Overview
I have seven years of experience as a freelance copyeditor and proofreader, on top of four years as production editor for Goose Lane Editions, an independent literary press. I am currently a PhD candidate in English and creative writing, and I teach a for-credit university course in editing skills. I also hold master's degrees in English and History and a BFA (writing). Several of my edited books have been nominated for or won significant awards.
I am versatile and curious and willing to edit almost anything, but I specialize in poetry and academic non-fiction in the humanities (citations are my jam! I am fluent in Chicago and MLA style), and I would like to branch out into more fiction copyediting. I have only one published book of fiction to my credit, the novel "Some Hellish" by Nicholas Herring, but it won the prestigious Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust Fiction Prize (2022); not bad for a first time out!
When I copyedit, regardless of the genre, I focus on the author's voice and the intended audience and work towards making the most of that connection. In addition to fixing mechanical problems and ensuring adherence to a particular style guide, I will help you untangle sentences, sharpen diction, avoid unwanted repetition, and look out for problems with logic and continuity. Whatever you've written, I will edit it with empathy, humo(u)r, and care to make your work the best it can be.
Services
Non-Fiction
Fiction
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Work experience
Self-employed
Copyedited and proofread numerous poetry collections, academic journal articles, book-length non-fiction, both academic and general, and novels for:
• icehouse poetry/Goose Lane Editions/Goose Lane Design
• Studies in Canadian Literature/Études en littérature Canadienne (SCL/ÉLC)
• Georgetown University Press
• Palgrave Macmillan
• Biblioasis
• University of Texas Press
Goose Lane Editions
(full-time, in-house position)
Coordinated the scheduling, flow, and management of manuscripts — from acceptance, through editing and sometimes translation, to final copyediting and proofreading, including the hiring and supervision of freelance editors and liaison with authors.
University of New Brunswick
Tutor for sections of introductory general arts courses and lecturer for English literature and publishing courses, including:
• ENGL 1000 Introduction to Modern Literature in English (January–April 2019)
• PUB 3103 Practical Editing Skills (January–April 2023): copyediting, proofreading, developmental editing, and contexts of trade and academic publishing
• ENGL 2984 Introduction to Speculative Fiction (September–December 2023)
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