Marisa Antonaya

Marisa Antonaya – Editor

Academic indexer. My specialties are theology, philosophy, history, education, and literature.

Overview

I'm a former literature professor who switched to full-time indexing over fifteen years ago. I specialize in writing back-of-book and embedded indexes for most humanities-related fields. Some of my recent projects have covered topics such as philosophy, theology, education, political science, and history.



My current indexing rate is US $10 per indexable page, based on a final PDF proof of your manuscript. Sections like the table of contents and bibliography would be excluded from the page count. If you need help calculating the number of pages to be indexed, I would be happy to help.



Services
Non-Fiction
Biographies & Memoirs Education & Reference History Philosophy Religion & Spirituality
Languages
English (CAN) English (US)
Certifications
  • Ph. D., Spanish Language and Literature (University of Navarra, 2000)
  • B.A. Joint Honours, English and Hispanic Studies (McGill University, 1994)
  • Member, Canadian Editors' Association
  • Member, Indexing Society of Canada

Work experience

Alexander Street Press

Mar, 2013 — Present

Metadata indexing for print, video, and audio educational products in various languages.

Interweave Press

Sep, 2011 — Mar, 2013 (over 1 year)

Back of book indexing for 15 books.

Self-employed

Sep, 2011 — Present

ABC-CLIO Publishing

Jul, 2007 — Aug, 2009 (about 2 years)

Writing abstracts of academic articles for ABC-CLIO, which publishes research databases.

Portfolio

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Theology in a Post-Traumatic Church

Sheveland, John N.

ORBIS

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Christ Without Borders

Parappally, Jacob

ORBIS

Proofreading
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Marisa has 7 reviews

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Rebecca W.

Rebecca W.

Nov, 2022

Marisa is amazing!
Rebecca W.

Rebecca W.

Nov, 2022

It has been a joy working with Marisa. She is diligent and precise in her editing. She is also an excellent communicator and finished editing work ahead of schedule.
Liam S.

Liam S.

Jun, 2022

Marisa did a phenomenal job! I would absolutely recommend. This was my first time indexing and it was a surprisingly revealing and strategic exercise to make sure the key concepts are represented well.
Simone S.

Simone S.

Jun, 2022

Thank you so much for helping.
William B.

William B.

Mar, 2022

She was more than helpful in every way. She explained her approach to assisting me and when I had issues on my end, she was more than patient with me. I highly recommend her.

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Most recent contributions

What kind of research can autobiography writers find useful?

I would say location-based research is one of the most important. While we might remember general impressions about an area we lived in or visited, it's easy to forget names of places or their exact locations. Sometimes these places change names, or vanish altogether, and those are always interes...
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What physical items should every writer always have with them?

A pocket notebook and pen or pencil. You never know when an idea will come around, or you suddenly figure out a solution to a writing problem. I keep one on me all the time, even if I'm sitting at my computer, because sometimes in the time it takes to decide what app/document to open, the thought...
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What’s the biggest mistake writers make when breaking up paragraphs?

In my experience (and this mainly applies to nonfiction writing), it's usually a matter of not seeing a paragraph as a coherent unit with an introduction, development, and conclusion. The start of a paragraph should function as a mini thesis statement for what's going to be discussed. The meat of...
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