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Central Writing & Editing Services |
ABN: 68 639 880 982 Experience: Writer, editor, translator, researcher, indexer, compiler & publisher's reader – freelance since 1967 in Ireland, England and (from 1977) Australia. A published writer of poetry, fiction, non-fiction, TV scripts (SBS), book reviews; teacher & writer of courses for language, writing & editing, in direct, distance & self-access modes. Editor of fiction, poetry, academic and general non-fiction texts for publishers and journals, incl. CUP, UNSWP, A&R, HarperCollins, Lansdowne, New Holland, Weldons, TAFENSW, Brandl & Schlesinger, Pluto, Australian Cultural History, etc. Indexer of UNSW Archives oral history collection (1995–2003), and of academic & general books. Currently (since 2002): Research Officer, History Dept, Sydney University – engaged in historical & biographical research & writing, & working on oral history interviews. Biography published: Gordon Samuels – Looking Back (publ. UNSW Archives, 2006). Qualifications: BA (Cork, NUI); postgrad. Cert.Ed. in adult ed. (University of London); Cert. Publication Typography (Graphic Arts School, Sydney TAFE). Computer capability: Mac OSX; also PC-familiar; MS Word 2004; accept & deliver work by email. Services offered: Biographical & historical writing commissions undertaken; writing & rewriting; research; structural editing; literary & general translation (French & Spanish); manuscript assessment & development; indexing; transcript editing; caption writing; copyediting; proofreading. On-screen & hard-copy editing. Type of material: Fiction; poetry; literary, biographical & historical; art & the arts; academic & scholarly in humanities; bibliography; reference books, encyclopedias & guides; general non-fiction. Subject specialities: Creative writing; literature; biography; exploration / travel, & topography; general & local history; oral history; multicultural subjects (esp. Irish/ Scottish/ Celtic); philosophy, religion & history of ideas; World War I; archaeology, anthropology. Special skills/interests: Writing; research; problem-solving; general and genre fiction editing; advice & assessment for writers; preparing oral history transcripts; literary translation; crime/detective fiction. An exceptional breadth of knowledge & attention to detail, with an excellent command of language, style and sensitivity for writing. |
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