Potter, Meryl DE

Page, Catherine

Parbury, Anne AE

Partridge, Isabel

Patricia Potts Editorial Services

Pearson Publication Services

Potter, Meryl DE

Distinguished Editor
ABN: 45 529 947 236
PO Box 2195, Clovelly West NSW 2031
Tel: (02) 9315 8432
Email: merylpotter@iprimus.com.au

Experience: More than 30 years in print and electronic media, across book, magazine, academic journal, custom and government publishing, and in corporate communication (websites, e-newsletters, technical and marketing), both in-house and freelance.

In-house publishing experience includes Weldon Owen, Murdoch Magazines, Reader’s Digest, Custom Media Group (Studio and Production Manager), UNSW Press (Managing Editor), Pascal Press (Secondary Publisher).

In-house experience in corporate communication includes William M. Mercer and Watson Wyatt (Practice Leader).

Secondary, tertiary and adult teaching. Editing lecturer, Macleay College Book Editing and Publishing, since 2000.

Lead developer IPEd accreditation exam, 2008, 2009.

Qualifications: BA (Hons), Dip Ed (University of Sydney), Diploma in Financial Advising (SIA).

Computer capability: PC and Mac. Skills include QuarkXPress and InDesign.

Services offered: Publication development and management, concept to publication, including team and production managementStructural and copy editing, proofreading, copy fitting and indexing. Plain English, technical and marketing writing, rewriting and editing. Developing educational and training materials. Training.

Type of material: Non-fiction, including complex illustrated books, and multi-author and reference books. Exhibition catalogues and books. Journals and journal articles. Educational books and training materials. Annual reports, newsletters, suites of marketing material (electronic and print) and websites. Tenders and proposals.

Subject specialities: Biography and memoir, history, archaeology, geography and the environment, art, craft, cookery, gardening, reference, financial planning and investor education, superannuation. Experience across a very wide range of subjects.

Special skills/interests: Keen eye for detail alongside a grasp of the bigger picture. Publication management. Writing, rewriting and editing complex or technical material for a general audience. Plain English. Exhibition materials. Investor education.