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Hammond, Catherine

Hanet-Hutchins, Selena

Hanna, Fayez Philippe

Hansen, Jenny

HD Writing and Educational Services

Heathwood, Gail

Hewitt, Pamela

Holden, Denise AE

Holland, Mike

Howarth, Bruce

Hyde, Michelle

Hutchinson, Janet

Hanna, Fayez Philippe

PO Box 275, Cherrybrook NSW 2126 Australia
Mob: 0403 177 161
Email: editor@horizonpg.net
Web: www.horizonpg.net; www.fphanna.com (under construction)

Experience: CV as at 2010: Over 20 years experience as expert linguist, editor, researcher, writer, proofreader, and many years of experience as a freelance journalist, copyeditor, author and publisher. Expertise also covers all aspects of in-house publications: from writing, concept, design, layout, art direction, project management to the production and publishing of different books and magazines including Middle East Business Report and Arabesque magazines. Author of a fiction based on true events In the Name of God soon to be released (September 2010), which includes four predictions concerning four British personalities. Over 27 years experience in translation from and into Arabic, English and French. He is a conference speaker in all fields of expertise.

Qualifications: His studies included a Bachelor of Architecture – a Bachelor of Arts (Interpreting/Translation) – a Bachelor of Laws (Graduate) – a Masters of Arts in Linguistics – a Masters of Dispute Resolution – and a Masters of International Law. He also studied some units in medicine, communication, journalism, and business administration. He is an author, cultural adviser, editor, expert linguist, interpreter and translator, journalist, and publisher.

He is a member of different national and international associations and organisations such as: the Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA) (Australian Journalists Association (AJA) section) – the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) – the Australian Society of Authors (ASA) – the Society of Editors of NSW (SEds NSW) – the Writers Centre of NSW – the Australian Lawyers for Human Rights (ALHR) – Amnesty International – and the Australian Institute of Management (AIM). He is also accredited as a professional Interpreter & Translator in both Australia and the European Union, and accredited teacher by the Catholic Education System in Australia.

Computer capability: Excellent knowledge of MS Word, Publisher, Excel, PowerPoint; Page Maker; and CorelDraw. He is familiar with other applications such as Adobe Acrobat 9 Professional, Adobe Creative Suite CS3 Master Collection (including Flash, Dreamweaver, Illustrator, and Photoshop); MYOB, and Quark Xpress 8.

Services offered: Copy editing/subediting; editing (onscreen and hard copy); design/DTP; research and writing; ghost writing, proofreading; manuscript assessment and development; project management; plain English rewriting; (fiction and non-fiction); project management; public relations; training; translation in three languages. Also works via email including zipped attachments.

Type of material: Fiction; general non-fiction books; full length works; educational books/textbooks (secondary – tertiary); biography; newsletters; journal and magazine articles; annual reports; conference proceedings; dictionaries; encyclopaedias; scripts (drama, film, TV); theses; and training materials.

Subject specialities: Memoirs/biography/autobiography; law; languages (Arabic, English, French) and linguistics; philosophy; religion; politics; government; cultures; social sciences; Arab and Middle East affairs; history (pre-, ancient, medieval, modern – including WWI & II); geography; general fiction; literary fiction; thrillers; crime fiction; current affairs; true crime; mysteries; travel/adventure; and fantasy.

Special skills/interests: Excellent communication skills, dedication, reliability, eye for details, ability to meet deadlines. Excellent researcher, flair and experience in marketing and promotion strategies. He has excellent in depth studies, knowledge and expertise in politics, religions, geography, history, traditions, terrorism, crime, criminality and criminology, WWI & II, UN, war & peace, human rights, risk assessment and management, the Middle East and the Arab world. He is also expert in Numerology, human behaviour and psychology.

Fayez Philippe Hanna has a dedicated website that is currently under construction where you will find some of his researches, ideas and other articles of interest to a variety of readership.