and Water Management Plan; DAFWA Producing lupins in Western Australia; PhDs Sensemaking and the management of older volunteers (M Paull, ECU); Analysing the resilience of the Western Australian agricultural region (H Allison, Murdoch); Journal articles: Dr R Guthrie, Curtin; Conservation Council A guide for marine conservation in Western Australia; DEP State of the Environment Report WA; Environmental Guidance No. 33; Parkinson’s WA A General Practice Approach; Guidelines for Physiotherapy Practice; Claremont Yacht Club One Hundred Years of History; WALGA Local Government Biodiversity Planning Guidelines; Golden Quest Discovery Trail Guidebook (B Strickland); Annual Reports: DEC 2006–07; Potato Marketing Corp 2002–07; CLIMA 2000–07; CALM Developing Ecotours and Other Interpretive Activity Programs; Self-published: Old Growth Forester (R Underwood); Stuck! 20,000 leagues from the centre of your life; Journey to the centre of your life (R Snyder)
Categories
Environment, Sustainability, Landcare, Agriculture, Natural resource management, Tourism, Site interpretation, Health, Child development, Town planning, Autobiography, Local history, Personal development, Self publishing, Structural, Copy, Annual report, Research journals, Website, Non-fiction
Sally Landman
EDIT WA
Work
Duncraig WA 6023
Australia
Duncraig WA 6023
Australia
Bachelor of Arts (Education), 1989, ECU, Western Australia
2 units of Creative Writing for Children, 2001, Ballarat, Victoria
Most recently: Royal Horticultural Society Level 2 Certificate in Horticulture, Sept 2008, Hadlow College, Kent, UK
Experience
I have ten years of teaching the full range of primary school subjects to children aged 5-12 years so plenty of exposure to and work with children's literature.
Apart from this I have helped a financial advisor rewrite his economics speech for it to be used on the Kerri-Anne Kennerley Show on television.
Following that I edited a scientific article on the health of the Swan River in preparation for an international magazine.
More recently I have been summarising corporate internal documents on a range of environmental subject matter, for Rio Tinto, in London and in Perth.
Categories
Corporate summaries, scientific, environment, horticulture, children's literature, proof-reading, water-wise, gardening, global warming, writing
Felicity Lewis
Wordigirl
Work
Bassendean WA 6054
Australia
Bassendean WA 6054
Australia
Bachelor of Arts, Cambridge certificate in English language teaching (English as a second language), Postgraduate Bachelor of Social Work. Certificate in
Copywriting, Broadcasting and legal aspect/Radio and Television.
Experience
Copy Editing, proofing and co-writing in the following areas:
Government report writing, Postgraduate Scholarships University Handbook (Australia wide), Children's books, Novels (3) for young adults,
University essay and thesis work (including work for "overseas" students/students whose first language is not English/ESL), Psychology case studies and exam questions. Experience as a copywriter and radio announcer - Advertising agencies, radio stations, tv stations, magazines (online and print).
Examples
Eleven magazine, Hot Gos magazine, Bike Australia magazine, Newspapers, National Aids Bulletin.
Post occupancy study of WA detention centres (Govt). Indigenous students' handbook. Children's book(s),
Novels: "The secret life of Mundane Jane", "Roadtrip to Happily ever after", "Blood on your collar"
Essays/Case studies/thesis work for English and non native-English speakers
Categories
Corporate, Academic, Legal, Proof reading, Fiction, Children’s, Reports, ESL/English as a second language, Assessments, Structural, Copy, Ghost writing, Published, Website, Indigenous
Thesis, Novel, Writing, Instruction, Romance, Satire,Non-fiction, Historical
Lisa Litjens
Work
Subiaco WA 6008
Australia
Subiaco WA 6008
Australia
BA, University of Western Australia. Double Major European Studies & Italian
Graduate Diploma Professional Writing. Curtin University
Experience:
Freelance book editor for over ten years, including creative, non-fiction, environmental and academic writing. Assistant Editor for West Australian creative writing journal, indigo, vols 1-3. Presenter of RTRFM's environmental programme Understorey for five years.
Editing and Writing: Articles for environmental group, Days of Change and film reviews for Arts Hub. Editing and proofreading of general fiction and non-fiction, romance, fantasy and children's literature, as well as young adult fiction. Since 2010, I have been writing and researching the cultural website Kaartdijin Noongar for the South West Aboriginal Land & Sea Council.
Examples: Coffee table book for Eyes on You Media. Editing of academic essays, as well as several scientific papers published internationally. Editing of PhD theses for publication, including 'A Different Kind of Subject' by Dr. Ann Hunter to be published 2012. (Scholarly Publishing). UWA Publishing proof reading includes: the memoirs Ciara's Gift and Counterpoint, and editing of Premier's Award book Vite Italiane. Editing of You Have No Right to be Unhappy by Chris De Souza. Editing of young adult novel, The Mimosa Tree, by Antonella Preta. (Fremantle Press, to be published 2013). Editing of fantasy novel Spiritheart (to be published internationally by Schiel and Denver in 2012).
Cheyenne Martin
Freelance writer
Freelance writer
Cheyenne Martin holds a Graduate Diploma - Creative Writing (With Distinction) from Curtin University and a Bachelor of Communications (Public Relations) from Canberra University.
ABN 22 366 271 518
Experience
Cheyenne has worked in various roles as a professional writer and editor since 1985. Clients have included large and small private sector businesses, major corporations across broad-ranging industries, Federal and State government departments and agencies, and not-for-profit organisations. During her earlier career, Cheyenne worked as a senior journalist in Federal and State Government departments, tutored in public relations at Edith Cowan University (WA) and was a senior consultant with the former Robertson–Hill & Knowlton (WA), the foremost PR firm in Perth at the time. She then established her own communications’ consultancy where she provided public relations and marketing communications’ services to a range of clients.
In July 1994, the energy industry in WA was deregulated. She joined the new ‘gas corporation’ in a senior management capacity to establish the customer relations and marketing communications’ functions. Her first task was to prepare the corporation for its launch as AlintaGas to customers (325,000), the public and media. She won State and National awards for the highly successful launch of the new AlintaGas corporate identity and brand.
In this role from 1994 to 2001, Cheyenne was directly accountable for the quality, accuracy and timely delivery of all retail advertising, publications, promotions, media relations and representation, market research, direct marketing, website content, exhibitions and displays, special events and sponsorships, and ministerial liaison. She managed a team of six communications’ professionals and was responsible for planning and implementing strategic communications to a rapidly growing customer base.
Throughout her career, Cheyenne has written and edited thousands of articles, publications, advertisements, reports, letters, media releases, submissions, speeches, websites, radio advertisements, video/DVD scripts and all other forms of copy for a diverse range of clients and audiences.
She now operates in Perth as a freelance writer.
Tanya Marwood
Write On Writing Services
Work
Kalamunda WA 6076
Australia
Kalamunda WA 6076
Australia
Work Phone: +61 8 94547722
Website: http://www.writeonwriting.com.au/
Tanya has been editing and writing for a diverse range of clients since 2000. She has been an active member of the society since 2003 and was editor of its newsletter from March 2005 until March 2007.
She undertakes writing and editing of feature articles, reports, newsletters, brochures, flyers, submissions, proposals, press releases and other projects. She had several years' experience as contributing editor for a local monthly magazine and has been a feature writer for other magazines. She has rewritten, edited or proofread various types of manuscripts, ranging from autobiographical books to technical manuals and reports.
Categories of work
Editing, rewriting, ghost writing, scientific and engineering topics, natural history, fauna, environment, travel, fiction, non-fiction, autobiography, marketing, transport, thesis editing, reports, manuals, technical documents, structural editing, newsletters, submissions and proposals.
Examples of past projects
Researching and writing for Steve Parish Publishing’s ‘Australia in Focus: Perth and the South-West’.
‘God’s Callgirl’ (autobiography): editing sample chapters, including working with author to improve style, dialogue and coherence.
Managing production of publication on best practice in community housing in WA, including researching, writing and editing 12 features.
Editing Wildlife Carers' course manual and first draft of ‘Minimum Standards for Wildlife Rehabilitation in Western Australia’ (Department of Environment & Conservation).
Editing two books on retailing by John Stanley Associates consulting group.
Several years as contributing editor, 'Transport and Machinery' magazine.
Editing of youth services handbook (2004) for City of Bunbury.
‘Research Report: 2001’ for Curtin University, including interviewing researchers, writing features and obtaining graphics.
Writing ‘Small Business Briefs’ for SBDC(WA).
Features for Skywest’s magazine, ‘Regions’ magazine and ‘The West Australian’.
Qualifications
BE (Hons) UNSW, Sydney, 1983
MPhil. Murdoch University, Perth, 1992
Diploma of Freelance Journalism, Australian College of Journalism, Sydney, 1999
Kathleen Masters
In progress - Bachelor of Arts, Writing & Editing (ECU)
Experience
2008 Internal communications adviser in the retail sector
2007-2008 editing of various business technical documents including department manuals and policies
2007-2008 editor of The Fräck (internal company newsletter)
2007-2008 Website content management
2007 structural edit and proofread of a fiction novel
High commendation for the short story "Trimaide" in the 2007 Lyndal Hadow/Donald Stuart short story competition
High commendation for the poem "Child" in the 2004 Talus prize (ECU)
Categories
Proofreading, copy editing, technical writing (retail), fiction, writing
Debra Mayrhofer
Grasshopper Communications
Work
Subiaco WA 6008
Australia
Subiaco WA 6008
Australia
Moira McDermont
Bachelor of Arts (UWA), Diploma of Education (UWA), Teachers' Higher Certificate.
Experience
Three years as an editor for the Education Department of WA, editing and proofreading learning materials for VET, TAFE colleges, government schools and open market. Several years of previous freelance editing work for local education publishers, and proofreading contracts for various government departments, as well as editing local history resources and privately commissioned autobiographies.
(Previous to this, over fifteen years of teaching English.)
Categories
Educational resources, children's books, general fiction or non-fiction, theses, biographies, reports, essays
Alastair McManus
EDITEX
Work
PO Box 572
Cannington
WA
6987
Website: http://www.editex.biz/
Self-published since 1988. First published in British national press as a writer in 1967. Numerous books, articles, etc.. Edits academic work for all major Western Australian universities, plus interstate and overseas. Also varied management and business qualifications. Strong on Southeast Asia, sports, travel, history, etc.
Experience
Diverse career path in property consulting, professional sport and club management before moving to full-time writing, editing and publishing in 2000. First published in the 1960s, written/edited numerous newsletters since. Writing income since 1989 – numerous credits worldwide on golf, property, business, travel, history, agronomics, music and humour. Subsequently worked with publication companies in Thailand and Cambodia. Writing and editing (as well as photography and research) assignments have taken Alastair to a dozen countries. Contributed to over 15 books to date – from being a writer, contributing editor, sole editor through to publisher. Also educational study notes, legal documents, surveys, histories, regulations and maps. Layout and design credits. Recent work undertaken in the property, corporate and academic sectors, with current work also including biographical and marketing assignments.
Examples
Selected publications (writing and/or editing principally) : ATTC, HKGC, etc. Handbooks, Asian Golfer, ACF for Wireless Sensor Networks (thesis), Perth Office Space Survey, Bangkok Post, Big Chilli, Conning The Con-Men (book), Golf Club Management (UK), GCN Asia Pacific, Golf Vacations, Golf Weekly, HK Govt. contracts, Legacy Golf brochure, McKenzie Clan book, NZ Natl. Diploma in Sports Mant. papers, Pattaya & Beyond, Pattaya Mail, Pattaya Today, Pattaya Trader/Property Trader, PPBN website, Phnom Penh City Guide, Phnom Penh Post, Premier Golf, E.I.A. Study, Real Estate Magazine, Road Runner, Rugby News, Sawasdee (TG inflight magazine), Cambodia (World Bank) report, South China Morning Post, Strokesavers, The World & I (ghosted autobiog.), Thailand Golf Guide (book), Thailand Golf Investment Guide, Thailand Property Report, The Golden Mile (book), The Outpost (British Club Bangkok), Travel Trade Report, Trident Property newsletters and advertisements, Vietnam Business Handbook.
Categories
Corporate, Academic, Business, Government, Fiction, Non-fiction, History, Humour, Autobiography, Biography , Website, Tender, Proposal, Contract, Copy editing, Proofreading, Structural Editing, Writing, Rewriting, Publishing.
Carla Morris
Freelance Editor
Freelance Editor
Sharp Pencils Editorial Services
Work
Applecross WA 6153
Australia
Applecross WA 6153
Australia
IPEd accredited editor
BA, Diploma of Arts (Professional Writing and Editing)
Experience
Worked as an in-house editor for Heinemann until 2007. Freelance since moving to Perth in 2007. Main clients include Pearson Australia and Oxford University Press.
Copy editing, proofreading and rewriting. Specialising in non-fiction—especially textbooks and other educational material, and corporate publications. Experienced with a wide range of media, including books, poster packs, audio CDs, interactive CD-ROMS, websites and podcasts.
Suzanne Mungioli
Work
Australia
Po Box 755
Jurien Bay
WA
6516Australia
Work Phone: +61896521738
Bachelor of Applied Science (Consumer Science)
Post Graduate Diploma (Health Promotion)
Certificate in Professional Editing and Proofreading
Experience
Senior Project Officer, Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing
Project Development Officer, WA Rural Divisions Coordinating Unit
Project Officer, University of WA, Department of General Practice, State Advisory Panel
Resources Officer, Edith Cowan University, Department of Consumer Science
Examples
Proofreading/Editing examples available on request
Rebecca Newman
Alphabet Soup Publishing
Work
PO Box 742
Willetton
WA
Australia
Work Phone: +61412820478
Website: http://www.alphabetsoup.net.au/
1994 Bachelor of Arts, English (UWA)
2007 Graduate Certificate Editing and Publishing
2007 and 2008 Editor of Bookworm (the newsletter of Editors WA)
Since 1998 editing and proofreading various monographs, newsletters, booklets and brochures
Experience
Sept 2008 publishing and editing new children's literary magazine, Alphabet Soup.
Proofreading, Fiction, Children’s, Publishing, Non-fiction
Ian Nowak
Blue Pencil
Work
Subiaco WA 6008
Australia
Subiaco WA 6008
Australia
BSc(Hons1), MSc (1967), University of Sydney (Geophysics — geology & pure maths to BSc standard).
Statistics 101 (1973), Curtin University (WAIT).
Experience
Eighteen years of technical editing and proofreading (1991—1997 with Geol Survey of WA; then freelance to present) after a field career in geophysics with Snowy Mountains Authority, Geological Survey of WA, and private consultants. Extensive work with GSWA, Dept of Water, Aust. Centre for Geomechanics (ACG — UWA), and private geological and engineering consulting firms. Reports, bulletins, books, theses, prospectuses etc. Bringing manuscripts to publication standard.
Examples
More than 60 Geological Survey of WA publications: e.g. Hydrogeology and Groundwater Resources of the Perth Region (Bull142), Geology of Fortescue Group (Bull 144), Lead, Zinc and Silver deposits of WA (Min. Res. Bull 15), Dimension Stone of WA (Min. Res. Bull. 23) and numerous reports and explanatory map notes. Several books for ACG: e.g. Surface Support in Mining; Challenges in Deep and High Stress Mining; Handbook on Mine Fill; Paste and Thickened Tailings — a Guide. Proofread various Honours, Masters and PhD theses.
Categories
Scientific, technical, corporate, academic, consultants, proofreading, geology, geophysics, geochemistry, geotechnical engineering.
Kim O'Keefe
5 Ostand Parage
Mindarie
Perth
WA
6030
Home Phone: 08 9408 6247
Sonja Porter
Mt Lawley WA 6050
Australia
Qualifications
Bachelor of Arts (Writing & Editing), Edith Cowan University
Qualified ESL teacher
Experience
Experience in editing and proofreading both fiction and non-fiction works, freelance writer and photographer.
Categories
Proofreading fiction and non-fiction manuscripts, newsletter editing, freelance writer of product reviews in the food and wine industry, travel writing, editing and proofreading university essays, editing and proofreading ESL works.
Shereen Ricupero
21 Amity Blvd
Coogee
Perth
WA
6166
Home Phone: 08 9434 2651
Bruce Robins
Robinson Tate
Work
South Perth WA 6151
Australia
South Perth WA 6151
Australia
Bsc(Agric) UWA 1972
Many government executive management short courses
Certificate courses in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign
Experience
Twenty years' experience of government report writing and editing against style guides and standards.
Twenty+ years experience as magazine editor for local clubs, writing and editing text, designing, formatting, photography and pre-press preparation.
Edited and formatted specialist publications for community events.
Assisted self-publishers through the editing and publication processes.
Examples
Developed the Ministerial Style Guide for the Department of Industry and Resources.
Revised and republished its "Open for Business" investment attraction marketing materials.
Co-edited and prepared "The Cat Has Nine Lives" (a fictional war memoir) for WA Museum Press.
Edited and prepared "Without Fear or Favour" (a memoir) for printing.
Edited and prepared "Kiwi Connections" (a memoir/cook book) for printing.
Edited and prepared the delegate handbook for the 2007 National Christian Youth Convention.
Categories
Proofreading, copy editing, substantive editing, scientific reports, corporate documents, technical reports, government reports, copy writing, design and formatting, fiction, student manuscripts
Peta Robson
Read Write Editing Services
Certificate in Professional Editing & Proofreading - Cengage (formerly Thomson Education Direct), 2008
Member of the Institute of Internal Auditors of Australia - 2008
Member of the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants - Since 1997
Experience
Over 20 years experience as a Chartered Accountant in commercial & not-for-profit organisations
Experience in creating, editing and proofreading financial statements and annual reports, in-house publications and business reports
Looking to create, edit and proofread in areas of personal interests which include:
Outdoor adventure activities, health & fitness, alternative therapies, environmental initiatives and becoming organic
Categories
Writing, Editing, Proofreading, Business Reports, Financial Statements, Annual Reports, Alternative Therapies, Health, Fitness, Magazine Articles, Brochures, Outdoor, Adventure, Travel, Assignments, Organic, Environment
Roslyn Ross
The Literary Faction
Website: http://literaryfaction.blogspot.com/
My background is in editing, writing and journalism with experience in manuscript editing, newspapers and magazines.
I have a deep understanding of the problems faced by writers in general and unpublished writers in particular. I write fiction, non-fiction, short stories and poetry. I have written five novels and one work of non-fiction which is based on the four years I lived in Angola during their civil war. I am currently working on a book researching my Greek great-grandfather.
I have lived around the world and around Australia including Antwerp, Belgium; Bombay, India; Luanda, Angola; Cape Town, South Africa; Johannesburg, South Africa; Lusaka, Zambia; Vancouver, Canada; London; United Kingdom; Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Port Pirie and Wagga Wagga. I have travelled extensively and also spent months at a time living in the United States, Russia and Portugal.
I have an avid interest in psychology, history, science, physics, biology, spirituality, mind-body, religion, astrology, tarot, numerology, mythology, cooking, gardening, poetry, painting and pottery.
I have basic French and Portuguese, a smattering of Flemish (Dutch) and am learning Greek.
Frank Smith
Frank Smith - Wordsmith
BA BSc(Hons) MSc Grad Dip Education Grad Dip science education
Experience
Twenty years in charge of publications and media relations section of a government department.
* 18 months editor of Western Liquor Guide
* 12 years as communication consultant
* 6 years as editor of What’s On in Perth and Fremantle
* 1 year as a visiting professor of Agricultural Communication at the University of Missouri-Columbia
* editing, proof reading and indxing
* Academic qualifications in agricultural science (MSc), journalism (BA) and Education
Examples
Paid contributor to: American Vineyard, The Australian, Australian Bulk Handling Review, Australian and New Zealand Grapegrower and Winemaker, Australian and New Zealand Wine Industry Journal, Australian Dairyfarmer, Australian Vigneron (now Grapegrower and Vigneron), Australian Wine Selector, CountryBiz, Decanter, Ecos, The Furrow, Focus on, Forests and Timber, G magazine, Have a go News, Just Drinks, National Grapegrower, Olive Grower and Processor, Small farms magazine, South African Wine News, Superliving, VB’s Shout, The Countryman, WA Country Lifestyle (now My Block), West Australian, West Australian Senior (now The Senior), Wine Ireland, Wine and Spirit International, Wines and Vines, World Grain, World Juice Trade, World Wine Trade, Your Life.
Professional writing for Department of Agriculture, Commerce and Trade, UWA Press and Australian Foods
Categories
Science, technology, history, non-fiction, proofreading, technical writing, indexing, newsletters
Josephine Smith
WordSmith WA
Work Phone: +610897760948
Website: http://www.wordsmithwa.com.au/
IPEd Accredited Editor
IPEd Councillor and Honorary Treasurer
Certificate in Professional Editing and Proofreading (2006)
Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales (admitted 2003)
MSc Crop Protection, University of Bristol, UK (1996)
BSc (Hons) Biological Sciences, University of Durham, UK (1995)
Experience
WordSmith WA can help businesses, academics, students and writers with a wide range of professional proofreading and editing services. Josephine has over five years experience editing work in the specialised areas of accountancy, law, business and science.
Josephine is a qualified chartered accountant with over ten years experience in accounting in both Perth and the UK. She is highly conversant with formal business writing including various styles of reports, letters and presentations, and she specialises in proofreading annual reports and financial statements, including full add-checking (casting) requirements.
Josephine is also experienced in the style and referencing requirements for academic papers and theses.
Currently writing her second novel, Josephine also enjoys working with other authors, either copyediting, proofreading or structural editing.
Examples
Editorial Assistant of the Bronte Studies international journal.
Copyediting reports and academic papers for staff at Curtin University.
Proofreading Annual Reports and business newsletters.
Editing of manuscripts for self-publishing.
Further details and references can be provided upon request.
Categories proofreading, structural editing, copyediting, corporate, academic, scientific, fiction, non-fiction, thesis, manuscripts, novels, business, reports, financial statements, annual reports, newsletters, proofreader, editor
Linda Smith
JLS Publishing
Work Phone: +61894172552
Website: http://www.jlspublishing.co.cc/
Bachelor of Arts degree, Diploma of Teaching, Diploma of Creative Writing, Diploma of Sport and Recreation, Bachelor of Science Degree (pt)
Experience
Twenty years editing experience, 10 years teaching experience.
Published author and publisher.
Categories
Technical, historical, educational, fiction and poetry.
Catherine Sorokine
Eye on Words Editing and Proofreading Services
Work Fax: +610437862328
Work Phone: +6195292645
Work Phone: +6195292645
Website: http://www.eyeonwords.com/
Dip. Professional Editing and Proofreading, Dip Freelance Journalism, GradDipSc. (Zoology), BSc (Biological Sciences)
Experience
Student assignment and thesis editing/proofreading
Categories
General, Science
Charlotte Stevens
Editor - Proofreader - Writer
Editor - Proofreader - Writer
Stevens Editorial Services
Connolly
Perth
WA
6027Western Australia
Cell Phone: +61 (0) 447460217
Birthday: July 24 Qualifications: BA degree [English & Industrial psychology-1997]; Editing and proofreading short course; Creative writing mentor certificate; TEFL certificate.
Career: Eighteen years as human resource manager/consultant and editor of the organisation's newsletter. Part-time editing.
Fulltime Freelance: Editing/proofreading/writing since February 2008.
Experience: Editing experience covers theses, academic and corporate reports, journals for a publisher, marketing and training material, websites, novels, and two anthologies.
A children's short story was authored and published in an anthology of short stories in 2003. I have had several articles published and three poems.
I love the great outdoors, the ocean, walking trails, books, music and kindhearted people. And amateur photography.
Carina Tan-Van Baren
Barbara Temperton
Structural editing, copyediting, poetry, fiction, non-fiction, academic, promotional material (brochures, posters, newsletters, etc.)
Liz Tyndall
Tyndall Consulting
Work
Mt Lawley WA 6050
Australia
Mt Lawley WA 6050
Australia
Graduate Diploma in Public Relations, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (1997)
Bachelor of Arts, Swinburne University (1995)
Professional training, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
- freelance journalism
- copy-editing
- pre-press and printing processes
Experience
Published writer and editor with more than 15 years experience, with particular focus on education and not-for-profit. Most recently engaged to complete a review of detailed technical reports for mining industry consultants.
Professional copy-editing and document assessment including structural reviews and advice on format and design.
Experience in developing and writing marketing and public relations materials including brochures, newsletters, member magazines, websites and direct marketing communications.
Examples
Published for leading educational publishers Pearson Education Australia and Dorling Kindersley, UK, conceiving new publishing projects, assessing cost and market fit and attracting and appointing appropriate authors.
Worked with international publishers to develop products for global markets (UK, Canada, USA and Australia).
Published author of titles for leading international children's literacy and education programs.
Website development including structure and navigation for UK not-for-profit, Tommy's, the baby charity
Edited and wrote 'New life' the member magazine for Tommy's, the baby charity, circulated to 15,000 quarterly.
Wrote, prepared and distributed international direct marketing campaigns
Publishing and editorial consultant, editing, copy-editing, proofreading, writing, report reviews, document assessments, children's books, education, public relations, marketing communications, not-for-profit
Allan Watson
Work
Beaconsfield WA 6162
Australia
Beaconsfield WA 6162
Australia
BSc (Melb.)
Experience
Science editor, New International Illustrated Encyclopaedia
1966-1988, responsible for the official publications of the University of Western Australia
1988- , freelance editor / book designer, clients including UWA Press, the Art Gallery of Western Australia, the WA Museum, Fremantle Arts Centre Press and the Department of Water
Examples
"Western Australian Indigenous Art Awards" (catalogue), Art Gallery of Western Australia, 2008
Alan R. Dodge and Melissa Harpley, "St Petersburg 1900" (catalogue), Art Gallery of Western Australia, 2005
Glen McLaren, "Big Mobs: The Story of Australian Cattlemen", Fremantle Arts Centre Press, 2000
Maxine Laurie, "Ever Flowing Forward: The Story of Belmont", Fremantle Arts Centre Press, 1999
Gregor Maehle, "Ashtanga Yoga: Practice and Philosophy", Kaivalya Publications, 2006 (edited and designed)
G.M. Storr, L.A. Smith and R.E. Johnstone, "Lizards of Western Australia: I: Skinks", Western Australian Museum, 1999
Leigh Edmonds, "The Vital Link: A History of Main Roads Western Australia 1926-1996", University of Western Australia Press, 1997 (edited and designed)
John Dowson, “Old Fremantle: Photographs 1850-1950” University of Western Australia Press, 2003 (edited and refined layouts)
Categories
General non-fiction, history, biography, art, scientific/technical, philosophy/religion/spiritual, assistance for self-publishers
Helen White-Farr
'The proof of the pudding ...'
Work
Australia
PO Box 133, Stirling Road
Pemberton
WA
6260Australia
BA Murdoch
Experience
Editing and proofreading scientific papers and documents Rabaul Volcanological Observatory, PNG
Compilation, editing and proofreading external study publications Murdoch University, WA
Novel in progress
Categories
Proofreading, Copy editing, Academic, Medical/Nursing, Fiction, Non-fiction, Historical, Papua New Guinea, Academic Hand Book, Examination, Thesis-Social Science
Marisa Wikramanayake
Freelance editor and journalist
Freelance editor and journalist
Marisa Wikramanayake
Work
Australia
1st Floor
68 High Street
Fremantle
WA
6160Australia
Georgina Wilson
Work
Como WA 6152
Australia
Como WA 6152
Australia
Bachelor of Science in Agriculture (University of Western Australia)
Experience
I have worked as a writer and editor for many years, mostly involved with agriculture and natural resource management. I currently have a full-time job but do some extra freelance work in my own time, mainly evenings and weekends. Good scientific editing (and writing) for me should follow the ABC principle with Accuracy, Brevity and Clarity. Keeping things lively and remaining very conscious of the target audience are principles I work hard at following.
Categories
Proofreading, editing of reports particularly related to science and agriculture
Vicki Woodage
In Safe Hands
Proofreading and Editing
Proofreading and Editing
Work
Singleton WA 6175
Singleton WA 6175
Work Phone: 0404977928
Qualifications
Registered nurse for over 35 years.
Diploma of Publishing (Professional Book Editing and Proofreading)
Experience
Recently I have been editing a 'life journey' story for a client in south-west WA. I have edited a Christian booklet that is soon to be published. I have also assisted in the editing a non-fiction book for a lady in Queensland. I have assisted in writing and editing guidelines for an Aged Care department.
Some of my poetry has been published, I have written several short stories and my novel is a work in progress.
Categories
Medical, Nursing, Health. Christian. Fiction. Non-fiction, Autobiography, Biography, Manuscripts. Poetry, Short Stories. Copy Editing, Proofreading.
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