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Felicity McKenzie Editorial Solutions 18 Curlewis Street Availability: Full-time. Services offered: Editing, production supervision, project management, proofreading. Special interests: Annual/business reports, biography, children’s books, educational books (primary, secondary, tertiary and above), fiction, history, reference books. Experience: 15 years editing and project management in-house at Jacaranda Wiley. 10 years freelance editing for publishers such as University of Queensland Press, McGraw-Hill and Pearson Education and various government departments. Qualifications: BA (History, Politics, Sociology), Teaching Certificate. Special skills: Educational texts, history, biography, young-adult fiction.
Rosanne Fitzgibbon15 Morgan Terrace Availability: Part-time. Services offered: Editing, project management, proofreading, research, writing. Special interests: Art books/the Arts, biography, educational books (secondary, tertiary and above), fiction, history, reference books. Experience: Extensive experience over 30 years, including 17 years full-time as senior editor in-house at University of Queensland Press, responsible for fiction list, literary non-fiction and scholarly publications. Qualifications: BA, coursework MQual, APA training courses. Special skills: Fiction, literary non-fiction, educational and scholarly publications.
Erica Fryberg15 Bevis Street Availability: Part-time. Services offered: Editing, proofreading, copywriting. Special Interests: Music, drama. Experience: Publications Editor, Sydney Theatre Company; Editorial Manager, Sydney Symphony Orchestra; Program Editor, Opera Australia; arts consultant, editor and writer for organisations including The Australian Chamber Orchestra (ACO), Symphony Australia, John Bell Shakespeare Company, and Sydney and Melbourne International Festivals; EFL Language Instructor Shafston International College, The Caledonian School (Prague) for general, academic, FCE, CAE and business English; Manager, Commercial Projects, The Qld Writers Centre. Tutoring in the Cultural Studies and Creative Writing department in the Creative Industries faculty at QUT; event management and as Duty Manager at teh Cultural Precinct's Garden Theatre; have worked extensively in the arts both within Australia and internationally. At QWC, edited and oversaw revenue-based projects such as the annual publication, The Australian Writer's Marketplace. Qualifications: BA (Hons 1) (English) from The University of Queensland; Cambridge/RSA Certificate of English Language Teaching to Adults. Special skills: Specialised knowledge and experience in the performing and creative arts and related publications; academic and educational publications.
Joanna Gardiner11 Lynwood Crescent Availability: Part-time. Services offered: Editing, magazines, newsletters, proofreading, writing. Special interests: Art books/the Arts, educational books (secondary). Experience: Editor/proofreader of professional development journal published by Somerville House School (six years); editor/proofreader of various school publications including newsletter, magazine and newspaper (nine years); author of five chapters in Books Two and Three of the Nelson Queensland English Series, to be published in 2004; teacher of senior English. Qualifications: BA (Hons)(English) University of Queensland; P/G Dip Ed University of Queensland; MACE. Special skills: Writing, grammar, knowledge of education profession, expertise in literature and English language.
Ali GibbsPO Box 199 Availability: Full-time. Services offered: Editing, newsletters, proofreading. Special interests: Fiction. Experience: Editing fiction — historical, contemporary, romance novels, short stories, synopses. Qualifications: DipEdPub (Australian College of Journalism). Special skills: Fiction — character development, story structure.
Graham Abraham Publication & Graphic Design20 Euree St Availability: Full-time. Services offered: Publication/Graphic Design, project managed through to production and delivery — no fuss. Reports (academic to annual), books and booklets, book covers, prospectuses, full colour promotional brochures, polished and published theses, histories, educational materials, corporate and institutional literature, newsletters, journals and other periodicals, business logos, trademarks, iconographic images, illustrated/diagrammed technical manuals, web-ready design. Additionally — illustration, publication formatting and display design. Experienced and personal assistance with self-publishing. Links with professional editing services. Special interests: Specialising in large print-based publications (books, reports, periodicals etc.) oriented to dissemination via the web. Broad understanding of subjects includes environment, flora and fauna, education, science, medicine, the arts, human factors, architecture and design, engineering and technology, business, etc. Able to find an appropriate visual way to communicate most subjects. Experience: Wide-ranging over 20 years. Current/recent freelance/contractual: University of Queensland Environmental Management Centre, Department of Government, Botany Department, Media and Information Services. Asian Productivity Organisation, Tokyo, Queensland School Curriculum Council, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (State of the Marine Environment Reports for Australia), QUT, Dr Dominic Katter (PhD student). Many graphic and publication design projects completed for a wide variety of organisations, departments and individuals — corporate to micro business, government at all levels, academic to private and personal, e.g. corporate design for British Aerospace through to published family history for Mr Victor von der Heyde. Full time positions held include: History Trust of South Australia and associated contemporary museums, National Parks and Wildlife Service of South Australia, Clipsal Advertising Department, Peter Geoldi Design, Ogilvy and Mather (advertising agency), Queensland Newspapers Ltd, various print and prepress houses. Other relevant experience: Partnerships with Marketing and Corporate Designs business. Product development, business planning, marketing. Authored proposal for Arts Centre of North Queensland gaining Queensland and Local Government support. Qualifications: Diploma in Graphic & Publication Design (USA), Cert Small Bus Mgt and Mktg. Special skills: Complete Mac publishing setup with PC capability. Using the latest high-level publishing standards based on Adobe publishing/Acrobat (PDF) workflow (Indesign, Photoshop, Illustrator). Additional capabilities include QuarkXPress, MS Word. Developing eBook and web design capability.
Suzy Grinter (Word Factory)Business address: Postal address: Availability: Full-time. Services offered: Editing, proofreading, creative writing, employment applications, workplace manuals. Special interests: Editing — English grammar and vocabulary, manuscript editing, web site editing. Selection criteria for government jobs. Copy writing. Experience: 25 years in journalism, editing, PR and creative writing in all genres. Other relevant experience: Edited numerous books — adult non-fiction and fiction, children's fiction. Web site writing and editing. Freelance journalist with weekly three-page feature in 'Gulf News' (United Arab Emirates) weekend colour supplement amongst numerous others, often front-page articles. Press and research assistant to Federal Minister in the 1980s, writing media releases, speeches, etc. Chairman Abu Dhabi Environmental Group (all media releases, advertisements, feature stories and event co-ordination). PA to Vice President of British Petroleum in United Arab Emirates, 1990s. Qualifications: Royal College of Arts UK Diploma. B. Journalism, James Cook University (current). Special skills: Wide experience in feature writing — over 250 articles published in national newspapers and magazine. Editing in all genres. Medical terminology, aviation terminology, various industries' terminology. Basic French language skills, excellent grammar skills.
Helen Hayes9 Cosmos Court Availability: Part-time (varying — negotiable). Services offered: Editing, proofreading, research, writing. Special interests: Biography, gardens, general non-fiction, music. Experience: 25–30 years writing and editing in areas of community, social impact, older persons, disability, local government and biography. Qualifications: BEd, MEd Research, MBA, currently completing PhD on ‘Living Biography’. Special skills: Non-fiction writing and editing.
Marianne Hayward5 Laver Street Availability: Part-time (Saturday – Monday and evenings). Services offered: Proofreading and copyediting. Special interests: I am new to freelance proofreading and copyediting and I am looking for opportunities to gain experience in the industry while honing my skills. Small projects in all genres. Experience: I am the co-editor and proofreader for the Women's Health Awareness Magazine and proofreader for their annual reports. Teacher aide for language/ literacy at primary and special schools (Ed Qld). Tutor for language/ literacy at the Gladstone Tutorial Centre. Other relevant experience: I have translated various texts from English into German and vice versa, and have proofread newsletters, reports, advertisements and a biography. Qualifications: Certificate in Professional Proofreading & Editing. Certificate III in Education language/ literacy. Registration in nursing (Germany).
Robyn Heales11 Wincott Street Availability: Full-time. Services offered: Editing, illustration, proofreading, research, writing. Special interests: Art books/the Arts, children’s books, educational books (tertiary and above), fiction, history, poetry, sciences (social sciences). Experience: Ten years freelance editing of academic, educational, scientific, business and literary writing (fiction, non-fiction and poetry) for government, corporate and private clients; university lecturer/tutor in English Literature and Communication; research and publication in literary history and criticism; teaching English as a Second Language at TAFE; training workshops on business writing, grammar and oral presentations; oral history interviewing; story and other graphic illustration. Qualifications: BA Hons (Art History, English), MA, PhD (English Literature), RSA Cert in TESOL, Cert for Secondary School Teaching (Art). Special skills: Editing poetry and humour; knowledge of literature and visual arts; working with authors of non-English-speaking background; developing communication in the medical context; a ‘creative’.
Anna Hebron11 Ennever Street Availability: Part-time. Services offered: Proofreading, editing, writing. Experience: Over 15 years in government, annual reports, training materials, brochures, policy documents, web site text, submissions, newsletters, selection documentation. Qualifications: Bachelor of Commerce (Human Resource Management), Diploma of Professional Writing, Proofreading and Editing. Special skills: Government and legislative documents; meeting deadlines; text for non-English speakers. Areas of Expertise: Annual reports; business; legal; manuals; marketing and public relations; newsletters and magazines; web sites and multimedia.
Judith Heinemann9/17 Dunmore Terrace Availability: Part-time. Services offered: Editing, magazines, newsletters, project management, writing. Special interests: Annual/business reports, educational books (primary, secondary, tertiary and above). Experience: Eighteen years experience in the publishing industry in both the private and public sectors. Includes in-house positions at publishing and communication units of government agencies such as Education Queensland, the Queensland School Curriculum Council, the Department of Training and Disability Services Queensland. Freelance work for McGraw-Hill, Macmillan and the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Ten years teaching experience in Queensland, United Kingdom, United States and China. Qualifications: BA, DipEd, ASDA (Speech and Drama). Special skills: Educational books; government publications.
Helen Kershaw Editing Services 7 Grigor Street Availability: Part-time. Services offered: Editing, proofreading. Special interests: Biography, children’s books, fiction, history. Experience: Manuscript appraisal, editing, writing, liaison with printers, proofreading and marketing advice for self-publishers. Preparation, with clients, of proposals to publishers. Copyediting of reports. Public librarian for 25 years. Qualifications: BA (UQ), Dip Lib (UNSW), ‘Editing and Proofreading’ and ‘Writing for Editors’ components of Grad Cert Ed Pub (USQ). Special skills: Knowledge of public library readership; ability to work well with older writers. |
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