Janet Gyenes – Editor

***Note: I do not use AI whatsoever.***

Here's my story—and what makes me the right person to help you with yours.

Words are my world. I’m a longtime editor, published author (my cocktail book came out in October 2023, and I've co-authored two others related to travel), and award-winning writer and photographer. I love my career—and I feel extremely privileged to do this work every single day and keep learning and growing and bringing that expertise to my clients. For the past 20-plus years, I've been creating and editing content for sectors ranging from travel and education to fintech and fiction. In 2024, my nonfiction B2B writing earned a National Magazine Award (NMA)—yay, Silver!—the highest honour in Canada for magazine writing.

Not all editors are strong writers (just as writers are not always good at self-editing), but my skill set in crafting everything from magazine articles (front-of-book, listicles, profiles, features) and ads to case studies and UX copy (tool tips!) has helped me understand the critical role of the audience and the power of making every word count.

I've somehow developed a few "specialty" areas (travel and booze writing and editing military memoirs!), but I still consider myself a dedicated generalist. I love to fall down the rabbit hole to discover a new topic and bring my curiosity, creativity and clarity to the work. As an editor, I've taken deep dives into shaping book manuscripts (the largest a 300,000-word nonfiction treatise), managing all facets of magazines (both consumer and trade), and developing content strategies to help people and projects get noticed.

There’s no limit to my desire to constantly learn and create (and help you do the same). That's led to me working with clients and companies around the world, including Lonely Planet, Capgemini, BBC StoryWorks, UN-ILO (Africa), Ogilvy, EF Education First, Smithsonian, USA Today, CBC, Culture Trip, and others.