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Sandford, Phil

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Sayers, Annette

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Searchlight Writing and Editing

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Shaw, Paul

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Susan Flaxman Editing/Proofreading Services

Sutton, Keith

Sayers, Annette

(formerly Annette Carter)
ABN: 31 066 315 938
60 Innes Road, Manly Vale NSW 2093
Tel: (02) 9907 0671 Fax: (02) 9907 0578
Mob: 0400 670 671
Email: annette.sayers@gmail.com

Experience: In-house positions include Senior Editor, HarperCollins; Managing Editor, Weldon Publishing; Editorial Director, Weldon Owen; Publishing Manager, Trade and Catalogue Books, Reader’s Digest (Australia); Managing Editor, Focus Publishing. Freelance clients include Focus Publishing, Global Publishing, Mallon Publishing, Millennium House, Random House Australia, Reader’s Digest Australia, Standards Australia, Weldon Owen.

Qualifications: MA (University of Melbourne).

Graduate of Stanford Professional Publishing Course, Stanford University, USA.

Computer capability: Mac (but familiar with PC); InDesign; QuarkXpress.

Services offered: Manuscript assessment and development; project management; structural and copy editing/subediting; researching and writing original text; adapting books for the Australian market; plain English rewriting; proofreading.

Type of material: All types of non-fiction, especially illustrated books; professional and educational texts, including medical; technical reports and instructional text.

Subject specialities: Anthropology, archaeology, biography, cookbooks, current affairs, dictionaries, gardening, health (including medical books), natural history, nutrition, self-help, travel.

Special skills/interests: All aspects of large, complex illustrated books; transforming bland or overly technical text into well-structured, engaging text suited to the target audience.