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Editor: Jane Morrison

Jane Morrison Editing and Writing

Tel: (02) 6294 0146; fax: (02) 6294 0092; mobile: 0414 279 571     Email: jmor7639@bigpond.net.au

Bachelor of Arts (Australian National University, 1978); Masters Degree in Education (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA, 1980); Masters Degree in Journalism (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA, 1982); Masters Degree in Environmental Law (Australian National University, 2003); Graduate Diploma in Professional Communication (University of Canberra, 2003); Graduate Diploma in Teaching of English as a Second Language (University of Canberra, 2004)

Services

  • Editing—Copy-editing, proofreading, rewriting, substantive editing, project management, theses copy editing and proofreading
  • Other services—Research, drafting text and production management for publications; book launches; exhibitions and promotional events; media releases, expterise in Adobe PageMaker; co-ordinating development and maintenance of websites
  • Subject fields—Aboriginal Affairs, environment, environmental law, health, government publications, heritage, international aid, non-fiction, Teaching of English as a Second Language (TESOL), Veterans’ Affairs
  • Media—Annual reports, art catalogues, background notes, books, booklets, brochures, correspondence, exhibition material, fact sheets, information kits, journals, manuals, newsletters, non-fiction, posters, reports, special heritage series (bibliographies, books and technical reports), theses

Specific projects

Adherence to Plain English. Work closely with clients to achieve mutually satisfactory results