Meet Emily, your editor.
If there’s one thing to know about me, it’s that I’m enraptured with how words can create and transfer meaning.
Who I am.
I’m an English-language enthusiast who loves to work with words until they are clear and useful — and until they meet a writer’s purpose. I always want to advance my knowledge about language, which fascinates me more than anything else in the world.
What I am.
I’m an IPEd-accredited editor freelancing in several fields, such as academic, fiction and non-fiction. I’ve worked on countless kinds of texts — from PhD theses, government reports and resumes to fiction/non-fiction novels, textbooks and children’s/YA short stories.
My qualifications.
I have worked as an editor for over eight years, and my editing qualifications are accredited through the Institute of Professional Editors Limited (IPEd) in Australia. Not only am I a professional member of IPEd but also I am also a member of Writers Victoria and the Australian Linguistic Society.
My education.
I mentioned that I love English, right? Well, I’ve loved it so much that I studied three language-related degrees at university (and I still don’t believe three are enough).
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BA Professional and Creative Writing, completed in 2010.
I chose ‘Introduction to Editing and Proofreading’ in my first year as one of my electives. I knew immediately that editing would be my life-long career.
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MA Publishing and Editing, completed in 2012.
After my degree, one of my tutors recommended that I learn more about English by studying linguistics. I happily acted on that recommendation.
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Bachelor of Arts (Languages), completed in 2017.
I learned as much as I could about linguistics, English and other languages. I’m excited that there’s much more to learn.
