Rhodri Owen - Editor
Friendly copy editor/proofreader/published author who enjoys adult and kids fiction but knows his way around non fiction too. Happy to help.
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Overview
I'll protect the writer's voice but get their book in the best shape for publication. I have a sense of humour and believe communication is key. Since 2006 I have freelanced for indie publishers in Wales like Gomer Press, Y Lolfa, Graffeg, Alcemi, Parthian/Library of Wales and Honno. I have worked as a journalist, PR and web producer for the BBC, Western Mail and Wales on Sunday. My first novel, Delilah, was published by Gomer Press in 2019, so I have seen the publishing process from both sides and know the value of a sensitive and accurate second pair of eyes on any manuscript.
Services
Languages
English (UK)
Non-Fiction
Biographies & Memoirs
Nature
Sports & Outdoors
Fiction
Children's
Contemporary Fiction
Historical Fiction
Literary Fiction
Mystery & Crime
Work experience
Freelance editor and proofreader
Various
April, 2006
–
Present
(about 16 years)
I've worked with a number of Wales-based indie publishers, including Gomer Press, Y Lolfa, Graffeg, Alcemi and Parthian.
Various
BBC, Western Mail, Wales on Sunday
September, 1987
–
December, 2015
(about 28 years)
During this time I worked at the BBC as a broadcast journalist, a web content producer and as a press and publicity officer. I was also employed as a journalist for the Western Mail and Wales on Sunday newspapers.
Portfolio (16 selected works)
Unleaving
Siân Collins
Dead White
Gwen Parrott
Salt
Kean, Catrin
Half Time: The Autobiography
Owens, Nigel, Davies, Lynn
The Hills of Wales
Perrin, Jim
Reporter:An Autobiography
Fishlock, Trevor
Dial M for Merthyr
Trezise, Rachel
Roberto: Kicking Every Ball
Martinez, Roberto, Read, Peter
Goodbye Twentieth Century (Library of Wales)
Abse, Dannie
Beyond Extreme - Running Story of Lowri Morgan, The
Morgan, Lowri
Mamgu's Campervan and the Knights in Shining Armour
White, Wendy
Comet and the Thief, The
Ruth Morgan
Inn of Waking Shadows, The
Brading, Karla
Fortuna's Deadly Shadow
Leslie Scase
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