Editing, proofreading

NON-FICTION

Law, business
•  Legal Aspects of International Business, 4th ed: Emond Publishing – textbook
•  Tort Law–Cases and Material: Emond Publishing – textbook
•  Charter Remedies: Emond Publishing – textbook
•  Cultivating Leadership: Jo-Anne Hill – leading in the hotel industry
•  1-2-3 Launch It: Angela Goodhart – launching a photography business

Papers/theses
• Smart Growth in Mid-Sized Canadian Cities — PhD dissertation
•  Training NAVCanada instructors – PhD research
•  Re-engaging Canada in United Nations Peace Operations: Peter Langille, Policy Options paper
•  India’s Arms Imports: Maaike Verbruggen, master’s thesis (ESL student)
•  The Monitoring of the Rights of the Child: Tara Collins, grad paper

Hansard
Northwest Territories: Assembly Editors Group – verbatim record of legislative proceedings in the NWT

Online modules
•  Ontario Non-Profit Housing Association – online course modules for rent-geared-to-income (RGI) stakeholders

Magazines
•  Multiple Moments: Multiple Births Canada
•  Charity Gala. The Gambler: Evermore Publishing
•  Holiday International – press kit for magazine
•  Dogs in Canada (monthly and annual): Apex Publishers

Newsletters
•  JH Hospitality Consulting – monthly
•  Edition: Editors’ Association of Canada, Toronto – member newsletter
•  The Green Party of Ontario – member newsletter
•  Conservancy News – land-conservancy member newsletter
•  HABAC: Human Animal Bond Association of Canada – newsletter
•  Breakthrough – literacy-group newsletter
•  Pawprint: Apex Publishers – newsletter for magazine advertising prospects

Guidebooks, workbooks
•  Streets Alive!: Streets Alive Productions – annual outdoor public-art exhibit
•  Positive Youth Development: Parks and Recreation Ontario – facilitator guide, workbook, PowerPoint presentation

Directories, catalogues
•  Canadian Who’s Who: Third Sector Publishing – directory of biographies
•  Bookshelf and Awards: Canadian Authors Association – catalogue
•  Dogs Annual: Apex Publishers – directory of dog breeders
•  Toronto Map Guide: Apex Publishers – directory/map of Toronto accommodations and restaurants

English as a second language (ESL)
•  National Geographic Learning/Cengage – online course for UAE students
•  Colborne Communications – online course, SENA
•  Muskoka Language International – curriculum for Japanese students

Proposals
Avenir Group – investment/development proposals for Middle East governments and companies

Websites
•  Tiny Talent World – children’s talent agency
•  Assembly Editors Group – marketing an editorial services group offering Hansard support
•  Holistica Ottawa – holistic health
•  Holiday International – travel-lifestyle membership

Personal development, philosophy
•  Conscious Caregiving: Presence at Work: Nancy O’Carroll – caregiving and personal growth
•  The Soul of Place: Michael Jones – placemaking

Health, wellness
•  The Holistic Handbook: RTI Publishing – holistic health
•  How to Wear Bare Feet: Sue Regan Kenney – barefooting
•  The Brain Show / Behind the Scenes: Zeev Nitsan MD – neurology book, ESL author

Memoir
•  Living Through World War II – Olga and Milos Novak
•  Swimming in a Red Sea: Lawrelynd Bowin – Guinea, family, female circumcision
•  Que Sera, Sara: Sandy Sharon Skepple – childhood in Antigua
•  Expecting Sunshine: Alexis Marie Chute – pregnancy after a newborn loss
•  Objects in Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear: Pauline Johansen – childhood in a large immigrant Catholic family
•  Hopscotch: Safia Ibrahim – Somalia, emigration, family, polio, romance
•  Adoption Unplugged: Jay Bancroft – international transracial adoption
•  The Abridged Memoirs of General Choi Hong Hi: Brian Jantzi – journals, tae kwon do

FICTION

•  Time of an Empire by Arturo Baselli. Fantasy, young adult (in production)
•  The DCI James Hardy series by Jay Gill. Detective, thriller
•  The Race to the Blackened Nevers by Douglas Bain. Award-winning mythology/dark fantasy series
•  Zhòh series / The Clan of the Wolf; The Spirit of the Wolf; Destiny of the Wolf, Bob Hayes. Historical, arctic survival
•  Love Ledgers: Confessions of a Plain Jane Accountant by Connie Lukey. Humour, romance
•  Shadows, Shells, and Spain by John Meyer. Travel, romance
•  Blip by Amy Sharman. Young adult, humour
•  Four-book series (untitled) by Kushan Omar Sufi. Young readers, fantasy
•  Kollie Blackswell and the Professors of Livingston for BeCreative Communications. Fantasy

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Manuscript evaluation

•  The Story of Opa by Hubert Weinfurter. Growing up in Austria, emigrating to Canada
•  The Four Pillars of Utopia by Luke Macmichael. Addressing the “greatest problems of our time”
•  Pot Doc by Dr. Michael Geci. Memoir on the battle to legalize medical marijuana in the US
•  The Spin by Suzanne Crone. Humour/fantasy/sci-fi
•  The G.O.D.: by Amy Glin. Speculative fiction
•  Blip by Amy Sharman. Young adult, humour

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Full-time and consulting

Over an 11-month on-site contract, I helped the 2020 G20 presidency establish clarity, accuracy and consistency in all its editorial content. Besides hands-on editing and liaising with writers, I established a style guide and trained other editors on it to support professional communication. The overall goal was to enhance the message of the G20 and ensure it was presented effectively to a variety of audiences.

I was also the managing editor at a national trade magazine and helped relaunch the publication, liaising with editorial and production staff to ensure the magazine met its deadlines and presented helpful and engaging information to our readers.