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ARMSTRONG,
Joe, BA, BD, BPhil - Editor, researcher, writer, columnist,
author
Cortown Glebe, Cortown, Kells, Co. Meath
Tel: 046-9249285 • Fax: 046-9249166 • E-mail: joearmstrong@eircom.net
• Website: www.writeway2stopsmoking.com
Special interests: Health, workplace, self-help, business, money,
education, spirituality, mythology, religion, parenting, relationships,
journals, diaries
Experience: Columnist with the Irish Times and Reality magazine;
former editor of Safety & 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 & Religion)
Work undertaken: Editing, writing, rewriting, manuscript evaluation,
readers' reports, reviews, project management, research (on-screen
and hard copy)
Examples: Columnist: 'Health Matters: Welfare in the Workplace',
Irish Times ; 'The Collector', Irish Times ; 'Health & Wholeness',
Reality ; 'Man Alive', Irish Times . Author: Write Way to Stop
Smoking , Glebe 2004; Men's Health: The Common Sense Approach
, Gill & Macmillan 1999; Workplace Stress in Ireland , ICTU
2001; The NUJ and Your Rights at Work , NUJ 1998
BARRETT,
Dermott, BA - Writer, proofreader, editor
Molesworth House, 8-9 Molesworth Street, Dublin 2
Tel: 01-6777555 • Fax: 01-6778798 • E-mail: dbarrett@iol.ie
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Website: www.barrettbusinesscommunications.com
Special interests: The arts, tourism, insurance, education,
finance, human resources
Experience: Twenty-five years' experience in graphic design,
publishing, advertising and public relations
Work undertaken: All aspects of corporate and commercial communications,
using a range of media, as well as providing publishing and
public relations services
Examples: A wide range of corporate and promotional literature
and websites; Lyons, A Georgian Treasure Restored for the Nation
, Dr Tony Ryan 2000; The Book of Kelly , Kelly's Hotel 1999;
Portmarnock Golf Club 1894-1994: A Centenary History , Portmarnock
Golf Club 1999
BEGLEY,
Geraldine, BSc, HDipEd—Indexer, proofreader
Ballydevitt Beg, Donegal Town, Co. Donegal
Tel: 074–9723348 • E-mail: geribeg@eircom.net •
Website: 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
BELL,
Amanda, BA, Dip LIS - Editor, proofreader, indexer
10 Leinster Road West, Dublin 6
Tel: 01-4967588 • Fax: 01-4910218 • E-mail: gagebell@gofree.indigo.ie
Languages: French
Special interests: Cookery, gardening, green issues, tourism/travel
(esp. in Ireland)
Experience: Editing freelance since 1996; previously with the
Lilliput Press
Work undertaken: Editing, rewriting, proofreading, indexing,
translating from French
Examples: Kinsella, Irish Farmhouse Cookbook , Appletree Press
1999; Woods, Dublin Outsiders: A History of the Mendicity Institution
1818-1998 , A & A Farmar 1998 (index); Crowley, Technical
Virgins , Lilliput 1998; Douthwaithe, Short Circuit , Lilliput
1996 (index); O'Byrne, Matching Food and Wine , A & A Farmar
1997. List of corporate clients available on request
BELL,
Hilary, BA, Dip LIS—Editor, proofreader
51 Shore Road, Strangford, Downpatrick, Co. Down, Northern Ireland,
BT30 7NW
Tel/Fax: 0044 (0)28–44881575 (from ROI: 048 44881575)
• E-mail: hilarybelleditor@btinternet.com
Special interests: Irish history and politics, Irish studies,
women's studies, literature, 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: Smyth, Map-making, Landscapes and Memory: A Geography
of Colonial and Early Modern Ireland c. 1530–1750, Cork
University Press 2006; Field Day Review, nos. 1–3 (2005–2007);
Boal and Royle (eds), Enduring City: Belfast in the Twentieth
Century, Blackstaff Press 2006; Deane, The Heather Fields and
Other Stories, Blackstaff Press 2007; The Merchant of Venice,
Educational Company of Ireland 2007; Fitzpatrick, Harry Boland's
Irish Revolution, Cork University Press 2003; Hill, Women in
Ireland: Century of Change, Blackstaff Press 2003; The Field
Day Anthology (Volumes IV and V): Irish Women's Writing and
Traditions, Cork University Press 2003
CANAVAN,
Tony, BA, MA—Editor, copy-editor
PO Box 7562, Rathmines, Dublin 6
Mobile: 086–9198742 • E-mail: toniso@eircom.net
Special interests: History, local history, culture, tourism
Experience: Almost twenty years as an editor, researcher and
published author
Work undertaken: Editing of both fiction and non-fiction, mentoring
new authors and preparing 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)
CANDON,
Paul - Copy-editor, proofreader, copywriter, legal editor and
publishers' reader
56 York Road, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin
Tel: 01-2304830 • E-mail: paulcandon@hushmail.com
Special interests: The arts, architecture, business, e-learning,
literature, law, travel, EFL
Experience: Ten years' experience, in-house and freelance, in
Ireland and the UK, three years as a 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
Examples: Bridging the Gap , South Dublin County Council 2004;
Arts Funding Handbook , SDCC 2004; Casey, Constitutional Law
in Ireland , Round Hall 2001. House editor of four legal journals
and Irish Current Law Statutes Annotated 1998-2001 (more examples
on request)
CARROLL,
Dominic, BA - Copy-editor, proofreader, indexer (fiction and
non-fiction)
Ballynoe, Dunowen, Ardfield, Clonakilty, Co. Cork
Tel: 023-40881 • Fax: 023-40881 • E-mail: dominic@iol.ie
Special interests: Fiction, history, politics, literature, sociology
Experience: Freelance copy-editor, proofreader and indexer since
1994
Work undertaken: Copy-editing, proofreading (hard copy or on-screen)
and indexing of fiction, non-fiction, articles, theses, instruction
manuals and catalogues
Examples: McCullagh, Crime in Ireland , CUP 1996; Lalor, The
Inner Road , Kingstown Press 2001; Levis, Towelsail Yawls ,
Galley Head Press 2002
CARROLL,
Patricia, MA, Dip WSET - Copy-editor, proofreader, indexer,
website editor
19 Upper Lad Lane, Dublin 2
Tel/Fax: 01-6613230 • Mobile: 087-2718688 •
E-mail: carrollhowth@indigo.ie
Special interests: Wine, food
Experience: Thirty-five years' experience as copy-editor and
proofreader for, among others, Cambridge University Press, Croom
Helm, Open University, SmartForce Ireland, A & A Farmar,
Health and Safety Authority
Work undertaken: Copy-editing and proofreading, hard or soft
copy (PC), indexing, website editing
Examples: Copy-editing/proofreading: Clarke, Not Just a Cookbook
, L'Ecrivain Restaurant 2004; Stevenson (ed.), Wine Report 2005
, Dorling Kindersley 2004; Inis , Children's Books in Ireland
2002-3; Boyle & Carroll (eds), Wine Guide 2002: Best of
Wine in Ireland , A & A Farmar 2001 (co-editor and technical
editor). Indexing: Norman, Ethos and Education , Peter Lang
2003. Websites: SmartForce Ireland internal and external websites,
2000-2
CLANCY,
Julitta, BA, Dip Archival Studies - Indexer, archivist
Parsonstown, Batterstown, Co. Meath
Tel: 01-8259438, 01-8259261 • Fax: 01-8259261 •
E-mail: julitta1@hotmail.com
Special interests: Law, industrial relations, religion, history,
archaeology, sociology
Experience: Sixteen years; Registered Indexer (SI); winner of
Wheatley Highly Commended award 1992
Work undertaken: Indexing (books and periodicals), computer
indexing program (IBM compatible), archives, legal journals,
case indexes
Examples of indexes: Banking Law , Gill & Macmillan 1998;
The Taxes (Consolidated) Act 1997 , Butterworths 1998; Law and
the Media , Round Hall 1997; Tara: An Archaeological Survey
, Discovery Programme 1997; Irish Law Times; Irish Environmental
Legislation , Round Hall 1999; Irish Law Reports Monthly , Round
Hall
COURY,
Simon, MA - Copy-editor, proofreader
2 Clearwater Court, Church Road, Greystones, Co. Wicklow
Tel: 01–2010843 • E-mail: simoncoury@eircom.net
Languages: French, German, some Chinese
Special interests: Literature, theatre, classical music, history,
angling, electronic publishing, business and technical journals
Experience: Fifteen 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: All areas of editing; on-screen editing (Mac
and PC); conversion of print books to electronic formats (Franklin
eBookman, Gemstar, hiebook, Acrobat Reader, OEB)
Examples: Capalbo, The Food and Wine Guide to Naples and Campania,
Pallas Athene 2005; Hawks, Round Ireland with a Fridge, Ebury
1998; Stephen Fry, Incomplete and Utter History of Classical
Music, Boxtree 2004
CROKER,
Colm - Copy-editor, proofreader, rewriter
Cronaguiggy, Crolly, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal
Tel: 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
DEVANEY,
Carole, BA (Hons) - Editor, rewriter, copy-editor, proofreader
15 Longford Terrace, Monkstown, Co. Dublin
Tel: 01-2803500 • Fax: 01-2800094 • E-mail: cmsirl@iol.ie
Special interests: Natural history and environment; history;
scientific, technical, medical (STM)
Experience: Editor with Orbis and Marshall Editions, London
(twelve years); editor with Mercier, Tycooly and Boole, Dublin
(five years)
Work undertaken: All editorial tasks, including indexing, on
non-fiction books, technical reports, etc. (soft and hard copy)
Examples: European Foundation, Public Sector Reform under EMU
, 2002; Morrissey, On the Verge of Want , Crannog 2001; Lewis,
The Video-Maker's Handbook , Pan Books 1987
DOYLE,
Bernie, BEd, BA, NCBS, Cert ELT - Copy-editor, proofreader,
rewriter, translator, indexer
9a Old Circular Road, Sligo, Co. Sligo
Tel: 071-69051 • Fax: 071-69051
Special interests: History, literature (English and Irish),
sociology, education, academic (humanities), biography, Latin,
religion, gardening, folklore
Experience: One year's training and four years' experience in
editing and proofreading
Work undertaken: Copy-editing (English and Irish texts), proofreading,
rewriting, translating from Irish to English and English to
Irish, simple indexing of English and Irish texts, book reviews
Examples: Editing and proofreading for Poolbeg, Veritas and
Folens Educational; structural editing of historical book and
autobiography; translation and structural editing for graduates
in a Canadian university
FABIAN,
Charlotte, MA - Editor, proofreader
54 Brookwood Road, Artane, Dublin 5
Tel: 01-8314982 • Fax: 01-8314982 • E-mail: chfabian@eircom.net
Special interests: Education, general non-fiction, art, cookery
Experience: Seven years in-house production/editor with Irish
and German publishers; freelance editor since 1991
Work undertaken: All areas of editing (hard copy and PC), proofreading
Examples: Reynolds, Get into Business , Gill & Macmillan
1999; Book Choice for New Adult Readers, National Reading Initiative
2001; Reichenbach, Allons en France , Gill & Macmillan 2002
FAIRLIE,
Julia - Copy-editor, proofreader
Dereen, Inchigeela, Co. Cork
Tel: 026-49212 • E-mail: jfes@utvinternet.com
Special interests: Educational non-fiction, general non-fiction,
fiction, children's literature
Experience: Freelance since 2000, ten years as editor of in-house
publications, six years as typesetter
Work undertaken: On-screen copy-editing, structural editing,
rewriting, proofreading, type coding, manuscript reading
Examples: Keena, Haughey's Millions , Gill & Macmillan 2002;
Flood, Essentials for Living , Gill & Macmillan 2003; Cairns,
Franklin's Grace and Other Stories , Fish Publishing 2002
FARREN,
Gráinne - Editor, proofreader, indexer, translator
74 George's Avenue, Blackrock, Co. Dublin
Tel: 01-2832848 • E-mail: gfarren@iol.ie
Languages: French
Special interests: Biography, feminism, music, photography
Work undertaken: Indexing, editing, proofreading, translation
from French to English
Examples of indexes: Concannon, The Sacred Whore: Sheela, Goddess
of the Celts , The Collins Press 2004; Bristow, Taxation in
Ireland: An Economist's Perspective , Institute of Public Administration
2004; Daly, The Minding of Planet Earth , Veritas 2004; de Buitléar,
A Life in the Wild , Gill & Macmillan 2004; O'Farrell, Considering
Counselling , Veritas 2004
GALLAGHER,
Vincent, BSc, PhD - Editor, copywriter, proofreader
39, Birch Grove, Kill Avenue, Dún Laoghaire, Co. Dublin
Tel: 01-2844048 • Fax: 01-2844048 • E-mail: evgallagher@eircom.net
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
GREENWOOD,
Gloria, BA (Hons) - Copy-editor, proofreader, indexer, rewriter
Skeagh, Skibbereen, Co. Cork
Tel: 028-38259 • Fax: 028-38004 • E-mail: gloria@redbarn.ie
Special interests: Literary criticism, film, feminism, education,
literature, academic texts, music, science journals
Experience: Twelve years' freelance editing, proofreading and
indexing
Work undertaken: Editing and proofreading on hard copy or disk
(Apple Mac), indexing; typesetting service in-house
Examples: Insights series, European Monitoring Centre for Drugs
and Drug Addiction 1999-2003; Cotter, Paradiso Seasons , Atrium
2003 (index); Mac Mánais, The Road to Ardoyne , Brandon
2004 (index); Finola O'Kane, Landscape Design in Ireland , Cork
University Press 2004; Dickson, Old World Colony , Cork University
Press 2005
HOGAN,
Megan E., BA, MPhil—Copy-editor, copywriter, researcher
22 Meadow Hill, Kilkenny
Mobile: 086–1698279 • E-mail: parsellm@tcd.ie
Special interests: Literature, history, travel, cinema
Experience: Five years’ experience as an editor, including
three and a half years in on-line managerial positions and two
years as a freelance copy-editor and writer for A&E Television
Networks
Work undertaken: On- and off-line copy-editing and line editing;
research; copywriting
Examples: Copywriter/editor: more than 200 DVD archives for
The History Channel® and Biography®. Author: ‘The
Masochistic Republican Body and the Politics of Revisionism’,
Foilsiú, 4(1), 2004; review of The Irish Face in America,
ed. Julia McNamara, Annual Journal of the New York Irish History
Roundtable 18, 2004
HUGHES, Sheelagh, BA, DIPFA, Dip IPR, MCIPR—Writer, editor, copy-editor, proofreader
537 Antrim Rd, Belfast, BT15 3BU
Tel: +44 (0)28 9077 2300 • E-mail: Sheelagh@editorialsolutions.com • Website: 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
JENSEN,
Kristin - Copy-editor, proofreader, indexer, writer
Between the Lines Editing, Belpatrick, Smarmore, Ardee, Co.
Louth
Tel: 041-9819896 • Mobile 086-8158066 •
E-mail: kristin.jensen@ireland.com
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
JOHNSTON, Michael, BA, Postgrad cert in Technical Communication, MISTC—Writer, editor, copy-editor, proofreader
537 Antrim Rd, Belfast, BT15 3BU
Tel: +44 (0)28 9077 2300 • E-mail: Michael@editorialsolutions.com • Website: 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
KELLY-HOFFMAN,
Yann, BA, CEd - Indexer
Cover to Cover, Ardogeena Lodge, Durrus, Bantry, Co. Cork
Tel: 027-62111 • E-mail: covertocover@eircom.net
Special interests: Biographies, environmental issues, history,
media studies, sociology
Experience: Accredited indexer (Society of Indexers); eight
years' freelance indexing
Work undertaken: Indexing
Examples of indexes: Field Day Anthology of Irish Women's Writing
and Traditions , Cork University Press 2002; Christy Moore-One
Voice , Hodder & Stoughton 2000; The Complete Guide to the
Quiet Man , Appletree Press 2001; Atlas of Cork City , Cork
University Press 2005; Essentials of Irish Business Law , Gill
& Macmillan, 2004; Origins of the Troubles , Gill &
Macmillan 2005; Rachel's Favourite Food for Friends , Gill &
Macmillan 2005
LITTON, Helen, MA - Indexer, editor, writer
2 Carlton, Pembroke Gardens, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4
Tel: 01–6677983 • Fax: 01–6677983 • E-mail: helenlitton@clubi.ie • Mobile: 087 6155146
Special interests: History, archaeology
Experience: Freelance in publishing since 1988
Work undertaken: Indexing, copy-editing, writing
Examples of indexes: An Index to The Rev. William Carrigan's The History and Antiquities of the Diocese of Ossory, Diocese of Ossory 2005; Keane, Sean MacBride, A Life, Gill & Macmillan 2007; Hansson, New Contexts: Re-Framing Nineteenth-Century Irish Women's Prose, Cork University Press 2007
Author: Six popular illustrated histories for Wolfhound Press (1994–2001)
McAULEY,
Alicia, BA (Hons), MPhil—Editor, proofreader, typesetter
43 Oak Hall, Malahide, Co. Dublin
Tel: 01–8459426 • Mobile: 087–6226612 •
E-mail: aliciamcauley@yahoo.ie • Website: www.aliciamcauley.com
Special interests: Literature, photography, the arts, music,
fiction, history, biography
Experience: In-house editor/typesetter with Wordwell Books;
in-house editor with Maverick House
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
MAC
AULAY, Elizabeth, BA, HDipEd, Dip Special Ed - Proofreader,
copy-editor, sub-editor, writer, rewriter, publications manager
38 Glasthule Road, Sandycove, County Dublin
Tel: 01-2808830 • E-mail: catproof@eircom.net
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; 12 years
as a freelance editor
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
McCANN,
Michael, PhD, MA - Proofreader, editor, translator
30 Crodaun, Celbridge, Co. Kildare
Tel: 01-6271249 • E-mail: michael.mccann@infomarex.com
Languages: French, Spanish, Italian
Special interests: Web, internet, presentations, languages,
EU documentation
Experience: Eight years of proofing texts of a commercial and
marketing nature
Work undertaken: Business, commercial, web, finance
Examples: Mainly international clients and freelance translators
whose first language is not English
McNICHOLL,
Rachel - Editor, proofreader, rewriter, translator
13 Marlborough Road, Dublin 4
Tel: 01–6680043 • E-mail: rachel_mcn@fastmail.fmSpecial interests: Academic texts, biography, biology and environment, fiction, history, literary criticism, poetry, translation
Experience: Over ten years’ in-house editorial experience with books, periodicals and news copy; employers have included Blackstaff Press, the Royal Irish Academy and the German Press Agency
Work undertaken: All areas of editing (hard or digital copy), reader’s reports, proofreading, rewriting, translation (from German or Italian to English)Examples: The Yellow Nib: The Literary Journal of the Seamus Heaney Centre for Poetry, Vol. 2, Blackstaff Press 2006; Wilson and Berrow, A Guide to the Identification of the Whales and Dolphins of Ireland, Irish Whale and Dolphin Group 2006; Irish Human Rights Commission, 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
MAYES,
Elizabeth, MA, DipEd, MPhil - Editor, copy-editor, proofreader
2 Shielmartin Park, Sutton, Dublin 13
Tel: 01-8323760 • E-mail: mayese@gofree.indigo.ie
Languages: Working knowledge of French and German
Special interests: Arts/humanities, fine arts and architecture,
heritage subjects
Experience: Seven years as Assistant Editor, Irish Arts Review
; four years as Editor and Publications Officer, National Gallery
of Ireland; nine years freelancing
Work undertaken: All aspects of editing, copy-editing and proofreading,
on hard copy or Apple Mac; liaising with author, publisher,
designer and printer
Examples: Irish Arts Review , volumes 8-14, 1991-98; Figgis
and Rooney, Irish Paintings in the National Gallery of Ireland
, NGI 2000; Somerville-Large, 1854-2004: The Story of the National
Gallery of Ireland , NGI 2004
McKEE,
Alexandra, BA— Proofreader, copy-editor, writer
Word Works, 32 Mullaghbane Road, Greystone, Dungannon, Co. Tyrone
BT70 ISR, Northern Ireland
Tel: 048–8772 5628 • Fax: 048–8772 9262 •
E-mail: wordworks@fastmail.fm
Special interests: Fiction, illustrated books, knitting
Experience: Worked for six years in book publishing in New York
City (three years with Simon & Schuster, three years with
Stewart, Tabori & Chang)
Work undertaken: All areas of editing, including on-screen editing
(both Mac and PC); Americanisation of UK text for US market
Examples: Daniels, Ghost Dancing, Stewart, Tabori & Chang
1998; Biehn, Colors of Provence, Stewart, Tabori & Chang 1997;
Vitale, Leaves, Stewart, Tabori & Chang 1997
McKEEVER, Susan, BA (Hons)—Writer, copy-editor, proofreader, project manager
9 Emorville Avenue, Portobello, Dublin 8
Tel: 01–6570336 • Mobile: 086–8962479 • E-mail: susan.mckeever@yahoo.co.uk
Special interests: Natural history, history, natural living and health, food and cookery, general non-fiction for children and adults
Experience: More than 10 years’ experience as senior editor, writer, and producer on the staff of international publishers including Dorling Kindersley Publishing and Gaia Books in London and Scholastic Inc. in San Francisco. Freelance writing and editing of books, partworks, and digital media
Work undertaken: Editing, writing, proofreading, book development, picture research (all on PC and Mac)
Examples: Dorling Kindersley Science Encyclopedia, Dorling Kindersley 1993; Pocket Guide to Ancient Rome, Dorling Kindersley 1995 (author); Usborne’s Animated First Thousand Words CD-ROM, Scholastic Inc. 1996 (producer)
MOORE,
Joan, BA - Copy-editor, proofreader
45 Templemore Avenue, Rathgar, Dublin 6
Tel: 01-4975279 • Fax: 01-4975122 • E-mail: joan.moore@iol.ie
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
MURPHY,
Cleo, MA - Writer, editor
8 Coffeys Row, Kenmare, Co. Kerry
Tel: 064-42502 • Fax: 064-42502 • E-mail: cleomurphy@eircom.net
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
NOBLE,
Gabrielle - Copy-editor, project manager
'de Derls', Brannockstown, Co. Kildare
Tel: 045-483654 • Mobile: 087-6660746 •
E-mail: gabriellenoble@eircom.net
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
Work undertaken: Freelance copy-editing, project management
Examples: Severin, The Brendan Voyage , Gill & Macmillan
2005; McCook, Days of Thunder , Gill & Macmillan 2004; Kearns,
Dublin's Lost Heroines , Gill & Macmillan 2004
O'BRIEN,
Brendan - Editor, proofreader, writer
Lurganboy, Virginia, Co. Cavan
Tel: 049-8541041 • E-mail: proof@eircom.net •
Website: www.chirl.com
Special interests: All non-fiction, especially science, history,
psycology
Experience: Fifteen years' publishing experience; freelance
work in the past year for Brunner-Routledge, Environmental Protection
Agency, Irish Manuscripts Commission, Routledge, Texthelp Systems,
Ulster Historical Foundation and others
Examples: Johnston-Liik, History of the Irish Parliament (6
vols), Ulster Historical Foundation 2002; Ireland's Environment
2004 , EPA 2004; Jeydel, Political Women , Routledge 2004; Gilbert
(ed.), Compassion: Conceptualisations, Research and Use in Psychotherapy
, Brunner-Routledge 2005
O'CARROLL,
Eileen, BA - Copy-editor, proofreader
'Whitethorn', Cullinagh, Kilmeaden, Co. Waterford
Tel: 051-384786 • E-mail: eileenocarroll@eircom.net
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
O'DONOVAN,
Gráinne, BA - Editor, proofreader
23 Maypark, Dooradoyle, Limerick
Tel: 061-304524 • Mobile: 087-9427660 •
E-mail: Grainne.ODonovan@ul.ie
Special interests: All subjects considered
Experience: Seven years as senior editor and trainer with Thomson
NETg on-line learning; vast experience of editing printed matter;
creator of documentation style guides (editorial standards);
technical writing experience
Work undertaken: All areas of editing and proofreading: printed
matter, PowerPoint presentations, on-line learning; formatting
of material for appearance and consistency
Examples: Kelly, Universal Relativity 2004; Darmody and O'Donovan,
Physical Education at the Crossroads , PEAI 1995; MacFadden
and O'Donovan, Teachers and Insurance , PEAI 1993
O’DONNELL,
Liz, BA, PGDip—Copy-editor, proofreader, project manager
8 The Old Schoolhouse, Mount Saint Anne’s, Milltown,
Dublin 6
Tel: 01–4404299 • Mobile: 085–1400222 •
E-mail: liz@littleredpen.com • Website: 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 (Routledge),
five years as freelance copy-editor and proofreader. Clients
include: Routledge, New Holland, BBC, Continuum, National Maritime
Museum, Royal College of Art and University of Hertfordshire
Press
Work undertaken: From light copy-editing to substantive and
structural work (whether on-screen or hard copy, Mac or PC);
proofreading; complete project management, from delivery of
final manuscript to print-ready files
Examples: Bascomb, The Perfect Mile, HarperCollinsWillow 2004;
Simonton, The Routledge History of Women in Europe since 1700,
Routledge 2006; Quilley, Art for the Nation, National Maritime
Museum (forthcoming)
O'HANLON,
Brenda - Writer, editor, proofreader
11 Clonard Road, Sandyford, Dublin 16
Tel: 01-2952194 • Fax: 01-2952300 • Mobile: 087-2583292
•
E-mail: brenda@ohanlonmediaservices.com •
Website: www.ohanlonmediaservices.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;
15 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
O’NEILL,
Deirdre, MA— Editor, copy-editor, proofreader
13 Monastery Drive, Clondalkin, Dublin 22
Tel: 01–4591125 • Mobile: 086–3109430 •
E-mail: deirdreaoneill@eircom.net
Special interests: Biography, sport, memoirs, the arts, education,
fiction, poetry
Experience: Freelance editor since 2005; previously three years
as editor with TownHouse Dublin and one year with Wolfhound
Press
Work undertaken: Structural editing, copy-editing (on screen
and hard copy), proofreading, management of publishing projects
Experience: MacMonagle, Lifelines, TownHouse 2006; Cormican,
Camille Souter, Whyte’s Auctioneers 2006; Farrell &
Potts, Dessie: Tangled Up in Blue, TownHouse 2005; Domegan &
Fleming, Marketing Research in Ireland, Gill & Macmillan
2006; O’Toole, The Humours of Planxty, Hodder Headline
2006
O’ROURKE,
Con, MAgrSc, PhD, FIBiolI—Editor, copy-editor, proofreader,
rewriter
16C Park Lane, Sandymount, Dublin 4
Tel: 01–2697537 • Mobile: 086–8865464 •
E-mail: corourke7@eircom.net
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
O'SHEA,
Elizabeth, BA - Copy-editor
184 Stanaway Road, Crumlin, Dublin 12
Tel: 01-4563744 • E-mail: fine_writing@yahoo.com
Special interests: IT, health and alternative health, community-based
arts and popular music
Experience: Five years' experience as editor with The Bridge
arts and disability magazine and Ms.chief magazine; four years'
experience as a technical writer and editor in IT and e-learning;
member of the European Medical Writers Association
Work undertaken: All areas of editing
Examples: Ms.chief magazine; The Bridge magazine for the APIC
Centre; e-learning for numerous Irish e-learning companies
O'SHEA,
Julie, BA, BEd, MSc - Editor, proofreader, abstracter, project
manager
Crossford, Ardmore, Youghal, Co. Waterford
Tel: 024-94611 • Fax: 024-94612 • E-mail: julie@elcnet.ie
Special interests: Educational publishing (Primary and Secondary
School titles), history, English literature, alternative health
Experience: Abstract writer and Assistant Editor with H.W. Wilson
Company, Dublin, 1994-1996; Senior Editor with The Educational
Company of Ireland, Dublin, 1996-2004
Work undertaken: Editing (on-screen and hard copy), proofreading,
rewriting, abstracting, project management
Examples: IPA, Administration Yearbook & Diary 2005, 2006
; Edco, Primary School titles: Sunny Street, Streets Ahead (English
Language Programme), Maith Thú! (Irish Language Programme);
Edco, Secondary School titles: Myriad, Catchers, Fuinneamh,
Dánta agus Scéalta, New Voices in Transition,
Rhyme and Reason
POWER,
Winifred, MA - Editor, proofreader, rewriter, project manager
Mackeys' Bungalow, Kilgrovan, Clonea, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford
Tel: 058-48458 • Fax: 058-48458 • E-mail: powerediting@eircom.net
Languages: Working knowledge of French, German and Irish
Special interests: Distance-learning courses (traditional and
new media delivery), training manuals, social sciences, humanities,
business
Experience: Three years in-house with The Open University; nine
years freelance
Work undertaken: All areas of editing, from original copy to
sign-off; on-line editing, structural editing for different
media, including web. Overseeing freelancers, indexers, designers.
Receiving and delivering material by hard copy and e-mail. Fully
conversant with Windows and Apple; experience with Adobe Acrobat,
Freehand, PageMaker, etc.
Examples: Author: Training Guide for Editors , The Open University
(forthcoming). Editor: IPCIS, Postgraduate Certificate in Credit
Insurance and Surety ICPIS/East London Business School (forthcoming).
Editor: McLaughlin and Muncie, Crime, Order and Social Control
, Sage/The Open University 2003
ROBERTS,
Helen, BSc - Editor, proofreader
2 Dalton Park, Comber, Newtownards, Co. Down
Tel: 0044 (0)28-91878983 • E-mail: helen_roberts@dsl.pipex.com
Special interests: Scientific and educational publishing (from
primary through to college level)
Experience: In-house editor with Blackwell Science, Oxford (scientific
journals); senior editor (science) with Stanley Thornes, Cheltenham
(educational books for schools and colleges); freelance since
1993
Work undertaken: Copy-editing (including on-screen), proofreading
Examples: Russell, Primary Science for the Caribbean , Nelson
Thornes 2002; McDuell, Edexcel Modular Science Year 10 , Heinemann
2002; Donkor, Apronti, Amppiah, Ghana Primary Mathematics ,
Macmillan 2002; various journals for Blackwell Science (Oxford)
and Springer-Verlag (Heidelberg)
RYAN,
Emer - Editor, copy-editor, proofreader, typesetter,
project manager
The Edit Room, 7 St Gatien’s
Court, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14
Tel:
01–4934787 or 046–9059474 • Mobile: 087–2381792
• E-mail: emerryan@theeditroom.ie
Special interests: Biography, business, children’s books,
current affairs, education, fiction, history, poetry, reference,
self-help (illustrated and non-illustrated)
Experience: Fourteen years’ in-house experience with Glendale
Press, Mercier Press, Oak Tree Press and Wolfhound Press, including
three years as editorial manager with Wolfhound Press. Freelance
clients include: Gill & Macmillan, Edco, O’Brien Press,
Oak Tree Press, Currach Press, Blackstaff Press, A & A Farmar,
Brandon Books
Work undertaken: Project management, editing (substantive editing,
copy-editing and proofreading), typesetting, design
Examples: List available on request
SMITH,
Graham - Copywriter, copy-editor, proofreader
73 Biscayne, Malahide, Co. Dublin
Tel: 01–8451416 • Fax: 01–8451050 •
E-mail: smith@wordsmith.ie
Special interests: Corporate and commercial projects
Experience: 32 years’ experience in public relations consultancy
and editorial services, including writing, editing and proofreading
Work undertaken: All areas of editing and proofreading (on-screen
and hard copy)
Examples: Glanbia plc, Annual Report; Irish League of Credit
Unions, Annual Report; Warfield, The Ballads of Ireland, Print
Stations
TAYLOR,
Lucy - Editor, proofreader, writer
12 Glenmalure Park, South Circular Road, Rialto, Dublin 8
Tel: 01-4544573 • Mobile: 087-9155602 • E-mail:
lucytaylor@ireland.com
Special interests: Fiction, health and beauty, food and drink,
women's issues, fashion, arts and entertainment
Experience: Fifteen years' magazine experience in London and
Dublin, including Editor of Woman's Way magazine; now freelance
and specialising in editing supplements, feature writing and
book editing
Work undertaken: Editing supplements for magazines and newspapers,
from concept to finished product; feature writing; proofreading;
on-screen copy-editing (Mac). Has edited four novels for Poolbeg
Press
Examples: Editing of magazine supplements for Unislim and the
Irish Cancer Society/Boots, National Off Licence Association
of Ireland, Birds Eye, etc.; editor of EasyFood magazine (launched
in November 2003); Happily Ever After , Poolbeg 2004; The Windbreaker
Season , Poolbeg 2004; Barleycorn Blues , Poolbeg 2004
WALKER,
Antoinette, BA, MA, RGN - Editor, writer, copyeditor, subeditor,
proofreader
6 Victoria Village, Rathgar Avenue, Dublin 6
Tel/Fax: 01-4904524 • Mobile: 086-8520668 • Email:
amwalker@eircom.net
Special interests: Healthcare/medicine, education, literature,
philosophy, politics, business and finance
Experience: Ten years’ experience in editing, copyediting,
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 magazine
WILLIAMS,
Jonathan - Literary agent (representing some eighty writers),
editor, proofreader, publishing consultant
Rosney Mews, Upper Glenageary Road, Glenageary, Co. Dublin
Tel: 01-2803482 • Fax: 01-2803482
Experience: Thirty years' editorial experience in Ireland and
Canada, book editing, proofreading and evaluating manuscripts;
considerable experience as a publishing consultant; editorial
work for CERT, Cork University Press, Department of Education,
Department of the Taoiseach, Gill & Macmillan, Institute
of Bankers in Ireland, Institute of Public Administration, The
Lilliput Press, North Eastern Health Board, Office of the Revenue
Commissioners; teaches a course in the MPhil in Creative Writing
at Trinity College Dublin and in the MA in Literature and Publishing
at the National University of Ireland, Galway
YEATES,
Warren - DTP operator, editor, indexer
Bookworks Ltd., John's Terrace, Birr, Co. Offaly
Tel: 057 9121919 • Fax: 057 9121844 • E-mail: warren@bookworks.ie
Special interests: Educational, general non-fiction, aviation
Experience: Ten years in-house; freelance since 1995: work for
Airlife (UK), ASA Inc (USA), The Educational Company, EEC Publishing,
Éireann Publications, A & A Farmar, Gill & Macmillan
Work undertaken: DTP (Quark Xpress, FrameMaker, Acrobat, Freehand,
Illustrator, Photoshop), editing, indexing, proofreading, print
management
Examples: List of titles on request |
