Friendly book editor with over 25 years' worth of experience in the illustrated non-fiction book publishing industry: Trade and Academic.
Co-founder of GreyMatter Editorial, a resource for budding authors, publishers and packagers
offering the following services: concept origination and development, copy editing, picture
research, copywriting, proofreading, fact checking, project management, writing and pre-press ready packaged book projects.
Freelance project editor/picture researcher/copy editor/proofreader for UK-based illustrated non-fiction book publisher, UniPress Books, specialising in general readership natural history/science titles published in collaboration with university presses in the USA. Titles I managed include:
The Story of Life in 10 1/2 Species - Marianne Taylor (MIT Press)
The Lives of Fungi - Britt Bunyard (Princeton University Press)
Wasps - Eric R. Eaton (Princeton University Press)
How to Read and Insect/Understanding Insect Behavior - Dr Ross Piper (The History Press/Princeton University Press)
Brave Green World - Chris Forman and Claire Asher (MIT Press)
How Birds Live Together - Marianne Taylor (Princeton University Press)
Visual Learning: Chemistry - Dr Ali O. Sezer (Barron's/Kaplan)
Birds of Instagram - Chris Gatcum/David Allen Sibley (Abrams)
The Lives of Seaweeds - Julie A. Phillips (Princeton University Press) - to be published
The Lives of Beetles - Arthur V. Evans (Princeton University Press) - to be published
How to Read a Rock - (The Smithsonian) - to be published
Jellyfish - Dr Lisa-Ann Gershwin (Abrams) - to be published
Overseeing the publishing list and new acquisitions. Maintaining successful existing series and developing new publishing areas.
Ivy Press: Publisher of illustrated non-fiction titles. Subject areas include science and natural history,
mindfulness, general reference and popular culture.
I managed the photography list for many years and created the highly successful film series, FilmCraft. High-profile authors I worked with include Michael Freeman (The Photographer's Eye; The Photographer's Mind; The Photographer's Vision; Michael Freeman's Photo School); Mike Goodridge (FilmCraft series); Jack Spicer (How to Draw series; You Will Be Able to Draw By the End of this Book); and Thomas Pavitte (1000 Dot-to-Dot; Querkles).
Ilex / Octopus / Hachette: Publisher of illustrated non-fiction titles. Subject areas include all aspects of design, photography, art and popular culture.
Co-founded the company with two colleagues. I oversaw the publishing list and in particular researched and developed the academic list AVA Academia. Highly successful series that I conceived are The Fundamentals of... and the Basics series. Company was acquired by Bloomsbury.
Publisher of highly illustrated books covering subject areas such as graphic design, photography,
typography, illustration, animation, film-making, product design, fashion design, interior design
and architecture.
Publisher of illustrated non-fiction titles. Subject areas include design, craft, art, photography and
popular culture.
I worked my way up from Editorial Assistant to Managing Editor in just under three years. I managed a list of 30 titles per year and the editorial department.
High-profile authors: Peter Ettedgui; Mike Goodridge; Deborah Nadoolman Landis; Declan McGrath; Mark Russell (Screencraft film series)
Price-Cabrera, Natalia
Price-Cabrera, Natalia
Price-Cabrera, Natalia
Price-Cabrera, Natalia, Stokes, Jessica, Latimer, Gemma
Taylor, Marianne
Eaton, Eric R.
Forman, Chris, Asher, Claire
Taylor, Marianne
Goodridge, Mike
Macnab, Geoffrey, Swart, Sharon
Goodridge, Mike, Grierson, Tim
Grierson, Tim
Nadoolman Landis, Deborah
Sorger, Richard, Udale, Jenny
Ambrose, Gavin, Harris, Paul
Ambrose, Gavin, Harris, Paul
Ambrose, Gavin, Harris, Paul
Ambrose, Gavin, Harris, Paul, Ball, Nigel
Ambrose, Gavin, Harris, Paul, Theodosiou, Sallyanne
Zeegen, Lawrence
Ettedgui, Peter
Russell, Mark, Young, James
Goss, Joanna
Moore, Alannah
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Extensive experience collaborating with healthcare providers to produce content to help promote behavior change and self-improvement.
Rochester, Minnesota, USA
I'm a diligent publishing professional with an extensive background in writing and editing. I have edited 44 sports books in five years.
Colchester, England, UK