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Nora Adshade

Nora Adshade

As an LGBT+ editor and writer, I know the power of words. I help writers like you make your writing kinder for your readers, whether that means fixing grammatical errors that could trip up your reader, or ensuring all language is inclusive. I have a BA from Dal, majoring in English and Creative Writing with a minor in Classics. I am currently enrolled in SFU’s Certificate of Editing. I live in Halifax, use she/her pronouns, and am a bi ace member of the LGBT+ community.

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Georgia Atkin

Georgia Atkin

I am a writer and editor based out of Halifax. I have a background in creative writing and journalism, with a BA from the University of King’s College and additional editing training completed through Ryerson University. I have a deep fondness for the imaginative elements of poetry and genre fiction, but I also relish the learning opportunities present in nonfiction projects (history books, memoirs, articles and more). If you have a story to tell, I want to hear from you.

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Shelley Egan

Shelley Egan

I am from BC’s southern interior but lived in the United Arab Emirates for two years. I’ve been in Fredericton since 1999.

Before becoming a Hansard editor at New Brunswick’s Legislative Assembly, I taught English to speakers of other languages: international students and Francophone military personnel.

In 2016, I started my business. Since then, I’ve edited and proofread novels, blog posts, recipes, travel guides, magazine articles, and Hansard manuscripts.

I specialize in editing fiction.

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Christine Gordon Manley

Christine Gordon Manley

Christine’s unique ability is reading a piece of writing through various lenses in order to connect the writer’s message to what the reader needs to hear. Christine draws on empathy and heart to guide writers from start to finish.

Christine has been helping academics, researchers, educators, small business owners, and authors share their message with the world for 15+ years. A member of Editor Canada, PEI Writers’ Guild, and WANL, she specializes in structural editing for memoirs.

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Margo Grant

Margo Grant

I am a freelance copy editor and a proofreader of the Hansard when the Nova Scotia legislature is in session. In my down time I read, solve puzzles, do yoga, go on hikes, cycle, swim, make music (I play euphonium in two concert bands), and I’m an active community volunteer.

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Candida Hadley

Candida Hadley

I am an experienced academic/nonfiction editor specializing in works that engage critically with social and political issues, such as racism, anti-Black racism, colonialism, white supremacy, gender and sexuality, and poverty. I work on both academic texts and narrative nonfiction, including memoirs. Whatever you’re writing, I focus on helping you build strong, convincing arguments that are expressed clearly and passionately.

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Glenna Jenkins

Glenna Jenkins

I am an economist and academic editor with ten years’ experience assisting clients in preparing their manuscripts for publication as books or in journals or for submission to academic committees. These clients are mainly non-native English speakers who are researchers and/or university lecturers.

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Antoinette Karuna

Antoinette Karuna

I edit a variety of texts, from educational materials (most recently in Treaty Education) to government reports. I also create style guides. My areas of expertise include art, culture, business, and education. I earned a BA in Communication Studies from Concordia University and am currently undertaking an MFA at Memorial University. In addition to working as a writer, editor, and translator (FR & DE to EN), I teach filmmaking at St. Francis Xavier University and am a practicing visual artist.

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Kaitlin Littlechild

Kaitlin Littlechild

I am a member of Sweetgrass First Nation in Saskatchewan and currently reside in Oromocto, New Brunswick. I received my Master of Public Health from the University of Waterloo in 2011, a certificate in Addiction Studies from McMaster University in 2016 and a certificate in editing from Simon Fraser University in 2019. I also received a BSc(H) in biology from Queen’s University in 2007.

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Margaret MacQuarrie

Margaret MacQuarrie

I’m a writer and copy editor with over 30 years’ experience in government and corporate communications. I studied editing and proofreading at Ryerson, plain language at Simon Fraser, and hold an MFA in Creative Non-fiction from University of King’s College.

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Virginia McGowan

Virginia McGowan

I provide research, writing, and editing services to a global clientele. I help my clients produce written works that are coherent, clear, concise, and accurate: government and corporate reports, grant applications, white papers, books, chapters, articles, dissertations/theses, nonfiction books, proposals, application letters, and so on. Nonfiction only, please. We’re serious!

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Candida Hadley

Nigel Moses

My editing expertise arises from my long-time experience as a professional editor, university professor, medical research mentor and writing coach.

I have a BA in archaeology, a MA in social anthropology and a PhD in the sociology of education.

My peer-reviewed articles appear in several journals and can be found via academia.edu

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Sandy Newton

Sandy Newton

I’ve been providing editing and writing services to a broad range of clients in NL and beyond since the 1990s. Projects I’ve contributed to include museum exhibits, books, government reports, print promotions, advocacy materials, corporate communications, and web sites. My work was honoured with the Editors Canada’s Tom Fairley Award for Editorial Excellence (2012). Five additional books I’ve edited have won provincial or regional awards.

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Jocelyn Pletz

Jocelyn Pletz

I am a writer and editor with a background in human resource management, labour relations, and policy and program development and evaluation. I offer structural editing, stylistic (line) editing, copy editing, proofreading and plain language writing and editing. I can also assist in obtaining permissions as required.

My clients include public sector, non-profit, and private sector organizations as well as individuals.

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Jocelyne Thomas

Jocelyne Thomas

Books, reading, language, and culture have been my interests since I was a child. As a student I studied and trained in folklore, languages, history, and culture. As an editor, I have applied my knowledge and background to the task of enhancing communication through the medium of the printed word, whether on paper or on screen. Helping others to communicate their ideas, emotions, thoughts and actions effectively and precisely is my goal.

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Nicole Watkins-Campbell

Nicole Watkins-Campbell

I’m a freelance editor and plain language consultant and I train people to edit for plain language. This work can transform the relationship between an organization and its clients and stakeholders. Knowing reader and meeting their needs is key to successful writing. Effective communication is built on this knowledge.

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Steven Watt

Steven Watt

I’m an English-language editor and certified French–English translator with an academic background in history and years of experience in the community sector. Let me put my written language skills to work for you!

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