This extends to a wide range of genres, including:
- children’s fiction & picture books
- general adult fiction
- adult non-fiction (see below)
- academic texts (journal articles, theses, dissertations)
- editing of non-native English
- work in translation
Adult non-fiction subject areas:
- biography/memoir
- architecture
- humour
- true crime
- sport
- religion
- biodynamic agriculture
- parenting
- popular science
- mind, body, spirit
- history
- psychoanalysis
- Celtic studies
- general philosophy
A significant proportion of my work has involved editing texts by non-native speakers of English, or texts which have been translated into English by non-native English speakers.
In addition, I have:
- conducted training courses and workshops on a variety of editing-based topics and on aspects of freelancing (see Training)
- written cover blurbs, synopses and catalogue copy
- commissioned artwork and book covers
- assessed the in-house slush pile
- evaluated entries for a literary prize
- liaised directly with authors and illustrators
- translated twinning documentation and general correspondence from Italian into English and vice versa
- marketing experience
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