Editor: Ara Nalbandian
Tel: (02) 6161 0756; Mobile: 0419 299 843 Email: yerevanarax7@hotmail.com
BA in Languages and Linguistics (UA); BA (Hons) in French Language and Literature, (UA); Grad DipLib (UNSW); Certificate in Editing and Design (UNE); ongoing professional development courses in editing, publishing and related fields (ABPA, CSE, conferences)
Services
- Editing—Substantive editing, copyediting, proofreading, project management—publication production (including liaison with graphic designers for more complex typesetting, indexers, printers and typesetters)
- Other services—Production of camera-ready copy for non-complex designs; rewriting to suit the intended audience; research; reference searches; audio transcription and scribing; translation from English to Armenian, French and Italian, and vice versa; word processing; assistance with English as a second language
- Subject fields—Arts (decorative, fine and liberal); humanities (including health, history, languages and linguistics); defence; education, especially ESL; environment; policy and public administration; hospitality, tourism and travel; multicultural affairs; law; library and information services; occupational health and safety; politics; social sciences
- Media—Books, brochures, conference papers, house style guides, information kits, journals, job applications, menus, monographs, newsletters, oral histories (voice scripts), periodicals, posters and other promotional material, reports, speeches, theses, training and user manuals
Specific projects
Co-author
and editor of Defence writing standards (1998 and 2008); Editor of Defence
magazine (2006); Managing Editor of Australian Army Journal (2004–06);
Editor of Rowell Seminar Series (2004–06); Freelance editors in Canberra
(2005)
In-house editor in various government departments and a freelance editor for both government and private sectors since 1983. Passion for language. Familiarity with Germanic, Romance and Semitic language groups; familiarity with place names. High-level security clearance. Commitment to producing high-quality work at reasonable rates. Member of Canberra Society of Editors and past member of Canberra Society of Editors committee