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Gail Cartwright
CB-ems (Carol Boulanger Editorial Management Services)
Margaret Clancy
Clare Hoey Editorial Services
John Cokley
Babs Collins
Elizabeth Cooper
Jason T Copeland
Miriana Dasovic
Merrilyn Delporte
Ellipsis Writing and Editing Pty Ltd
Gail Cartwright
33 Pockley Street
Morningside Qld 4170
Tel: 07 3399 2361
Mobile: 0407 399 236
Email: wordwright33@hotmail.com
Availability: Full-time.
Services offered: Editing and proofreading of all types of documents including Web pages, project management, forms design, indexing and research.
Experience: Thirteen years experience in editing, proofreading and print management of Queensland Government reports and publications, newsletters, legal and commerce manuals, annual reports, medical and lifestyle books.
Other relevant experience: Web site designer for a Brisbane-based fashion label; co-author of two novels yet to be published; experience in managing a trademark.
Qualifications: Master of Editing and Publishing, BA (Literature).
Special skills: Extensive experience in the preparation of annual reports and statistical information; qualified and experienced in forms design and management; familiar with numerous word processing and desktop publishing packages.
CB-ems (Carol Boulanger Editorial Management Services)
PO Box 1473
Noosaville DC Qld 4566
Tel: 07 5449 1473
Mobile: 0419 756 819
Fax: 07 5449 1472
Email: cbems@ozemail.com.au
ABN: 15 065 911 510
Availability: Full-time.
Services offered: Editing and writing print and non-print materials, project management (manuscript to camera-ready stage or printed product), editorial consultancy.
Experience: More than twenty years of publishing experience (books, magazines, leaflets, non-print materials) as writer, proofreader, editor, production coordinator and unit manager. Includes ten years as Manager, Publishing Services, Education Queensland. Since 1998, freelance editorial consultant on projects in Asia and Australia.
Qualifications: MA (Education and Development; U London); 1992–93 Commonwealth Relations Trust Fellowship (research on publishing in developing countries); MEdSt (Language and Literacy); BEd (French, English).
Special skills: Planning, scheduling and budgeting publishing projects; educational materials development (print and non-print); Web editing; computer skills; production management of all print projects; training needs analysis and provision of training for editors and other publishing staff; wide experience working with groups and committees to prepare material for publication.
Margaret Clancy
Argyle Management Pty Ltd
18 Matlock Street
Ashgrove Qld 4060
Tel: 07 3366 2199
Fax: 07 3366 2199
Email: maclancy@bigpond.com
Availability: Part-time, small contracts.
Services offered: Editing, proofreading, writing, photography.
Experience: More than 20 years' experience in editing and proofreading; co-editor of collections of short stories Jacarandas and Verandahs and Beyond the Verandahs; editor of collection of short stories and poetry Pretty to Watch with a Shovel; have edited computer manuals, self-development books and a school jubilee book; have edited or proofread state and national newsletters; proofread theatre season programs, technical articles, booklets and annual and other reports; assist creative writers with short stories, poetry and books, and proofread entries for writing competitions.
Qualifications: BA (English, Maths); some workshops and a short course in editing/proofreading; several in-depth writing workshops.
Special skills: Meticulous proofreading; gentle nudging of creative writers.
Clare Hoey Editorial Services
PO BOX 2020
Graceville East Qld 4075
Ph: 07 3379 3101
Email: hoeyclare@hotmail.com
Availability: Part-time.
Special interests: Art books/the Arts, biography, educational books (primary, secondary, tertiary and above), fiction, history, languages (French, Latin), legal.
Services offered: Editing, indexing, project management, proofreading, research, writing.
Experience: Senior Editor Wiley Brisbane; Rigby Adelaide; freelance since 1980; Currently Program Manager State Government.
Qualifications: BA (Hons English); DipED; LLB; Grad. Dip. Legal Practice; ALAA.
Special skills: Content editing including writing (non-fiction, fiction, legal texts, educational texts), preparing design and illustration briefs, researching complex issues, speech-writing.
Dr John Cokley
81 Hoff Street
Mount Gravatt East Qld 4122
Tel: 07 3122 2232 (home), 07 3365 3381 (work)
Mobile: 0413 004 138
Email: cokleymedia@yahoo.com.au
Website: www.strictlyliterary.com
Availability: Part-time.
Services offered: Publication project management, design consultancy, manuscript assessment, proofreading, copy editing.
Special interests: Media, science, technology, education.
Experience: Magazine and book editing and publishing since 1984. See website.
Other relevant experience: InDesign, web design (Front Page/ Dreamweaver/ Composer), large industrial applications such as CyberGraphics Genesis.
Qualifications: PhD (Journalism), Bachelor of Business (Communication), Graduate Certificate in Education (Tertiary Teaching).
Special skills: Readership evaluation, media delivery to remote communities, traditional editing craft skills combined with the latest digital media skills and strategic vision.
Babs Collins
10 Graham Street
Alderley Qld 4051
Tel: 07 3356 6229
Email: babsiecol@hotmail.com
Availability: Part-time.
Servces offered: Copyediting, proofreading, research.
Experience: Compiled and edited educational reviewing journals, theses, annual reports.
Other relevant experience: Experienced librarian, teaching experience, widely travelled.
Qualifications: BA (English and Xhosa), Grad Dip Lib, Grad DipEd, Cert in TESOL.
Special skills: Literature, current affairs.
Elizabeth Cooper
20 Lisk Street
Pullenvale Qld 4069
Tel: 07 3374 3844
Fax: 07 3374 3866
Email: liz_cooper@bigpond.com
Availability: Part-time, up to 30 hours per week.
Services offered: Editing, magazines, newsletters, photography styling, production supervision, project management, proofreading, public relations/promotions, research, writing.
Special interests: Annual/business reports, biography, children’s books, educational books (primary), fiction.
Experience: 12 years experience in writing, editing and photography styling for various magazines; corporate public relations and publicity; book editing.
Qualifications: BBus (Comm).
Special skills: Feature writing/editing/project management.
Jason T Copeland
528 Webster Road
Chermside West Qld 4032
Tel: 07 3359 2249
Fax: 07 3359 2249
Email: fleetscribbler@yahoo.com.au
Availability: Part-time
Services offered: Editing, proofreading, writing, manuscript assessment.
Areas of expertise: Academic & theses, annual reports, arts, biography, fiction, history, legal, literature & poetry, manuals, medicine & health (especially natural medicine), newsletters & magazines, biography and general fiction.
Experience: 17 years' experience working in law, social administration, computing and tertiary education.
Qualifications: Advanced Certificate of Professional Writing (Editing & Proofreading).
Miriana Dasovic
4/31 Shottery Street
Yeronga Qld 4104
Tel: 07 3217 1178
Mobile: 0422 176 443
Email: miridas@ozemail.com.au
ABN: 62 316 064 576
Availability: Full-time.
Services offered: Editing and proofreading for organisations. (No self-published works, theses etc.).
Special interests: Textbooks. (Primary and mid-level secondary textbooks — all subjects except LOTE. Senior secondary — commerce, English, geography, history, IT. Tertiary — accounting, business, economics.) General non-fiction. Business reports.
Experience: Editing since 1993.
Qualifications: BBus (Accountancy) (RMIT); AssocDipArts (ProfWritEd) (RMIT).
Special skills: Editing for a range of media, including CD-ROMs and the Internet.
Merrilyn Delporte (The Write Approach)
28 Circa Crescent
Albany Creek Qld 4035
Tel: 07 3325 3897
Mobile: 0413 598 705
Email: amdelporte@yahoo.com.au
Availability: Part-time.
Services offered: Editing and writing of official and corporate briefs and documents, including long documents and those of a technical nature. Design and illustration, project management.
Special interests: Tenders and submissions; media and marketing material.
Areas of Expertise: Business, marketing and public relations, tenders and submissions.
Experience: Started my own business early in 2006; previously spent eight years working for the Federal Government as Editor of a foreign policy publication and numerous reports; and writing policy briefs and submissions, media releases and speeches. Worked in private sector/development industry preparing marketing material.
Qualifications: BA (Hons) (Asian Studies); MA (International Development).
Special skills: Working with long and complicated documents, including those of a technical nature; needs assessment and project management; and understanding operating environment/needs of government and large organisations.
Ellipsis Writing and Editing Pty Ltd
6/614 Stanley Street
Woolloongabba Qld 4102
Tel: 07 3255 2988
Mobiles: 0407 136 159 Miriam; 0403 161 996 Jacquie
Fax: 07 3846 5265
Email: miriam@ellipsisediting.com; jacquie@ellipsisediting.com
Web site: http://www.ellipsisediting.com
Availability: Full-time.
Services offered: Writing, editing, proofreading, training, graphic design, speech writing, document formatting.
Special interests: Training, Arts, Education, Mines and Energy, Health
Experience: Former in-house editors (government and commercial), Directors of Ellipsis since 2005. Ellipsis clients include government, corporate and nonprofit organisations, and private individuals.
Trainers in business writing, e-writing, grammar and punctuation for Australian Institute of Management. Ellipsis is a Brisbane-based agency with a team of qualified editors, designers and proofreaders.
Qualifications: Miriam Airey: BMus BEd, Grad Dip Arts (Writing, Editing and Publishing)
Jacquie FitzGerald: BA DipEd, Grad Dip Arts (Writing, Editing and Publishing)
Special skills: Turning complex financial, scientific and public policy information into clear and engaging language. Tailoring writing training courses to meet the specific needs of clients. Helping to boost the skills and confidence of corporate writers.