This directory lists professional editors who are members of the Canberra Society of Editors. Editors are listed in alphabetical order—once you find someone working in your subject area of interest, click on a name to go straight to the entry.
All full members of the society can ask for their names to be included in this register of freelance editors. The society can give no guarantee that a particular editor will be suitable for a particular task. You should look for an editor with the skills and experience appropriate to the work you are publishing.
It is worth reading the Guidelines on editing research theses before hiring an editor to work on a thesis (or any other work for which you are being marked).
List of editors
| Name | Subject areas |
|---|---|
| Richa Carneiro Alphonso AE | Early childhood, education, government, academic, journals, theses, policy, annual reports, corporate, business, events, marketing, professional learning, communications, diversity, South Asia |
| Kerry Anderson | Biographics Poetry; fiction; creative non-fiction, auto/biographical writing; memoirs; academic papers (literature, history, sociology, journalism, art, women’s studies) |
| Kathleen Austin-Gifford | Austin Editing Business, government, law, humanities, arts, education, social policy and the environment. |
| Jane Aylen AE | Access Editing Business, government, education, social policy, humanities and arts, including English as a second language (ESL). |
| Beth Battrick AE | Academic editing (including theses); government and public sector reports; natural and social sciences, humanities, history and legal writing; legislative and promotional material. |
| Hilary Bek | HB Editing Services Indigenous affairs, social policy research, social sciences, science, biochemistry, biotechnology, genetics, biology, health, education, international development, environment |
| Chris Belcher | Government; annual reports, technology, governance, emergency response and management, business and corporate human resources. |
| Andrew Bell | Superscript Science Publishing All scientific fields, from physics, through the environment, to biology |
| Alex Bellis AE | Broad range including government, academic, agriculture, arts, Asia (particularly South-East Asia), education, health, history, psychology, social sciences |
| Edwin Briggs | Information Technology, fitness, government, theatre and entertainment, annual reports |
| Kathie Brown | A+Academic Editing Canberra Sciences and humanities |
| Zacharia Bruckner | History, social sciences, business, commerce, law |
| Gaetane Burkolter AE | Roam Editing and Story Coaching Services Fiction, with a special interest in fantasy, science fiction, YA, romance, erotica, crime, thrillers and adventure. |
| Sonja Chandler AE | Sciences (all disciplines), social sciences, agriculture, environment and sustainability and a range of general subject areas |
| Rebecca Crannaford AE | Economics; English; government; history; law; management; politics; public policy; social sciences |
| Anne Cullinan AE | Cullinan Communications Pty Ltd Science, health, medicine, engineering, environment, economics, financial services |
| Alan Cummine | GoodWords Consulting Agriculture, forestry, environment, rural policy, natural resource management, energy conservation, any science and technical material aimed at a lay audience |
| Susan Cutsforth | Excellent Editing Adult fiction, particularly popular genres. Children’s literature, young adult fiction and children’s picture books. Memoirs and autobiography. Short stories. |
| James Dixon AE | Science, human and animal health, government, international relations, history, palaeostudies |
| Lisa Fuller | Indigenous Australian; government, academic (anthropology, linguistics and law), education, history (oral history, social/community history), social sciences, auto/biographies, women |
| Jo Gaha | Academic, community sector, social sciences, social work, administration and public policy, gender, rural, multicultural, Australian Indigenous |
| Gil Garçon | Cupertino Partners Technical subjects: law, life sciences (environment, agriculture, fisheries, nutrition), program evaluation, defence, shipping, navigation.Pacific affairs;non-fiction |
| Irma Gold | Adult fiction (literary fiction and short fiction collections), children’s literature (picture books, middle grade and young adult fiction), memoir, autobiography, arts, culture, travel, anthologies. |
| Justin Harding | Wizard Wordsmith Public policy (veterans’ affairs and state-based systems of compensation), political science and constitutional history, electoral systems, sci-fi, horror and stream-of-consciousness fiction |
| Eris Jane Harrison AE | Effective Editing Public administration (family & children’s policy), child protection, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander affairs. HR policies & manuals. Social sciences. Theatre. Ancient History. Fiction (any genr |
| Denise Holden AE | Central Writing & Editing Services Technical writing and editing; rewriting in plain English; layout, design and formatting, indexing, creating style guides |
| Anne Isaac | Social sciences (education, law, linguistics, political science, and interdisciplinary studies), humanities, and business disciplines; creative and informational content for diverse audiences. |
| Karen Jayne | Blue Pen Editorial Services Mathematics, science, history, education, general non-fiction, environment, agriculture, travel, horticulture, biography, business, building and construction, design, and outdoor recreation |
| Terry Johnston | Fiction (novels/poetry): Adventure, crime, science fantasy, romantic, spiritual, comic. Non-fiction: Government policy, marketing, small business operations, financial services and economics, psycholo |
| David Keating AE | SWET (Scribes, Writers, Editors & Transcriptionists) Broad range, including academic, government and legal, humanities and social sciences, health, education, science, medical, psychology |
| Cherisse Kelly | Fiction, creative and general non-fiction |
| Dr Ben Kooyman | Humanities and Social Sciences, including English, Literature, Film and Screen Studies, Theology, Drama, History, Cultural Studies, Politics, Art, Psychology, Anthropology, Archaeology, Education, and |
| Kath Kovac | Kathryn A. Kovac Biological and natural sciences, environment, general science |
| Shae Lalor | The Write Path Business, government, health/medical, hospitality/tourism, aged care, housing |
| Merran Laver | Eyeline Editing Health / medicine, science, food / nutrition, animals, general |
| Cinden Lester | Cinden Lester Communications Criminal intelligence, law enforcement, renewable energy, environment, social services, education and training, governance, the arts, innovation, heritage, science, regional, business and consulting |
| Lisa Lines AE | www.capstoneediting.com.au Academic editing and non-fiction editing in all fields. Popular and literary fiction |
| Rae Luckie | Luckie Consulting Services Life Writing (memoir/biography) family history, community history, historical fiction, academic and educational |
| Tas Luttrell | Luttrell Consulting Services International trade, transport, science and technology, energy, economics, government, fiction and general non-fiction |
| Leanne Manthorpe | .early mark editing Parliament, government, public sector, English literature, poetry, fiction, non-fiction, politics, sport, popular music, dance, farming, overseas development, law, history |
| Mel Martin AE | Edit Sense Broad-ranging topics for government, not-for-profit sector, business, academia, researchers, and more |
| Maryanne McKay AE | The Happy Apostrophe Government, social sciences, political science, women, Indigenous Australia, community development, international development, environment, health, creative arts |
| Shelly McKewin | The Fiction Editor Genre fiction (especially fantasy, science fiction, romance) |
| Jeneen McLeod | McLeod Marketing & Management Pty Ltd Government, tax, health, Medicare, pharmacy, aged care, childcare, community services, rural/regional programs, heritage sites |
| Justine McNamara AE | Next Version Editing Social sciences, humanities, public policy, economics, education, non-fiction |
| Elizabeth Manning Murphy | Elizabeth Manning Murphy and Associates (EMMA) Academic particularly for ESL students, humanities, educational (tertiary), linguistics, English grammar, psychology, business, public information |
| Adj. Prof. Maurice Nevile | Academic, especially social sciences and humanities (inc. public policy, law) though I have edited across all fields. |
| Kerie Newell | Multicultural affairs, occupational health and safety, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander affairs, communications and communications law, international and local news, employment, education, workpl |
| Cathy Nicoll AE | Communication Breakthrough Environment, resource management, primary industries, science, planning, education, community, immigration, communications, health and welfare. |
| Kellie Nissen | Just Right Words Adult fiction (historical, mystery, speculative, romance and short fiction collections), children’s literature (picture books, young adult fiction), Japanese arts, education topics, nonfiction |
| Louise Oliver | Social sciences, humanities, health, legal, political, transport |
| Carolyn Page AE | The Clear English Company Public policy and administration; Education, employment and workplace relations; Health; Agriculture and natural resource management; Australian history. |
| Michele Parsons | Wordflow Communications Environment, sustainability, water, heritage, the arts, criminology, agriculture |
| Leanne Pattison | English Editing, Writing and Training Services Selection criteria responses; education, business and public service communication; academic and creative writing; English for people of non-English speaking backgrounds. |
| Ross Peake AE | Government, media, politics, current affairs, international relations, social sciences |
| Emma Pei Yin | yinfluence editorial Historical fiction, General fiction, YA fiction , Middle grade fiction, Fantasy, Romance |
| Maree Petersen AE | Petersen Ink Public sector, tendering, defence, health, intelligence, policing, finance, engineering and procurement. |
| Chris Pirie | Comprehensive Editorial Services Public policy and administration, including environment, climate change, rural industries, community health, drug policy, criminology, administrative law, superannuation |
| Aileen Power | ENVOQUE: Writing with Power Environment & Sustainability, Education, Health, IT, Academic Writing, Government, Business and Not-for-Profit reporting |
| Matthew Sidebotham AE | workwisewords public policy and administration, international relations and diplomacy, defence and national security, science and technology, social sciences, history and humanities, business and marketing, general |
| Maddie Sinclair | Catch the Sun Communications I specialise in the editing, proofreading and copywriting of advertising and marketing materials across many different industries. |
| Kaaren Sutcliffe AE | Just So Fiction Published author of 9 books, specialising in fiction, true-life stories, self-help of guidance books / workbooks. Member of ASA, ALLi, MARION, Romance Writers Australia. |
| Helen Topor | TopWords Academic (social sciences), financial services, fiction, non-fiction, natural history, intelligence, cultural tourism, corporate communication, management and business, adult education and training, h |
| Nicola van Dijk | A+Academic Editing Canberra All academic fields including social sciences, sciences, law etc |
| Mary Webb AE | Mary Webb Biological sciences (including agricultural and environmental), general science, health, education, general (non-fiction) |
| Damaris Wilson | Academic, art, biography, children’s fiction, fiction, food, gardening, language, military, music, poetry, theatre and travel |
| Virginia Wilton AE | Wilton Hanford Hanover Government and public administration, climate change, economics, energy, health, education, defence |
| Tessa Wooldridge | Literature (including fiction and non-fiction, and writing for children and young adults), history, politics, education, culture and entertainment, spirituality, sport |
| Christina Zissis | Fiction and non-fiction, gallery and exhibition text, history (particularly military and Australian history), politics, humanities, tourism, legislation, promotional material, and government and publi |