Laura Roberts – Editor

Remote work placement
Social Media posts gathering more followers and communication to readers including the upkeep of their Twitter account and the creation of a new Instagram account.
Reading manuscripts using the company’s screening process I successfully contributed effective changes to ongoing manuscripts.
Attending events in Frome for book launches and festivals including Frome Festival, responsibly for their social media coverage and set up of the venue.

Two-week work placement

Proofreading 2nd pages for author adjustments.
Writing and editing cover copy and correction of e-publications.
Joining planning meetings, keeping meeting notes.
Design and photography tasks, looking at how social media tutorials are made and creating single project downloads for titles.

An Anthology of children's work in collaboration with University of Plymouth Press and Plymouth City Council to celebrate 400 years of the sailing of ​The Mayflower​.
● I successfully negotiated the maritime women theme to be selected for the anthology’s overall focus.
● Ensured clarity and accuracy in children’s writing.
● Created style sheet to be used in all future versions of the anthology, taking into account that there were both U.S and U.K writers.

A creative writing anthology, collaborating with the University of Plymouth’s
students to produce a yearly journal of poems, creative nonfiction and fiction.
● I contributed in the selection process – leading fiction and poetry submissions.
● Introduced a flat plan to organise the layout of the publication.
● Lead the production process and liaised with the printer.
● Edited the manuscript, including proofreading each draft and implemented changes.