Overview
I am an award-winning writer, researcher and publishing professional. My skills include proof-reading, copy-editing and copywriting.From 2010-2015 I completed a research-council funded PhD in Italian Renaissance Studies, during which time I published articles in major journals, spoke and organised panels at the premier international conferences in the field, and won the University of Birmingham’s Michael K. O’Rourke PhD Best Publication Award. I also spent several months researching in Italian archives and libraries, and am fluent in the language.I then worked for four years in publishing, reaching the level of commissioning editor. As well as signing up significant titles from leading scholars, cultivating relationships with authors and advisors, and carrying out market research, I gained a firm understanding of (and training in) copywriting.Since going freelance I have written copy for websites, reviewed blog articles, edited scripts, created LinkedIn adverts and job descriptions, and edited a children's book. I have also proof-read articles, theses and books.
Services
Non-Fiction
Art
History
Philosophy
Sociology
Languages
English (UK)
English (US)
Awards
- Winner, Michael K. O’Rourke PhD Best Publication Awards 2014, University of Birmingham
- Article of the Month, Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index
Certifications
- PhD (Italian Studies, fully funded)
- MPhil (Italian Studies, fully funded)
- BA (Italian Studies, 1st Class)
Work experience
Self-employed
Mar, 2018 —
Present
Responsibilities have included working with a financial technology start-up to devise the text and metadata for a new website; produce LinkedIn adverts and job descriptions; and write and review blog articles and marketing material. I have also proof-read articles, theses and books for academics, edited a children’s book, and researched and completed the preliminary drafts of a novel.
Palgrave Macmillan
Sep, 2016 —
Feb, 2018
(over 1 year)
Responsibilities included global strategy, management and development of Palgrave’s holdings in language and linguistics; extensive market research; proposing, commissioning and developing profitable monographs, series, handbooks and key titles; cultivating and managing external relationships with authors, advisors and series editors; management of editorial assistant; running the language and linguistics Twitter feed; writing, editing and evaluating cover copy.
Palgrave Macmillan
Apr, 2016 —
Aug, 2016
(4 months)
Responsibilities included proposing, commissioning and developing profitable monographs and other scholarly titles in occupational and health psychology; researching the market to identify opportunities for list development; cultivating and managing external relationships with authors and advisors; project management and development of titles from contract through to publication; writing and editing cover copy.
Palgrave Macmillan
Dec, 2014 —
Mar, 2016
(about 1 year)
Responsibilities included managing the forward programmes for Sociology and International Political Economy; running the peer review process; liaising with authors and the production, marketing, design and sales departments; preparing manuscripts for production; identifying titles from the backlist for paperback publication; writing and editing cover copy.
Portfolio
This book offers a linguistic-semantic analysis of the expression ‘Eastern Europe’ in international English-language media discourse and academic discourse. Interdisciplinary in nature, it provides insights beyond semantics and lexicology, commenting on the po... read more
This book analyses gendered language in Italian, shedding light on how the Italian language constructs and reproduces the social imbalance between women and men, and presenting indirect and direct instances of asymmetrical constructions of gender in public and... read more
Romani is the first language, and family and community language, of upwards of 3-4 million people and possibly many more in Europe, the Americas, and Australia. Documentation and research on the language draws on a tradition of more than two centuries, yet it ... read more
This book asks how we—as citizens, immigrants, activists, teachers—can counter the abuse of language in our midst. How can we take back the power of language from those who flaunt that power to silence or erase us and our fellows? In search of answers, Linguis... read more
This book represents a significant intervention into the debates surrounding Brexit and language policy. It analyses the language capabilities and resources of the United Kingdom in a new, post-referendum climate, in which public hostility towards foreign lang... read more
