Educational qualifications
BA English and Drama (1st class) MA Early Modern English (1st class)
Training and professional development
Practical mark-up of PDFs (Society for Editors and Proofreaders, 2017) On-screen editing 1 & 2 (Society for Editors and Proofreaders, 2009) Copy-editing skills (Publishing Training Centre, 1998)
Experience
1998–2006: in-house editor at the Institute of Public Administration Since 2006: freelance editor
Services offered
Copy-editing; proofreading; developmental and structural editing; writing; project management; indexing
Media
Books, reports, journals, directories, brochures, articles
Subject areas
Literature, theatre, current affairs, public administration, history, travel, sport
Clients include
Publishers, public bodies, NGOs, private companies, individual authors
Examples of work undertaken
An Post: Postnews (articles) Derek Fee: Dead rat (book: fiction) Educate.ie: Excellence in English language & literature (school textbook) Gill Books: Waterford Whispers News: newsaggedon (collection of online stories) Harm Reduction International: Global state of harm reduction (research reports) Health and Safety Authority: Strategy statement 2019–21 (corporate document) HSE: Talking to your young child about relationships, sexuality and growing up (guidance booklet) Mercier Press: A happy type of sadness by Kevin Martin (book: non-fiction) The Educational Company of Ireland: Romeo and Juliet for Junior Cycle portfolio (school workbook)