Overview
I would love to use my in-house knowledge from my time in trade and indie publishing houses to collaborate with you and take your novel to the next level. As an editor, I have worked with both established and first-time authors in the Australian and international market and have taken their words from manuscript to bookstore. I am adept at implementing house styles, meeting tight deadlines and working with my authors to meet their goals. Let's get to the heart of your story!
My main specialty is children's and young adult fiction, and I would love to collaborate with #OwnVoices creators and help develop their stories. The services I am currently offering are copyediting, proofreading and manuscript assessments.
I look forward to working with you!
Services
Fiction
Languages
Certifications
- Post-Graduate Diploma in Publishing
Work experience
Self-employed
I provide freelance manuscript assessment, editing and proofreading services.
Allen & Unwin
As an editor, I have project-managed many titles from manuscript to book and have developed, copyedited and proofed picture books, junior fiction, middle-grade titles and YA novels. I have the pleasure to work with award-winning and bestselling authors such as Garth Nix, Jay Kristoff, Amie Kaufman, Anh Do, E. Lockhart, Leigh Hobbs, Alison Lester and more.
Allen & Unwin (Books for Children and Young Adults)
After joining the Allen & Unwin Children's and YA team in Melbourne, I have project-managed titles from manuscript to book, repackaged and reformatted existing titles, provided editorial feedback on acquisitions and submissions, assisted with copyedits and proofreads, worked with international publishing houses on buy-ins and assisted in other editorial tasks as needed.
Allen & Unwin (NZ)
At the Allen & Unwin NZ office I assisted with key account Christmas presentations and roadshows, created and managed social media accounts, designed marketing collateral, organised bookstore campaigns, arranged print and digital media reviews, published newsletters and supported local and international authors at literary festivals.
Mākaro Press
At Mākaro Press, I edited and proofread a range of titles including memoir, fiction, young adult and children's fiction, created marketing/publicity strategies and collateral and typeset poetry books.
Whitireia, New Zealand
During this course, I worked on real publications in editor, typesetter, marketing/publicity manager and project manager roles while also learning from and working with industry professionals.
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