Overview
I adapt my approach to the voice and style of the author, using pattern analysis to inform my insights and suggestions. By providing concrete and creative possible solutions to areas of concern within the work, I give my clients a clear action plan for their manuscript revision.
In 2019 I was awarded the national Claudette Upton Scholarship by Editors Canada. I am also a published poet—my collection Washing Off the Raccoon Eyes was published by Guernica Editions in 2017. I graduated from the Ryerson University Publishing Program and, prior to that, received my baccalaureate degree in Arts and Contemporary Studies (with a major in philosophy) from Ryerson University. I edit fiction for Guernica Editions in addition to my freelancing practice.
In my volunteer work, I am the newsletter editor on the executive board of Arc Poetry Magazine; the membership chair of Editors Ottawa-Gatineau (a regional branch of the national professional organization Editors Canada); and a poetry selector for Bywords.ca, an online poetry journal based in Ottawa.
Services
Non-Fiction
Fiction
Languages
Awards
- Claudette Upton Scholarship for Editing (2019)
Certifications
- Post-Graduate Certificate in Publishing (2018)
- TEFL Teaching Certificate (2014)
- Bachelor's Degree in Philosophy (2013)
Work experience
Self-employed
In my private practice, I have edited manuscripts for esteemed and award-winning authors Shira Nayman, author of Awake in the Dark, The Listener, and A Mind of Winter; Larry Dark, director of The Story Prize and series editor of the O. Henry Awards for the 1997–2002 volumes; Jill Smolowe, author of Four Funerals and a Wedding and An Empty Lap; Anne Burt, editor of My Father Married Your Mother: Dispatches from a Blended Family and About Face: Women Write About What They See When They Look in the Mirror; Sally Koslow, author of Another Side of Paradise, The Widow Waltz, The Late, Lamented Molly Marx, With Friends Like These, and Little Pink Slips; Amy Wilentz, author of The Rainy Season: Haiti Since Duvalier, Martyrs’ Crossing, and Farewell, Fred Voodoo: A Letter From Haiti; Lisa Gornick, author of The Peacock Feast, Louisa Meets Bear, Tinderbox, and A Private Sorcery; Elizabeth Cuthrell, writer, producer, and co-founder of Evenstar Films; Kate Manning, author of Whitegirl and My Notorious Life; Laurie Albanese, author of Stolen Beauty and the Miracles of Prato; Dave Carty, author of Leaves on Frozen Ground; Felicia Mihali, author of The Darling of Kandahar; and Tess Callahan, author of April and Oliver, as well as others.
