| ARMSTRONG,Jennifer, MA |
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Editor, proofreader |
Contact details: |
47 St Agnes Park, Dublin 12 m. 086 060 0544 e.
w. www.edit365.com |
| Special interests: |
English literature, theatre, social affairs, public administration, politics, travel |
| Experience: |
Editor at the Institute of Public Administration for eight years, including role as senior editor and project manager of Administration Yearbook & Diary; freelance since 2006 working for a variety of publishers, public bodies and private organisations. Completed Copy-editing Skills course at The Publishing Training Centre at Bookhouse in 1998 |
| Work undertaken: |
Copy-editing, proofreading, writing/rewriting and managing publishing projects |
| Examples: |
Lines, The Death Penalty for Drug Offences: A Violation of International Human Rights Law, IHRA 2007; Gibbons et al., Recognising LGB Sexual Identities in Health Services, Equality Authority 2007; Murray, Living Our Times, Gill & Macmillan 2007 |
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| ARMSTRONG, Joe, BA, BD, BPhil |
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Editor, researcher, writer, columnist, author, proofreader |
Contact details: |
Cortown Glebe, Cortown, Kells, Co Meath t. 046-9249285 f. 046-9249166 e.
w. www.joearmstrong.ie |
| Special interests: |
Health, workplace, self-help, business, money, education, spirituality, mythology,
religion, parenting, relationships, journals, diaries. |
| Experience: |
Managing Editor, Ireland, Peter Lang (Oxford) Ltd, international academic publisher;
Columnist with Reality and Face Up magazines. Former columnist with the Irish Times; former
editor of Safety and Health at Work, Ireland; part edited and contributed to magazine of EU
Agency for Safety and Health at Work; author of ICTU publication. Workplace Stress in Ireland;
contributor to national and international publications; former secondary school teacher (London:
English and Religion). |
| Work undertaken: |
Editing, writing, rewriting, manuscript evaluation, readers' reports, reviews, project
management, research, proofreading (on-screen and hard copy). |
| Clients include: |
the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, the
Pensions Board, National Educational Welfare Board, the Ulster Historical Foundation, the Irish
Congress of Trade Unions and the Health Service Executive. |
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| BARRETT, Aoife, BA (Hons), MPhil |
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Editor, project manager, copy-editor, writer, proof-reader and reader |
Contact details: |
Barrett Editing, 71 Rialto Court, Rialto, Dublin 8 t. 01 445 8542 m. 086 020 8945 e.
w. www.barrettediting.ie |
| Special interests: |
True crime, autobiography, biography, history, lifestyle, food, fiction, education, directories, corporate communications. |
| Experience: |
Over fourteen years’ in-house experience in Ireland and the UK, Editorial Director with Merlin Publishing/Wolfhound Press, Managing Editor with Folens Publishers, Lafferty Publications, The Spotlight Directories (London), Dorling Kindersley; freelance for the Irish Independent, OUP and various authors. |
| Work undertaken: |
All aspects of editing, specialising in structural edits/rewrites to tight deadlines; copy-editing, project management, proofreading, fact checking, photo editing, ghost writing, author consultations, public speaking and lecturing. |
| Examples: |
Paul Williams, Crime Lords/Crime Wars/The Untouchables; Eamon Dillon, The Outsiders/The Fraudsters; Gerry Maguire, Walk Away & Forget Him; Barbara Naughton, Daddy, Please Don’t; Mick McCaffrey, The Irish Scissor Sisters; Tina Dunne, Colour for Living; Michael Slavin, The Ancient Books of Ireland;Mary Kennedy, Paper Tigers; (all Merlin/Wolfhound 2002-09); Joyce Hannam, The Vesuvius Mosaic (OUP 2010); GP Gill, Amalfi Close (Andrews UK 2010) (see www.barrettediting.ie for more examples) |
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| BARRETT, Dermott, BA (Hons), UCD, Diploma, Plain English Campaign (London) |
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Writer, journalist, author, project manager from concept to print, rewriter, ghostwriter, editor, copy editor, proofreader |
Contact details: |
Adare, Saint Vincent Road, Burnaby Estate, Greystones, Co Wicklow t./f. 01 287 8933 m.086 2577 864 e.
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| Special interests: |
My skills may be applied to a very wide range of subjects, but contemporary visual art (have written a series of art catalogues for artists in Ireland and the United States), art history, history, tourism, finance, accountancy, insurance, law, corporate communications, environmental issues, education, medicine and marketing would be areas of special interest. |
| Experience: |
Worked as a freelance writer for clients and PR consultancies before joining accountancy firm KPMG as head of communications and publications. Left after ten years to form my own business, Barrett Business Communications. |
| Clients include: |
The late Dr. Tony Ryan and members of his family, managing publishing projects relating to interests in Ireland, the UK and Kentucky USA, The Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ronan Daly Jermyn Solicitors, Number 10 Ormond Quay, Food Safety Promotions Board, The Pensions Board, European Commission, National Qualifications Authority of Ireland, Health Information Quality Authority (HIQA), Checkmate Bulgaria (Sofia), Allianz Insurance, Environmental Protection Agency, The Arts Council and Hamilton Marketing |
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BEGLEY, Geraldine, BSc, HDipEd |
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Indexer, proofreader |
Contact details: |
Ballydevitt Beg, Donegal Town, Co Donegal t. 074-9723348 e.
w. www.gbindexing.net |
| Special interests: |
Science, education |
| Experience: |
Accredited indexer (Society of Indexers), freelance indexer since 2000; proofreading: I
completed the Publishing Training Centre at Book House Basic Proofreading course in 2005.
Clients include the IPA, Oxford University Press, Veritas and John Wiley & Sons |
| Work undertaken: |
Indexing and proofreading |
| Examples: |
Vincent, Aerosol Sampling: Science, Standards, Instrumentation and Application, Wiley
2007; Moroney, National Teachers' Salaries and Pensions 1831-2000, IPA 2007; Zajicek,
Freeman and Porter, Multiple Sclerosis Care, Oxford University Press 2007 |
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| BELL-GAGEBY, Amanda, BA Mod (Hons), Dip. L.I.S. |
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Editor, proofreader, writer |
Contact details: |
10 Leinster Road West, Rathmines, Dublin 6 e.
t./f. 01 496 7588 m. 087 256 0670 |
| Languages: |
French |
| Experience: |
Freelance since 1997, formerly with the Lilliput Press and H.W. Wilson |
| Work undertaken: |
Copy-editing, proofreading, writing, rewriting, reader’s reports |
| Examples: |
Preparation of a Gateway Development Index, Fitzpatrick Associates Economic Consultants 2009; Public Engagement with Architecture, Mullan Consulting 2008; Environmental Impact Report on Thornton Hall Prison, The Irish Prison Service 2008; writing/editing catalogues for artists Liz Nilsson and Pam Harris; National Certificate in Professional Cookery Programme’ Fáilte Ireland 2003; Paul Flynn, An Irish Adventure with Food, Collins Press 2002; Elaine Crowley, Technical Virgins, The Lilliput Press 1998; Sandy O’Byrne, Matching Food and Wine, A&A Farmar 1997. Further details available on request |
| Special interests: |
The arts, children’s literature, cooking, ecology and environmental issues, tourism, natural history. My primary degree is in French and English literature (TCD 1991). I have experience as a Bord Fáilte-approved national tour guide (French-speaking), and a City and Guilds diploma in design and embroidered textiles. |
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| BELL, Hilary, BA Hons, Dip. LIS |
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Editor, proofreader |
Contact details: |
51 Shore Road, Strangford, Downpatrick, Co Down, Northern Ireland, BT30 7NW t./f. 028-44881575 (from RoI: 048-44881575) e.
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| Special interests: |
Irish history and politics, Irish studies, women's studies, literature, poetry, fiction,
biography, natural history, history of art |
| Experience: |
Fifteen years with Blackstaff Press, twelve as senior editor; freelance since 1999. In-depth
experience in all areas of the editorial process, from commissioning to camera-ready copy |
| Work undertaken: |
Manuscript commissioning, evaluation and development, rewriting, editing
(on-screen and hard copy), proofreading |
| Examples: |
Carson, The Pen Friend, Blackstaff Press 2009; Dwan, The Great Community: Culture andNationalism in Ireland, Field Day 2009, The Merchant of Venice, King Lear, Hamlet, Macbeth, Educational Company of Ireland 2007–08; Field Day Review, nos. 1–4 (2005–08); McGuire, Roddy Connolly and the Struggle for Socialism in Ireland, Cork University Press 2007; Cleary, Outrageous Fortune: Capital and Culture in Modern Ireland, Field Day Publications 2006; Smyth, Map-making, Landscapes and Memory: A Geography of Colonial and Early Modern Ireland c. 1530-1750, Cork University Press 2006; Deane, Foreign Affections: Essays on Edmund Burke,
Cork University Press 2005; The Field Day Anthology (Volumes IV and V): Irish Women's Writing and Traditions, Cork University Press 2003 |
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| BROPHY, Adam, BA, M.Phil. |
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Editor, proofreader, author, columnist |
Contact details: |
Brophy Publishing Services, Kilgarriffe, Clonakilty, Co Cork m. 086-8515160 e.
LinkedIn profile: http://tinyurl.com/yfbaplf |
| Special interests: |
Education, psychotherapy/counselling, sports, family, parenting, technology and social media |
| Experience: |
with Butterworths and Thomson in London in the mid-nineties. Joined Gill & Macmillan in 1998 and was commissioning editor for education for four years also with responsibility for implementing an e-publishing strategy. Freelance since 2002. Now offer project management of large educational projects and general non-fiction books for publishers and independent clients. Author of The Bad Dad'sSurvival Guide (Gill & Macmillan, 2009) and writer of weekly column It's a Dad's Life in the Irish Times. |
| Work undertaken: |
Total book project management: editing, proofreading, picture research, copyright
research, commissioning illustrators, arranging recordings for language books incl. sourcing voices.Can work closely with authors to develop text and am available for writing jobs myself. |
| Examples: |
Quinn & Boettcher, Deutsch Komplett, Folens 2010; Grace, Amuzing Grace, Blackwater
Press 2009; Honohan, The Mitchelstown Story, Mitchelstown GAA 2009, Flúirse 1-3, Folens
2008-2009. |
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| CANAVAN, Tony, BA, MA |
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Editor, copy-editor |
Contact details: |
Canavan Consulting, PO Box 7562, Rathmines, Dublin 6 m. 086-9198742 e.
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| Special interests: |
History, local history, culture, tourism |
| Experience: |
Over twenty years as an editor, researcher and published author
typescripts for submission to agent or publisher; ghostwriting |
| Examples: |
Causeway Magazine (1993-96); Bristow, Food in a Flash, Appletree Press (1996); Fleming, Magennis VC, History Ireland (1998); Furlong, Diarmuit, King of Leinster, Mercier Press (2006);
Devlin, The Devil's Vortex, Aabspec (2002); Mugyenyi, Genocide By Denial (Fountain Publishers, 2008); Courtney, Nine Lives (Mercier Press, 2008) |
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| CANDON, Paul, MA |
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Legal editor, editor, proofreader, copywriter and publishers' reader |
Contact details: |
York Road, Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin t. 086-8842113 e.
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| Special interests: |
Law, the arts, architecture, business, EFL, e-learning, literature, public administration |
| Experience: |
Twelve years' experience, in-house and freelance, in Ireland and the UK. Experienced legal editor. Training at Book House, London. Proficiency in e-publishing and traditional media involving
total project management of numerous publications |
| Work undertaken: |
Project publishing service; editing, rewriting, proofreading, marketing copywriting,
publishing consultancy |
| Examples: |
Report of the Brian Rossiter Inquiry 2007, Recounting, Institute of Chartered Accountants in
Ireland 2006, The Paperless Office, ICAI 2006, Report of the Morris Tribunal of Inquiry 2005, Bridging the Gap, South Dublin County Council 2004; Arts Funding Handbook, SDCC 2004;
Casey, Constitutional Law in Ireland, Round Hall 2001. House editor of legal journals and Irish Current Law Statutes Annotated 1998-2001 (more examples on request) |
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| CARROLL, Dominic, BA |
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Copy-editor, proofreader, indexer, typesetter, designer, rewriter, project
manager, publisher |
Contact details: |
Ballynoe, Dunowen, Ardfield, Clonakilty, Co Cork t./f. 023-8840881 e.
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| Special interests: |
History, politics, literature, biography, travel, sport, sociology, fiction |
| Experience: |
Freelance copy-editor, proofreader, indexer, typesetter since 1994. Expert with
QuarkXPress, InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Word. |
| Work undertaken: |
Copy-editing, proofreading (hard copy or on-screen), indexing and typesetting of
fiction, non-fiction, articles, theses, instruction manuals and catalogues, etc. |
| Examples: |
Copy-editing: Ó hÓgáin, The Lore of Ireland, Collins Press, 2006; O'Connor & Murphy, Social Care in Ireland, Cork Institute of Technology Press, 2006; Irish Historical Studies, Irish
Historical Society/Ulster Society for Irish Historical Studies (biannual). |
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Indexing: Keogh, The Making of the Irish Constitution, 1937, Mercier Press, 2008; Jackson & Livingstone (eds.), Queen's Thinkers, Blackstaff Press, 2008; O'Connor, Irish Jansenists, 1600-70, Four Courts
Press, 2008. Typesetting: Laverty & Loach, The Wind that Shakes the Barley, Galley Head
Press, 2006; White, Shakespear's King Lear, Forum Publications, 2008; Harper & Hodgett, Irish Folk, Trad & Blues, Collins Press, 2004; Ó Muraíle (ed.), Turas na dTaoiseach nUltach as Éirinn, Pontifical Irish College, Rome, 2007 |
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| CARROLL, Patricia, MA, Dip WSET, BIPT |
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Copy-editor, proofreader, indexer |
Contact details: |
59 Herbert Lane, Dublin 2 t. 01-6618844 m. 087-2718688 e.
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| Special interests: |
Wine, food |
| Experience: |
More than thirty years' experience as copy-editor and proofreader for, among others,
Cambridge University Press, SmartForce Ireland, A & A Farmar, Cork University Press, Institute
of Public Administration, Dorling Kindersley |
| Work undertaken: |
Copy-editing and proofreading, hard or soft copy (PC), indexing |
| Examples: |
Copy-editing/proofreading: Stevenson (ed.), Wine Report 2009, Dorling Kindersley 2008;
Kostick, Revolution in Ireland, Cork University Press 2009; Alcobia-Murphy and Kirkland (eds), The Interior of Words: The Poetry of Medbh McGuckian, Cork University Press 2009.
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| Books indexed: |
Geary, An Inconvenient Wait, Institute of Public Administration 2009; Beja and
Fogarty (eds), Bloomsday 100, University of Florida Press 2009; Garvin, Judging Lemass, Royal
Irish Academy 2009; Norman and Taylor, The Great Domaines of Burgundy, Kyle Cathie 2009 |
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| CARTWRIGHT, Isabelle, BA (Hons.), MA |
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Editor, proofreader, publishers' reader |
Contact details: |
13, Askea Court, Carlow t. 059-9131969 m. 087-413 8744 e.
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| Special interests: |
Literature and fiction especially poetry; philosophy; education; theology; history; the
social sciences; PhD theses & academic texts. |
| Experience: |
Education Researcher with the Arts Council seconded to Poetry Ireland; Compiled Directory of Irish Writers; Assistant editor to Librarian's 'Archival Series' at NUI Maynooth;
University tutor at DCU, NUID, NUIM and St. Patrick's Carlow College. Editor of literary
magazine, Cobweb |
| Publications: |
Buyers' Guide to Irish Art; Fifty Years of Fianna Fáil. PhD theses including John ScotusEruigena: A Study (Theol); The Problem of Human Dignity (Phil). Edited poetry selections and
fiction by various new authors. Experienced reader and readers' report writer |
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| CLANCY, Julitta M., BA (Hons), Dip. Archival Studies, Dip. Economic & Social Studies |
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Indexer, archivist |
Contact details: |
Parsonstown, Batterstown, Co. Meath t. 01-8259438 e.
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| Special interests: |
Law, history, archaeology, local history, biography, politics, sociology, religion, arts |
| Experience: |
Thirty years free-lance indexing following training in Irish University Press; Fellow of the Society of Indexers (RI); Highly Commended in Wheatley Awards (Library Association, UK) 1993 |
| Work undertaken: |
Indexing (books (academic and general), periodicals, professional journals, court cases, local history journals; archives (arrangements, indexes and guides), consultancy (index
preparation) |
| Examples of indexes compiled: |
Books (2007-09 selection): Alcohol Advertising Codes (IBEC, 2009), Armagh Archaeological Survey (TSO, 2009), Breathnach et al, The Irish Franciscans, 1554-1990 (Four Courts, 2009), Byrne, Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (IRN/NIFAST, 2008), Byrne, Legal Offaly (Offaly Historical Society, 2008), Callanan, Introduction to Company Law, 3rd Ed. (Gill & Macmillan 2007), Carolan, EU Law for Students in Ireland, 2nd ed (Gill and Macmillan,
2009), Colfer, Wexford - a Town and its Landscape (CUP 2008), Commission on Taxation Report (2009), Counting the People of God (RCB, Dublin 2008), Damages in International Investment Law (BIICL, 2008), DES/IRE (Gandon Publications, 2008), Dublin Archdiocese Commission of Inquiry Report (Murphy Report, 2009), Foxton, Revolutionary Lawyers (Four Courts, 2008),
Gleeson, Irish Education (Peter Lang, 2009), Hamber, Transforming Societies (University of
Ulster, 2009), Hogan, The Priories of Llanthony Prima and Secunda in Ireland ( Four Courts,
2008), HR Management Guide (IBEC, 2009/10), Kelly, Poynings' Law and the Making of Law in Ireland, 1660-1800 (Four Courts, 2007), Kelly, The Irish House of Lords, 1770-1800 (IMC, 3 volumes, 2008), Knowth Animal Bones (RIA, 2007), Leach, Refuge Ireland (Four Courts, 2009),
McErlean, Harnessing the Tides: Nendrum Tide Mills (TSO 2007), New Survey of Clare Island, Vol. 5 - Archaeology (RIA 2007), Ó Cuilleanain, Translation and Censorship (TCD, 2008), O'Sullivan, The Natural History of Ireland (CUP, 2009), Quill, Torts in Ireland, 3rd ed (Gill and
Macmillan, 2009), Religious Ethics, 2nd ed (Colourpoint Books, 2009), Sendall, Family Law Handbook (OUP, 2009), Sexual Exploitation of Children (Gill and Macmillan, 2009), Slorach and
Ellis, Business Law (OUP 2007), VAT on Property (Bloomsbury, 2009), Vat on Property (Irish
Institute of Chartered Accountants, 2009) |
| Examples of Journals, case digests and case reports: |
Employment Law Reports (Round Hall/Thomson,
annual index, 1990-2009), Irish Digest of Superior Court Cases, 1971-83, 1984-88, 1989-1992, 1992-1999 (Law Reporting Council, editing and indexing of all 4 volumes), Law Society Gazette (annual index, 1980-2009), Irish Law Reports Monthly, Round Hall/Thomson (twice-yearly and cumulative indexes, 1976-2009), Journal of the Cork Archaeological and Historical Society (10-year indexes), Riocht na Midhe: Journal of the Meath Archaeological and Historical Society 1955-1989 (published 1990), cumulative index 1955-2007 (published 2008) |
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| CLANCY, Orla, BA |
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Proofreader, editor, rewriter |
Contact details: |
Ballyneale, Ballingarry, Co Limerick t./f. 069-68953 m. 086-3507770 e.
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| Education: |
BA (UCD 1990) in German and French, NT II (Dutch as Second Language to University
level, 1997), BA in Fine Art Painting (2004). |
| Experience: |
Proofreading/editing/rewriting of translated texts, Dutch to English translation, also German
and French to English. Special interest in Fine Art and Culture. Has worked on texts relating to
tourism, education, newspaper articles, consumer magazine articles, marketing material, art,
literature, some technical texts, presentations, speeches, company reports and correspondence.
Illustration also possible.. |
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| COURY, Simon, MA |
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Copy-editor, proofreader, indexer |
Contact details: |
2 Clearwater Court, Church Road, Greystones, Co Wicklow t. 01-2010843 m. 085 1595732 e.
or
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| Special interests: |
French, some German |
| Special interests: |
Literature, theatre, classical music, history, angling, electronic publishing, academic
publishing |
| Experience: |
Eighteen years as freelance copy-editor and proofreader for Pan Macmillan, OUP, Ebury
Press and Harvill Press, among others; five years as manager of Pallas Athene electronic
publishing division |
| Work undertaken: |
Copy-editing, proofreading and rewriting, on-screen or hard copy; indexing;
conversion of print books to electronic formats (Franklin eBookman, Gemstar, hiebook, Acrobat
Reader, OEB) |
| Examples: |
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| Copy-editing /proofreading: |
Doyle,The Civil War in Kerry, Mercier Press 2008; Capalbo, The Food and Wine Guide to Naples and Campania, Pallas Athene 2005; Stephen Fry, Incomplete and Utter History of Classical Music, Boxtree 2004 |
| Indexing: |
Walsh, The Pedagogy of Protest, Peter Lang, 2007; Balzano, Mulhall & Sullivan (eds), IrishPostmodernisms and Popular Culture, Macmillan 2007 |
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| CROKER, Colm |
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Copy-editor, proofreader, rewriter |
Contact details: |
Derrynamansher, Annagry, Letterkenny, Co Donegal t. 075-48292 |
| Special interests: |
History (esp. Irish), academic (humanities), biography, thesis adaptations, reference
apparatus |
| Experience: |
Over thirty years |
| Examples: |
Irish Historical Studies (staff copy-editor); Irish Narratives series, Cork University Press;
Burgess & Strijbosch, The Legend of St Brendan 2001; Brady, Sir Henry Sidney's Memoir of Service in Ireland 2002; Geoghegan, Lord Castlereagh 2002; McGarry, Frank Ryan 2002;
McCavitt, The Flight of the Earls 2002; Gillespie, Recollections and Diary of Narcissus Marsh 2002 |
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DANIEL, Alistair, MA, MPhil |
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Editor, proofreader, writer |
Contact details: |
9 Kelly’s Bay Heights, Skerries, Co Dublin t. 086 2255952 e.
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| Special interests: |
Fiction, history, art history, film and media studies, photography, general arts, academic |
| Experience: |
Twelve years’ experience as a writer, editor and proofreader, including four years as assistant editor with Routledge in London. In-depth experience in all areas of the editorial process, from commissioning to proofreading and permissions. Freelance since 2007. Currently Programme Editor for the Kilkenny Arts Festival. Also a published fiction writer and a lecturer for the Open University, the University of East Anglia, and the University of the Arts London |
| Work undertaken: |
Copywriting, copy-editing (on-screen and hard copy), proofreading, copyright permissions (for images and text) |
| Examples: |
Rewriting for website of National Concert Hall, Dublin; writing, editing and proofreading theatre, classical music and visual art programmes for Kilkenny Arts Festival (2009-ongoing). Copy-editing and proofreading for Gillian O’Brien & Finola O’Kane, Georgian Dublin (Four Courts Press 2008) |
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| DEVANEY, Carole, BA (Hons) TCD 1972 |
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Editor, rewriter, copy-editor, proofreader, indexer |
Contact details: |
15 Longford Terrace, Monkstown, Co Dublin t. 01-2803500 e.
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| Special interests: |
Natural history and environment; history; scientific, technical, medical (STM) texts. |
| Experience: |
Editor with Orbis and Marshall Editions, London (12 years); editor with Mercier, Tycooly
and Boole, Dublin (5 years); Microsoft Ireland (6 years); current freelance status (sole trader)
since 1997. |
| Work undertaken: |
All editorial tasks, including indexing, on non-fiction books, technical reports, etc.
(soft and hard copy); experienced typesetter/formatter of text on PC and Mac systems. |
| Clients include: |
European Foundation; Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs; Department
of Health and Children; Law Society of Ireland; National Youth Council of Ireland. |
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| DOYLE, Bernie, BEd, BA, NCBS, Cert ELT |
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Copy-editor, proofreader, rewriter, translator |
Contact details: |
9a Old Circular Road, Sligo, Co Sligo t. 071-9169051 f. 071-9154483 e.
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| Special interests: |
History, literature (Irish and English texts), sociology, education, biography, Latin,
religion, gardening, folklore |
| Experience: |
Freelance editing and proofreading since 1995 |
| Work undertaken: |
Copy-editing and proofreading (English and Irish texts), rewriting, translation from
Irish to English and from English to Irish, thesis adaptation |
| Examples: |
Editing for Poolbeg, Veritas, Folens Educational Co , Cork University Press, Manchester
University Press; structural editing of historical books and biographies; translation and structural
editing for graduates in Canada; government departmental reports |
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| FARREN, Grainne |
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Editor, proofreader, indexer |
Contact details: |
74 George’s Avenue, Blackrock, Co. Dublin t. 01-283 2848 e.
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| Languages: |
French |
| Special interests: |
Biography, feminism, music, photography |
| Work undertaken: |
Copy-editing and proofreading in English and French; indexing in English. |
| Books indexed: |
Redmond: the Parnellite by Dermot Meleady (Cork University Press, 2008); Music and Madness by Ivor Browne (Cork University Press, 2008); Cornucopia at Home – the Cookbook (Cork University Press, 2008); Irish Social Policy by Mairéad Considine and Fiona Dukelow (Gill and Macmillan 2009); A History of the Irish Vocational Education Association by Jim Cooke (IVEA 2009); Sisters by June Levine (new edition, Cork University Press, 2009). |
| Copy-editing and Proofreading: |
Women and Pensions Research Document (National Women’s Council of Ireland, 2008); NSWQB Annual Reports 2007 and 2008 (NSWQB); The Art of Easing Conflict by Miriam Logan (Jesmond 2008). |
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| GALLAGHER, Vincent, BSc, PhD |
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Editor, copywriter, proofreader |
Contact details: |
39, Birch Grove, Kill Avenue, Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin t. 01-2844048 f. 01-2844048 e.
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| Special interests: |
Academic, technical/scientific, geology, environmental science, disability issues,
community development |
| Work undertaken: |
Editing (hard copy and digital), proofreading, copywriting |
| Examples: |
Cerebral Palsy Ireland: Research into the Needs of Children and Young Adults in Co Kildare 2000; Gallagher and O'Connor, 'The Avoca Mine Site', Biology and the Environment 1999 |
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| GREENWOOD, Gloria, BA (Hons) |
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Copy-editor, proofreader, indexer, rewriter |
Contact details: |
Skeagh, Skibbereen, Co Cork t. 028-38259 f. 028-38004 e.
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| Special interests: |
Literary criticism, film, feminism, education, literature, academic texts, music,
science journals |
| Experience: |
Sixteen years' freelance editing, proofreading and indexing
Work undertaken: Editing and proofreading on hard copy or disk (Apple Mac), indexing; typesetting
service in-house |
| Work undertaken: |
Editing and proofreading on hard copy or disk (Apple Mac), indexing; typesetting
service in-house |
| Examples: |
Copy Editing & Proofreading:
Atlas of Cork City, Cork University Press 2005; Gray and Gallagher, Barnacle Soup, Blackstaff Press 2007; Ungoed-Thomas, Jasper Wolfe of Skibbereen, Collins Press 2008 |
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Indexing:
Gillespie and Refaussée, The Medieval Manuscripts of Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, Four Courts 2006 (index); Fanning and Gillespie, Print Culture and Intellectual Life in Ireland, Woodfield 2006 (index) |
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| HANRATTY, Pádraig, BA, MA |
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Copy-editor, proofreader, writer, rewriter |
Contact details: |
Bellurgan Point, Jenkinstown, Dundalk, Co Louth m. 087 7781457 f. 042 9371116 e.
w. www.quip.ie |
| Special interests: |
Academic texts, history, training manuals, IT content, textbooks |
| Experience: |
Ten years' editing experience with SkillSoft (two years as Managing Editor); freelance
editor since 2005; founded QUIP Editing Solutions, a freelance editing, writing and instructional
design service |
| Work undertaken: |
Writing e-learning content; designing training content; reviewing training content;
editing textbooks; proofreading marketing literature; training editors and writers |
| Examples: |
21st Century Business, C J Fallon (2008); Footsteps in Time, C J Fallon (forthcoming);Taking Action, C J Fallon (forthcoming); e-learning content for SkillSoft, Turlon, Riverdeep and
ThirdForce; full details available on website |
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| HUDSON, Elizabeth, BA, PGDip |
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Copy-editor, proofreader, project manager |
Contact details: |
8 The Old Schoolhouse, Mount Saint Anne's, Milltown, Dublin 6 t. 01 4404299 m. 085 1400222 e.
w. www.littleredpen.com |
| Languages: |
French |
| Special interests: |
English literature, theatre and performance studies, cultural and media studies, philosophy, history, mind-body-spirit, women's studies, fiction and non-fiction |
| Experience: |
Four years as senior production editor at Routledge, freelance since 2004. Clients include: British Film Institute, Cambridge University Press, Continuum, Faber & Faber and Routledge |
| Work undertaken: |
From light copy-editing to substantive and structural work; proofreading; complete project management from delivery of final manuscript to print-ready files |
| Examples: |
Bascomb, Hunting Eichmann: How a Band of Survivors and a Young Spy Agency Chased Down the World’s Most Notorious Nazi, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2009; Farmelo, The Strangest Man, Faber and Faber 2009; Murphy and Devlin, Banksters, Hachette Books Ireland 2009; Walsh, Shakespeare, the Queen's Men, and the Elizabethan Performance of History, Cambridge University Press, 2009 |
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| HUGHES, Sheelagh, BA, DIPFA, Dip IPR, MCIPR |
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Writer, editor, copy-editor, proofreader |
Contact details: |
Editorial Solutions (Ireland) Ltd, Second Floor, 71–75 Donegall Pass, Belfast BT7 1DR t. +44 (0) 28 9033 1971 (From RoI 048 9033 1971) e.
w. www.editorialsolutions.com |
| Special interests: |
Business, economic development, accountancy, corporate communications, health,
general non-fiction, plain English |
| Experience: |
Ten years' experience as corporate journalist, copy-editor and proofreader. Have provided
long-term editorial support in-house contracts for Invest Northern Ireland and the Health Promotion
Agency |
| Work undertaken: |
Writing and editing all kinds of corporate documentation, public relations and
marketing collateral, including websites; copy-editing of non-fiction books |
| Examples: |
Corporate and promotional literature and websites, including Invest In, the corporate
magazine of Invest NI. Non-fiction copy-editing: Harnessing the Tides: The Early Medieval Monastic Tide Mills at Nendrum Monastery Strangford Lough. Further examples on the website |
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| JENSEN, Kristin |
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Copy-editor, proofreader, indexer, writer |
Contact details: |
Between the Lines Editing, Belpatrick, Smarmore, Ardee, Co Louth t. 041-9819896 m. 086-8158066 e.
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| Special interests: |
Educational books, fiction |
| Experience: |
Five years' experience as full-time and freelance editor |
| Work undertaken: |
All areas of copy-editing and proofreading (both on-screen and hard copy), indexing,
author liaison, project management |
| Examples: |
Barrett and Richardson, Impact! CSPE for Junior Certificate, Gill & Macmillan 2003;
Edwards and McElwee, Maths Matters Tried & Tested Follow-On and Assessment Pack, The
Educational Company of Ireland 2003/2004; ESRI, Housing, Poverty and Wealth, Institute of
Public Administration 2004; Kelly and O'Connor, Training for ECDL Syllabus 4, Blackrock
Education Centre 2003; Power, The Virgo Club, Hodder Headline 2004 |
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| JOHNSTON, Michael, BA, Postgrad cert in Technical Communication, MISTC |
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Writer, editor,
copy-editor, proofreader |
Contact details: |
Editorial Solutions (Ireland) Ltd, Second Floor, 71–75 Donegall Pass, Belfast BT7 1DR t. +44 (0) 28 9033 1971 (From RoI 048 9033 1971) e.
w. www.editorialsolutions.com |
| Special interests: |
Business and economic development, corporate communications, plain English,
education, health, general non-fiction |
| Experience: |
Over ten years' experience as corporate journalist, copy-editor, proofreader and
publications project manager. Experienced in fulfilling in-house editorial support contracts |
| Work undertaken: |
Writing and editing all kinds of corporate documentation, public relations and
marketing collateral - printed and electronic |
| Examples: |
Corporate and promotional literature and websites, including Breifne: A Different Journey around Cavan, Leitrim, Fermanagh, Sligo and Roscommon, the efutures website, a major project
for the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority and Enterprise Ireland's annual report. Further
examples on the website |
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| LITTON, Helen, MA |
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Indexer, editor, writer |
Contact details: |
2 Carlton, Pembroke Gardens, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4 t. 01-6677983 f. 01-6677983 m. 087-6155146 e.
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| Special interests: |
History, archaeology |
| Experience: |
Freelance in publishing since 1988 |
| Work undertaken: |
Indexing, copy-editing, writing |
| Examples of indexes: |
McCarthy, D.P., The Irish Annals: Their genesis, evolution and history (Four
Courts Press 2008); Maguire, m., The Civil Service and the Revolution in Ireland, 1912-38
(Manchester University Press 2008); Geoghegan, P.m., King Dan: The Rise of Daniel O'Connell, 1775-1829 (Gill and Macmillan, 2008) |
| Author: |
Six popular illustrated histories for Wolfhound Press (1994-2001) |
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Mac a’Bháird, Natasha |
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Writer, copy-editor, proofreader |
Contact details: |
t. 01-8384273 m. 087-2366122 e.
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| Special interests: |
Children’s books, History, Politics, Biography, Literature |
| Experience: |
Eight years’ experience in the publishing industry. Worked for The O’Brien Press Ltd from 2001-2006, latterly as production manager. Freelance since 2006. |
| Work undertaken: |
Copy-editing and proofreading |
| Examples: |
Author: The Irish Bride’s Survival Guide; Olanna’s Big Day
Proofreader: Ni Lamhna, Wild Dublin, The O’Brien Press Ltd 2008; O’Brien, The Story of Ireland, The O’Brien Press Ltd 2007; Ashe FitzGerald, The Castles of Ireland, The O’Brien Press Ltd 2007 |
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| MacAULAY, Elizabeth, BA, HDipEd, Dip Special Ed |
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Proofreader, copy-editor, sub-editor, writer,
rewriter, publications manager |
Contact details: |
38 Glasthule Road, Sandycove, Co Dublin t. 01-2808830 e.
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| Special interests: |
Education, English, history, European and public affairs |
| Languages: |
English, Irish |
| Experience: |
Five years in-house with the Educational Company of Ireland as editor and subsequently
research editor. Freelance editor since 1992 |
| Work undertaken: |
All facets of editing, in both electronic and hard-copy format |
| Examples: |
Readers and science books for the primary school (various), Carroll Heinemann; Local Authority Times; distance education manuals (various), Institute of Public Administration; IEA Document Series, Institute of European Affairs; annual reports (e.g. Local Government Computer
Services Board), booklets (various), Health & Safety Authority; reports (various), National
Council on Ageing and Older People; promotional literature and IRFU Handbook, AIB; History of the Irish Parliament, Ulster Historical Society; The Cathach (English translation), Royal Irish
Academy; part of Historical Perspectives, Department of History, Trinity College Dublin;
promotional material (various) for McConnell's Advertising Services |
| Publications: |
Editor and contributor (with Michael Clarke), Signposts, Vols 1-3: Junior Anthologies for the Primary School, Educational Company of Ireland |
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| McAULEY, Alicia, BA (Hons), MPhil |
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Editor, proofreader, typesetter |
Contact details: |
66 Galgorm Road, Ballymena, Co Antrim BT41 1AA t. 01-4433362 m. 087-6226612 e.
w. www.aliciamcauley.com |
| Special interests: |
Literature, photography, the arts, music, fiction, history, biography |
| Experience: |
In-house editor/typesetter with Wordwell Books; freelance since 2006 |
| Work undertaken: |
Editing, copy-editing, proofreading, book layout and design, rewriting, ghostwriting,
readers' reports, research |
| Examples: |
W. B. Yeats: Works and Days: A Book to Accompany the Yeats Exhibition at the National Library of Ireland, 2006, Wordwell 2006; The Irish Pearl, Wordwell 2006; Welcome to Hell,
Maverick House 2005 |
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| McCANN, Michael, PhB (Gregorian), BA (Dublin), MA (Bari, Dublin, Genoa, Pisa), MITIA |
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Proofreader, copy-editor, editor, professional and certified translator |
Contact details: |
30 Crodaun, Celbridge, Co Kildare t./f. 01-627-1249 e.
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| Languages: |
French, Spanish, Italian |
| Special interests: |
Web, internet, presentations, reports, EU documentation |
| Experience: |
Twenty years of proofing texts of an academic, commercial and marketing nature |
| Work undertaken: |
Business, commercial, web, finance, research papers |
| Examples: |
Proofreading and copy-editing:
Spanish Revise Wise, 2007, Educational Company; Less Stress More Success Spanish for Junior Cert. 2007, Gill and Macmillan; ERC Report 6, ERTDI Reports 55, 57, 58 and 62, 2007, Environmental Protection Agency; Heath and Safety Guidelines, 2007, IBEC; Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Law in Ireland (2nd edition) 2008,Nifast-Newcourt Group; Trinity Today, Trinity College Dublin
Proofreading:
Mainly international clients whose first language is not English |
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| McKEE, Alexandra, BA |
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proofreader, copy-editor, writer, designer |
Contact details: |
Word Works, 32 Mullaghbane Road, Greystone, Dungannon, Co. Tyrone, BT70 ISR, Northern Ireland t (028) 8772-5628 or from ROI t. (048) 8772 5628 f. (028) 8772-9262 or from ROI (048) 8772 9262 m. +44 (0) 7901967947, e.
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| Special interests: |
Fiction, illustrated books, knitting, Americanization of UK texts for US markets |
| Experience: |
Worked for six years in book publishing in New York City—three years with Simon & Schuster, three years with Stewart, Tabori & Chang. Freelance editor, proofreader and writer since 2004 |
| Work undertaken: |
All areas of editing, including on-screen editing (both Mac and PC) for book, magazine and newspaper publishing; write and design publicity material for local businesses (printed and electronic). |
| Examples: |
Daniels, Ghost Dancing, Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 1998; Biehn, Colors of Provence, Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 1997; Vitale, Leaves, Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 1997 |
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| McKEEVER, Susan, BA |
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Copy-editor, proofreader, writer, project manager |
Contact details: |
9 Emorville Avenue, Portobello, Dublin 8 t. 01-6570336 m. 086-8962479 e.
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| Languages: |
French |
| Special interests: |
Natural history, green issues, history, natural living and health, food and cookery,
literature, history of art |
| Experience: |
Twenty years’ experience as senior editor, writer, and producer on the staff of international
publishers including Dorling Kindersley Publishing in London and Scholastic Inc. in San
Francisco. Freelance writing and editing of books, partworks, and digital media. Currently editing
a Leaving Certificate history textbook for Folens Publishers and a children’s book on horses for
Weldon Owen Publishing |
| Work undertaken: |
Editing, proofreading, writing, rewriting, book development, picture sourcing and
research, script and manuscript assessment and reporting (all on PC and Mac can edit in
Indesign CS4) |
| Examples: |
Infinity: Tree, Weldon Owen Publishing 2010 (editor); Leaving Certificate History: Politics and Society in Northern Ireland, 1949-1993, 2009 (editor); Eyewitness Workbooks: Medieval Life, Prehistoric Life, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Dorling Kindersley 2008 (editor); Usborne’s Animated First Thousand Words CD-ROM, Scholastic Inc. 1996 (producer); Dorling Kindersley Science Encyclopedia, Dorling Kindersley 1993 (senior editor); Pocket Guide to Ancient Rome, Dorling Kindersley 1995 (author); Junior Nature Guides: Freshwater Life, Dragon's World Ltd. 1995 (author) |
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| McNICHOLL, Rachel, BA, MA |
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Editor, proofreader, writing coach, translator |
Contact details: |
13 Marlborough Road, Dublin 4 t. 01-6680043 e.
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| Special interests: |
Art, academic texts, biography, environment, fiction, history, literary criticism,
poetry, translation |
| Experience: |
Over 15 years’ in-house experience with books, periodicals and news copy; former
employers include Blackstaff Press, the Royal Irish Academy and the German Press Agency.
Freelance since 2006; clients include trade publishers, public and private sector bodies,
community groups and individuals. |
| Work undertaken: |
All areas of editing (hard or digital copy), reader’s reports, proofreading, writing
coaching, translation (German to English) |
| Examples of editing / proofreading: |
A. Elliott, Lung Soup, Blackstaff Press 2009; E. Ní Chuilleanáin,
C. Ó Cuilleanáin and D. Parris (eds), Translation and Censorship: Patterns of Communication and Interference, Four Courts Press 2009; Annual Review 2007, Arts Council 2008; The Self-Employed and the Old Age Contributory Pension: Report on an Enquiry into the Impact of Certain Provisions of Social Welfare Legislation on the Self-Employed, Irish Human Rights
Commission 2007; J. Wilson and S. Berrow, A Guide to the Identification of the Whales and Dolphins of Ireland, Irish Whale and Dolphin Group 2006 |
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| MAYES, Elizabeth, MA, DipEd, MPhil |
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Editor, copy-editor, proofreader |
Contact details: |
2 Shielmartin Park, Sutton, Dublin 13 t. 01-8323760 e.
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| Languages: |
French, German |
| Special interests: |
Fine arts and architecture, especially Irish art; history and heritage subjects |
| Experience: |
Seven years as Assistant Editor, Irish Arts Review; four years as Editor and Publications
Officer, National Gallery of Ireland; freelance since 1999 |
| Work undertaken: |
All aspects of editing, copy-editing and proofreading, on hard copy or Apple Mac;
liaising with author, publisher, designer, art director and printer |
| Examples: |
Irish Paintings in the National Gallery of Ireland, NGI, 2000; Farmleigh, Office of Public
Works (OPW), 2001; Painting Ireland, Churchill Press, 2005; History of Áras an Uachtaráin,
OPW, 2006; The Stapleton Collection, Churchill Press, 2006; Samuel Beckett: a passion for paintings, NGI, 2006; Remembering the War Dead, OPW, 2007; Irish Furniture, Yale University
Press, 2007 (index); Jack B Yeats, TRIARC, Trinity College, Dublin, 2008; The Provost's House Stables, TCD, 2008; exhibition catalogues for National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin City Gallery the
Hugh Lane and Irish Museum of Modern Art |
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| MOORE, Joan, BA |
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Copy-editor, proofreader |
Contact details: |
45 Templemore Avenue, Rathgar, Dublin 6 t. 01-4975279 f. 01-4975122 e.
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| Special interests: |
Academic and research work |
| Experience: |
Indexing textbook on taxation; copy-editing government reports; substantive editing of commissioned work; devising house style and guidelines on tables and graphic work for the Health Research Board |
| Work undertaken: |
Copy-editing, proofreading; substantive rewriting and re-ordering of text; advice on tables, graphs, references; on-screen editing; liaison with printers/designers |
| Examples: |
Sheikh, Genetic Research and Human Biological Samples, Health Research Board 2002; Crowley et al., Health and Environmental Effects of Landfilling and Incineration of Waste: A Literature Review, Health Research Board 2003; Mulvany and Barron, Annual Report of the National Intellectual Disability Database Committee 2003, Health Research Board 2004; Drugnet Ireland, Newsletter of the Drug Misuse Reasearch Division, issues 10 and 11, Health Research Board 2004 |
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| MURPHY, Cleo, MA |
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Writer, editor |
Contact details: |
8 Coffeys Row, Kenmare, Co Kerry t. 064-42502 f. 064-42502 e.
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| Special interests: |
Fiction, current affairs, memoirs, Irish subjects, travel, health, food |
| Experience: |
Fifteen years' experience in journalism, sub-editing and production; freelance copyeditor
with Brandon Books; freelance writer; Travel Journalist of the Year 2002 |
| Work undertaken: |
Manuscript assessment, structural editing, copy-editing, proofreading, layout |
| Examples: |
List on request |
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| MURPHY, Kate, BSc, MSocInd |
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Indexer |
Contact details: |
24 Drynam Close, Kinsealy, Co. Dublin, Ireland. t. 01 813 5898
m. 087 2363922 e.
w. www.katemurphy-indexing.ie |
| Special interests: |
History, biography, business, computer science, travel, sport. |
| Experience: |
Degree in Computer Applications, software developer and project manager for software company for 15 years. Accredited by the Society of Indexers, freelance indexer since 2005. |
| Work undertaken: |
Indexing |
| Examples: |
From Dún Síon to CrokePark (Penguin Ireland) 2004; Higher Computing (Bright Red Publishing) 2008; Ely Cookbook (Ely Restaurant & Winebar) 2008; The Bombing of Dublin’s North Strand, 1941 (Gill & Macmillan) 2009; Come What May (Penguin Ireland) 2009; The Fall of The House of Paisley (Gill & Macmillan) 2009; Drumcondra and its Environs (Drumcondra Publications) 2009 |
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| NOBLE, Gabrielle |
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Proofreader, copy-editor, project manager |
Contact details: |
'de Derls', Brannockstown, Co Kildare t. 045-483654 m. 087-6660746 e.
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| Experience: |
Fourteen years with Gill & Macmillan (three years as Assistant Editorial Manager, four
years as Managing Editor of the Educational list); freelance editor since July 2003; for last 4
years have edited various manuals, monthly/bimonthly publications and a website for a leading
international engineering company |
| Work undertaken: |
Freelance proofreading, copy-editing, project management |
| Recent examples: |
The Health of the Nation, Gill & Macmillan 2007; Trócaire Annual Report 2006/07,
Trócaire 2007; Ireland’s Economic Success, New Island 2007; Comparative Study, Edco 2008; Modernisation of Irish Society, Gill & Macmillan 2008; Working for a Just World, Trócaire 2008; Trócaire – Humanitarian Policy, Trócaire 2008; From Small to Tall, Gill & Macmillan 2008; Let’s Make Music Series, Edco 2009; Preparing for and Responding to Humanitarian Crises, Trócaire
2008; Trócaire Accounts 2009, Trócaire 2009; Trees of Inspiration, Collins Press 2009; Study on the Costs of Participation in Higher Education, HEA 2009; Hidden Disadvantage? A Study on the Low Participation in Higher Education by the Non-manual Group, HEA 2009; OECD Project on Pathways for Disabled Students to Tertiary Education and Employment, HEA 2009; TrafficManagement Handbook, eircom 2009 |
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| O'BRIEN, Brendan, BSc |
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Editor, proofreader, writer |
Contact details: |
Lurganboy, Virginia, Co. Cavan t. 049-8541041 e.
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| Special interests: |
All non-fiction, especially science, history, psychology |
| Experience: |
Twenty years' publishing experience; freelance work in the past year for the Environmental
Protection Agency, the Institute of Public Administration, Psychology Press, Routledge, and
others |
| Examples: |
Focus on Environmental Enforcement, EPA 2009; Irish Probation Journal, IPA 2009;
Singh, Film After Jung, Routledge 2009; Harley, Talking the Talk, Psychology Press 2009; all
copy-editing for the journals Social Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience and International Journal of Psychology; coauthor of Genius Genes: How Asperger Talents Changed the World (Fitzgerald & O'Brien; AAPC, Kansas, 2007) |
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| O'CARROLL, Eileen, BA |
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Copy-editor, proofreader |
Contact details: |
'Whitethorn', Cullinagh, Kilmeaden, Co Waterford t. 051-384786 e.
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| Special interests: |
Literature, history, politics, general arts/humanities |
| Experience: |
Eight years as editor with Cork University Press |
| Work undertaken: |
Copy-editing, proofreading |
| Examples: |
Field Day Anthology of Irish Women's Writing, Volumes IV and V, Cork University Press
2002 |
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| O'HANLON, Brenda |
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Writer, editor, proofreader |
Contact details: |
11 Clonard Road, Sandyford, Dublin 16 t. 01-2952194 f. 01-2952300 m. 087-2583292 e.
w. www.ohanlonmedia.com |
| Special interests: |
Health/medical; fiction and non-fiction |
| Experience: |
Author of Stress: The Commonsense Approach and Sleep: The Commonsense Approach,
commissioned by Gill & Macmillan; journalist (feature writer), copywriter, communications
consultant; 20 years' experience as public relations consultant |
| Work undertaken: |
Editing staff magazines and other publications for companies and organisations;
structural editing and copy-editing government agency reports, novels and autobiographical
works; writing public information guides |
| Examples: |
On request |
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| O'ROURKE, Con, MAgrSc, PhD, FIBiolI |
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Editor, copy-editor, proofreader, rewriter |
Contact details: |
16C Park Lane, Sandymount, Dublin 4 t. 01-2697537 m. 086-8865464 e.
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| Special interests: |
Science/popular science in areas of environment, agriculture, food and general
biology; public awareness of science (via lectures, demos) |
| Experience: |
Head of technical and scientific publications in Teagasc for fifteen years; editor of two
peer-reviewed scientific journals, three books and various technical reports. Author of two books
and of chapters in two others |
| Work undertaken: |
Editing, copy-editing, proofreading, rewriting and reviewing |
| Examples: |
Editor: IrJAgric&FdRes and IrJFdRes&Tech. Author: Nature Guide to the Aran Islands,
Lilliput 2006 |
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| O’SHEA, Julie, BA, BEd, MSc (Publishing Studies) |
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Editor, Proofreader |
Contact details: |
Crossford, Ardmore, Co. Waterford m. 087 668 0627 t 024 94611 e.
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| Special interests: |
Children’s literature, educational, general non-fiction, law, public administration |
| Experience: |
Abstract writer and assistant editor, H.W. Wilson, 1994–1996; editor and senior editor,
the Educational Company of Ireland, 1996–2004; freelance editor since 2004 |
| Work undertaken: |
Copy-editing, proofreading, rewriting (plain English), project management |
| Examples: |
Beyond Educational Disadvantage, Paul Downes and Ann Louse Gilligan (eds); Environmental Debates and the Public in Ireland, Mary Kelly; Environmentalism in Ireland: Movement and Activists, Hilary Tovey; IPA Administration Yearbook & Diary 2005–2010; Irish Social Policy – A Critical Introduction, Mairéad Considine and Fiona Dukelow; The Best of Times? The Social Impact of the Celtic Tiger, Tony Fahey, Helen Russell and Christopher T.
Whelan (eds); corporate communications and educational publications (Primary and
Post-Primary) |
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| POWER, Winifred, MA |
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Project manager, editor, proofreader |
Contact details: |
Skehacrine House, Abbeyside, Dungarvan, Co Waterford t./f. 01-254-2088 m. 086-3174755 e.
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| Special interests: |
Academic, research, environmental and distance-learning material. Ensuring
specialist texts are accessible to lay readers. |
| Experience: |
Over 15 years working with environmental, scientific and academic publications for a range
of international organisations. |
| Work undertaken: |
Complete text production for print and online delivery. Project managing writing,
editing, designing, paginating, image generating, proofreading and printing. Editing subject specialist material for ‘lay’ readers, designing lay-out and images for ‘reader-friendliness’,
rewriting texts written by non-indigenous English-language authors, adapting texts for a global
audience, etc. Extensive experience dealing with multi-layer organisations. |
| Clients include: |
Environmental Protection Agency; Irish Council for Bioethics; Sustainable Energy
Ireland; Food and Agricultural Organization, The United Nations; The Open University; United
Nations Environment Programme; Western Development Commission; World Business Council
for Sustainable Development. |
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| QUINN, Síne, BA |
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Copy-editor, writer, researcher, project manager, proofreader and reader |
Contact details: |
11 Summerville Park, Rathmines, Dublin 6 t. 01-497-7766 m. 086-8232658 e.
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| Special interests: |
Literature, education, fiction and non-fiction, children’s fiction, history,
spirituality/religion |
| Experience: |
Over fourteen years’ editorial experience: worked in New York (publishing company and a
literary agency); assistant editor and publication co-ordinator with Veritas; editor with Carroll
Heinemann; freelance editor for four years; managing editor with Blackrock publishing; editor with
The O’Brien Press |
| Work undertaken: |
All areas of editing, on-screen editing (Mac and PC), proofreading, project
management, writing, rewriting, fact checking, photo and picture editing, research, artwork briefs
and copyright permissions |
| Examples: |
Prendergast, The Romanian Builder, The O’Brien Press, 2009; Morrow, The Golden Book
of Belfast, The O’Brien Press, 2009; Ward, Change a Little to Change a Lot, Merlin, 2009,
Lennon & Courtney, Off the Rails, Love Your Look, Merlin, 2009; Gallagher, Immaculate
Deception, Merlin, 2009. A full list of titles available on request |
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| ROGERS, Jane, BA |
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Editor, copy-editor, proofreader, writer, rewriter, indexer |
Contact details: |
Cloughbrack, Bofeenaun, Ballina, Co Mayo t. 096 51951 m. 087 136 0816 e:
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| Special interests: |
Humanities, biography/memoirs, general non-fiction, education, gardening, natural history, cookery, law, business, reference |
| Experience: |
Freelance since 2000; 15 years’ experience in publishing in London (including Association of Commonwealth Universities, Hodder & Stoughton, Edward Arnold) |
| Work undertaken: |
Structural editing, copy-editing, proofreading, rewriting, indexing |
| Examples: |
Columnist (gardening, nature), Mayo Advertiser. Copy-editor: McKee, Governor (forthcoming, Gill & Macmillan); Sleator, Private Investigator (forthcoming, Gill & Macmillan); McInerney, Where No One Can Hear You Scream (2008, Gill & Macmillan); various educational titles (English, history, geography, social education) for Gill & Macmillan; Who’s Who of Executive Heads of Commonwealth Universities (2008, ACU); Commonwealth Universities Yearbook (2008, ACU); Andrews, Kingstown Republican (2007, New Island); Nerney, When Heaven Answers (2007, Mercier Press). Kennedy, Ageing and Social Policy in Ireland(2008, UCD Press); Burns, A Passion for Joyce (2008, UCD Press) |
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Indexing: Kennedy, Ageing and Social Policy in Ireland(2008, UCD Press); Burns, A Passion for Joyce (2008, UCD Press) |
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| SMITH, Albert, BA |
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Editor, writer, researcher, columnist, author. Editing and writing to tight deadlines a speciality |
Contact details: |
Knocknashee, Kilmolin, Enniskerry, Co Wicklow t. 01 286 2311 m. 086 875 8950 e.
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| Special interests: |
Politics, history, media, the law, current affairs, outdoor pursuits, tourism |
| Experience: |
A career in journalism since the early 1970s which has encompassed news reporting, feature-writing, editing news, features, magazines, business and writing regular book reviews. This included more than twenty years as Assistant Editor on the Irish Independent and a period as Chief Sub-Editor on the Sunday Tribune. |
| Work undertaken: |
Editing reports, features and manuscripts; writing, rewriting, manuscript evaluation, readers' reports, reviews, project management and research. I have edited a number of semi-state reports, a travel book, a substantial number of legal textbooks and several academic works. Will also undertake feature writing and editing newsletters. |
| Examples: |
Author: Ten Walks in the District of Enniskerry, Raven's Rock Press 2006 (2nd edition), and A Brief History of Kells, Co Kilkenny, KRETE 1993 |
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| TATTERSALL, Tess, BA, GradDip Pub |
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Editor, copy-editor, proofreader, project manager |
Contact details: |
Tattersall Editorial Services, 7 Brooklawn, Dungriffin Road, Howth, Co Dublin t. 01 839 5345 m. 086 872 2509 e.
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| Languages: |
English, Italian, Spanish |
| Special interests: |
General and literary fiction, general non-fiction, corporate communications |
| Experience: |
Over ten years’ editorial experience, including roles as Senior Desk Editor at Pan
Macmillan (editing general and literary fiction, non-fiction and poetry) and Managing Editor (for
educational books) at Gill & Macmillan, and two years in-house in PR |
| Work undertaken: |
Editing, copy-editing and proofreading (onscreen and hard copy), and project
management |
| Examples: |
McWilliams, Follow the Money: The Tale of the Merchant of Ennis (Gill & Macmillan), Annual Report 2008 (The Rehab Group), O’Mahony, Wildflowers of Cork City and County (The
Collins Press), Gordon, The Fall of the House of Paisley (Gill & Macmillan), Implementing a Recovery Ethos (The Rehab Group) (all 2009) |
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| TAYLOR, Lucy |
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Editor, proofreader, writer |
Contact details: |
12 Glenmalure Park, South Circular Road, Rialto, Dublin 8 t. 01-4544573 m. 087-9155602 e.
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| Special interests: |
Food, health and lifestyle, exercise and diets, parenting and children, weddings,
medical issues, travel, fashion and beauty. |
| Experience: |
20 years' consumer editing and writing experience in London and Dublin, including
magazines Living It, EasyFood, Woman's Way, U, Sugar, The Mac, Lotus and Bicycle magazines; now freelance and specialising in editing supplements, feature writing for newspapers
and magazines and book editing. |
| Work undertaken: |
Feature writing, proofreading, on-screen copy-editing; editing supplements for
magazines and newspapers |
| Examples: |
Magazines for Tesco, Railway Procurement Agency, The Heritage Council, National Off-Licence Association of Ireland, Birds Eye, Irish Cancer Society. Feature writer for the Irish Examiner and Sunday Independent, Modern Mum, You & Your Money, South East Wedding and ShelfLife. |
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| THOMPSON, Cathy, MA (Hons, History), Dip Hort (Kew), Hons |
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Proofreader, copy-editor; on-screen copy-editing; proofreading; author; journalist |
Contact details: |
4 rue des Trois Rois, 68300 Saint-Louis, France t.+33-38-907-0225 m. +33-6-59-32-04-58 e.
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| Special interests: |
History, local history, literature, horticulture, botany |
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10 years in-house and freelance UK consumer magazines (horticulture). In-house editorial assistant and production editor for Open University Press, Speechmark Publishing (social
sciences, health & social welfare, speech therapy, special needs). Freelance copy-editing,
proofreading for same companies. |
| Work undertaken: |
All copy-editing and proofreading, including on-screen. Proofreading work translated
from French, German. Re-writing, re-working text. |
| Examples: |
Gardening with Herbs, Gardening with Bulbs, National Trust Gardening with Herbs, Gardening with Bulbs (National Trust Publications, 1999 (author). Cropley, 2004, The Art Activity Manual, Speechmark Publishing (copy-edit). Portman & Schneider, 2005, Playing with Words,
Speechmark Publishing (copy-edit); Hopkins, A, 2008, Eating Scenery, The Collins Press, Cork
(copy-edit) |
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| WALKER, Antoinette, MA, BA, RGN |
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Editor, writer, copy-editor, subeditor, proofreader |
Contact details: |
6 Victoria Village, Rathgar, Dublin 6 t. 01-4904524 f. 01-4904524 m. 086-8520668 e.
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| Special interests: |
Healthcare/medicine, education, literature, philosophy, politics, business and finance |
| Experience: |
Ten years' experience in editing, copy-editing, writing and proofreading for Irish Cancer
Society, Irish Medical Journal, Blackwater Press/Folens Publishers, Edco, DCU, CBI, IBBY,
Encarta/Microsoft Ireland, Lafferty Publications, Ashville Media, and others |
| Work undertaken: |
All areas of editing, writing, rewriting and proofreading |
| Examples: |
Unstoppable Brilliance: Irish Geniuses and Asperger's Syndrome (with m. Fitzgerald),
Liberties Press 2006; Downing, 'Most Skilful, Most Devious, Most Cunning': A Political Biography of Bertie Ahern, Blackwater 2004; Fitzgerald, Autism and Creativity, Brunner-Routledge 2004; Tormey, A Cure for the Crisis: Irish Healthcare in Context, Blackwater 2003; O'Sullivan, Le Coq Hardi: The Story of John Howard and His Restaurant, Blackwater 2003. Contributed articles to Health & Safety, Woman's Way, iVenus and IQ magazines |
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| WHELAN, Una, BSc |
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Editor, rewriter, copy-editor, proofreader |
Contact details: |
Dreemskerry, Dennistown, Murrintown, Wexford t. 053-9139672 m. 086 0891493 e.
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| Special interests: |
Educational, general non-fiction, fiction, children's literature, complementary medicine, health |
| Experience: |
Freelance since 2006, seven years in-house editor with Mentor Books |
| Work undertaken: |
Project management, editing, rewriting, copy-editing, proofreading, website editing |
| Examples: |
Holmes and O’Dwyer, Stand Up, Speak Up!, Junior Cert Civic, Social and Political Education, Mentor Books 2010; Cullen, Discovering Science, Junior Cert Science, Mentor Books 2008; Honan and Mulholland, Planet & People Leaving Cert Geography, Mentor Books 2007; Collins, Irish Family Feuds; Sheridan, Bloody Evidence, Mentor Books; Whelan, Nathalie and the Sunflowers, Saoirse Publishing; Rotunda Delivery Harmonia |
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| YEATES, Warren |
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Book designer, editor, indexer |
Contact details: |
Bookworks Ltd., John's Terrace, Birr, Co Offaly t. 057-9121919 e.
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| Special interests: |
Educational, general non-fiction, aviation, wine |
| Experience: |
Ten years in-house; freelance since 1995: work for A & A Farmar, Edco, Gill & Macmillan,
EEC Publishing, Éireann Publications, Airlife (UK), ASA Inc (USA) |
| Work undertaken: |
Book design and typesetting (Adobe Creative Suite, Quark Xpress, FrameMaker),
copy-editing, indexing, proofreading, print management |
| Examples: |
List of titles on request |
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