Stephanie Hunter – Editor

Edited material from the Principal Investigator on a sponsored research project aimed at establishing the impact of the International Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) on domestic legislation in Qatar.

Working primarily for Akkadia Press, Bloomsbury Qatar, Weill Cornell University and IESE in Barcelona, publications I have edited have included non-fiction political, environmental, art, art history, educational and economic works as well as children's books, catalogues for museums such as the Louvre Abu Dhabi, UN and government papers. I have written for the parenting/lifestyle publication Doha Family Guide and have ghost-written articles for the retail industry.

Proofread English-language text for Arab Games publications generated by the Olympic Committee. Compiled and wrote all copy for the Official Programme for the Arab Games.

Researched and wrote conference programmes for a range of industry sectors including telecoms, pharmaceuticals, plastics, retail and local government. Ran in-house training courses for junior programme managers.

Ran a list of publications including biographies, poetry, children’s books, historical studies. Managed all stages of editorial process: copy-editing, proofreading, illustrations, jacket images, sales copy, author relations, production control and design. Supplied and approved material for foreign rights sales.
• Re-wrote publications when required and assembled material for my own books.
• Worked with high-profile figures including Andrew Morton (on Diana) and Trevor MacDonald.
• Managed the company’s first venture into audio production.

Managed over 100 titles. Diverse topics included health and childhood in Britain, medieval archaeology, contemporary politics, economics and sociology. Editorial process involved discussing styles and themes with authors, commissioning freelance copy-editors and proofreaders, picture-researchers and indexers. Managed reprints and wrote ‘blurbs’. Ran my own series.