Register of freelance publishing services (UVWXYZ)
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Locon Wall
Bryan R. Ward
Gloria Webb
Jocelyn Wolfe
The Word Story (Anna Kassulke)
Wordwitch (Chrissie Henderson)
Jennifer Wright
Write on Message (Veronica Epstein)
Locon Wall
PO Box 849
Maleny Qld 4552
Tel: 07 5429 6677
Fax: 07 5429 6677
Email: Febriwood@bigpond.com
Availability: Part-time: 2-3 days/week.
Services offered: Editing, proofreading, research, writing.
Special interests: Annual reports, art books/the arts, biography, business reports, educational books (secondary, tertiary), fiction, history, reference books, sciences (geology, geochemistry), technical material (consulting reports).
Experience: Writing and peer review of consulting reports, conference papers and inter/intra government reporting.
Qualifications: ACS Editing 1; B.Sc.; M.Sc.; Dip. Imperial College (London); PhD. Candidature (New Hampshire USA) Consulting Reports - Scientific.
Bryan R. Ward
73 Ballinger Road
Buderim Qld 4556
Tel: 07 5476 6650
Email: thewritestuffinoz@hotmail.com
Availability: Part-time: Mondays, weekends and evenings.
Services offered: Editing, proofreading.
Special interests: CD-ROMs, educational books (primary), reference books, sciences (medical, allied health).
Experience: Promotional documents edited and proofread for AussieMed Recruitment Consultants (Minyama), Aussie Sea Kayak Company (Mooloolaba), Kawana Chiropractic Clinic (Buddina), Sunshine Coast Speech Therapy (Minyama). 12 years as a speech pathologist in Australia and England.
Qualifications: Dip Prof Writing; Grad Cert Arts; BA, B Speech Therapy (Hons).
Gloria Webb
PO Box 188N
North Cairns Qld 4870
Tel: 07 4057 9992
Fax: 07 4057 9993
Email: gloria@cairnspublicationservices.com
Web site: http://www.cairnspublicationservices.com
Availability: Full-time.
Services offered: Design and layout, desktop publishing, editing, magazines, newsletters, project management, proofreading, research, writing.
Special interests: Annual/business reports, art books/the Arts, biography, CD-ROMs, fiction, film scripts, reference books, sciences (behavioural science), web sites.
Experience: Worked as Instructional Designer, Lecturer, Public Education Manager, Editor. Wrote and edited tertiary educational material. Edited novels and film scripts. Desktop publishing of small books. Published extensively in refereed journals.
Qualifications: Dip Teach, BA (Hons), PhD.
Jocelyn Wolfe
55 Ellena Street
Paddington Qld 4064
Tel: 07 3369 9924
Email: jwolfe@tpg.com.au
Availability: Part-time, 10 hours per week.
Services offered: Editing, proofreading, research, writing.
Special interests: Art books/the Arts, children’s books, educational books (primary and secondary), fiction, history, reference books.
Experience: Editing, proofreading, research and writing in the areas of music, architecture and the arts, including business letters, submissions, academic documents and theses. Teacher of English as a Second Language.
Qualifications: BA (French, Music) UQ, Grad Dip Mus Ed, Grad Cert Applied Linguistics, Grad Cert Arts (Writing, Editing and Publishing).
The Word Story (Anna Kassulke)
PO Box 3145
Newmarket Qld 4051
Mobile: 0422 747 974
Email: anna@wordstory.com
ABN: 29 057 576 780
Availability: Part-time, per contract basis.
Services offered: Editing, research, writing.
Special interests: Children’s books, fiction.
Experience: 10 years of editing fiction and non-fiction. Published in United States and United Kingdom. Manuscript appraisals and seminars on writing.
Qualifications: PhD, BA (Hons), Diploma of Journalism.
Special skills: Converting complex language, sensitivity to author.
Wordwitch (Chrissie Henderson)
6 Daniel Crescent
Ashmore Qld 4214
Mobile: 0421 577 246
Email: wordwitch@iprimus.com.au
Web site: http://word-witch.tripod.com
ABN: 37 029 142 560
Availability: Full-time.
Services offered: Editing, magazines, newsletters, proofreading, public relations/promotions.
Special interests: Biography, children’s books, fiction, history.
Experience: Online copyediting and proofreading. Fiction, non-fiction, newsletters, student assignments, theses, promotional material, e-zine submissions and manuscript appraisal.
Qualifications: Dip Prof Ed Pub (Australian College of Journalism).
Special skills: Prompt, affordable personal attention for authors.
Jennifer Wright
12 Hill Street
Toowoomba Qld 4350
Tel: 07 4632 1858
Mobile: 0415 883 345
Email: cohesion@bigpond.net.au, voodoorini@hotmail.com
Availability: Part-time.
Services offered: Editing, magazines, photography, project management, research, writing.
Special interests: CD-ROMs, children’s books, educational books (secondary), mathematics, sciences.
Experience: In-house freelance project editor John Wiley & Sons since 1999. Editor University of Southern Queensland Press 1993–97. Research and production of educational materials with Queensland Department of Education 1983–92. Australian Broadcasting Corporation liaison officer 1979–82. President Society of Editors (Queensland) 2002–04. Course writer and tutor: Editing and Publishing, University of Southern Queensland since 2002.
Qualifications: BSc, MEdSt (University of Queensland).
Special skills: Magazine, textbook and CD-ROM editing, project management, an artist’s eye for combining text and visual material, creativity, digital video production, relating maths and science to everyday life, finding ways to engage students.
Write on Message (Veronica Epstein)
60 Reginald Avenue
Arana Hills Qld 4054
Tel: 07 3351 7492
Mobile: 0421 413 534
Email: veronica@writeonmessage.com.au
Website: www.writeonmessage.com.au
ABN: 87 488 443 824
Availability: As required
Services offered: Editing, proofreading, manuscript assessment, copywriting
Special interests: Fiction, biographies, children's books, text books, government reports, scientific articles.
Experience: Over 20 years extensive experience in policy and guidelines development, newsletter editing and production and the production of public eduation material in the Queensland public sector. Very familiar with the Queensland government editing guidelines and policies as well as production processes.
Also worked as communication consultant with a community consultation firm, as well as providing manuscript assessment and editing for a book publishing company.
Other relevant experience: Production oversight, PR, marketing, community engagement.
Qualifications: Bachelor of Science, with majors in Psychology (including children's cognitive development), Philosophy and Zoology, and a Diploma of Publishing (Professional Book Editing, Proofreading and Publishing)
Special skills: Full range of services from individual proofreading jobs to complete marketing and communication for companies.