Overview
Services
Non-Fiction
Fiction
Languages
Works with
Certifications
- Bachelor of Arts degrees in Translation/French and Applied Linguistics
Work experience
Self-employed
I offer freelance writing, editing and proofreading services tor companies such as Oxford University Press, Pearson Education, Cambridge University Press and Juta Academic. The work entails taking titles from raw manuscript through to printed/published book.
Pearson Education, Cape Town
Nature of job: Manuscript development/overwriting, editing and proofreading (contract position).
Pearson Education, Cape Town
Nature of job: Commissioning manuscripts for schools in Lesotho, Swaziland and the Democratic Republic of Congo, liaising with UNICEF on a girl child initiative, liaising with NGOs and ministries of education, interpreting and translating from French/English, people management, budget control, writing, manuscript development and editing.
Longman, Cape Town
Nature of job: Managing titles for a number of African countries (Lesotho, Swaziland, Namibia, Zambia, Kenya, Botswana and Malawi), author liaison, management of freelancers, budgeting and scheduling.
Oxford University Press, Cape Town
Nature of job: Editing, proofreading, artwork commissioning, project management and budget control for academic and educational titles.
Evening Post, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Nature of job: Cub reporter, news writer.
Daily Dispatch, East London, South Africa
Nature of job: Managing features department, sub-editing and writing.
