413-374-1615 (cell)
jennifer@jenniferacker.com

website: www.jenniferacker.com

Amherst College, BA

Summary
(recent/current work)

Assistant Managing Editor, Alfred A. Knopf
Associate Editor, “Greenwood Encyclopedia of Latin Music” (2009)
Project Editor, “Collins Q&A: Latino Culture” (2007)

Areas of specific interest and expertise

Latin American and Latino culture; creative writing; literature; philosophy; art history

Coaching, developmental editing, light editing, heaving editing, copyediting, proofreading

Initial consult by phone or email, whatever is convenient

$35 per hour

413-534-0292
iambe@rcn.com

15-plus years editing academic and scholarly manuscripts--books, articles, edited collections, and journal issues.

Areas of specific interest and expertise

Classical and medieval literature, philosophy, and history; English and American literature; literary criticism and theory

Services offered

Copy-editing: punctuation, grammar, spelling, readability, consistency, conformance to publisher's guidelines

Line-editing: clarity and concision, prose style, structure of arguments, flow

Developmental editing: organization and structure; how the material can best be presented to your audience; making a manuscript longer or shorter; turning a dissertation into a publishable book

Proofreading: for books and articles in the final stage of production, including works that will be set directly from the author's files

Contact me by e-mail to discuss your project, and send a sample chapter, article section, or outline if available. Most routine editing is done by e-mailing files; edits are tracked or highlighted for review. Developmental editing or consulting on the dissertation-to-book process usually involves at least one meeting or phone conversation. For manuscripts that have been accepted and are being prepared for publication, I will work with the publisher's production editor.

$25-40, depending on the level of editing needed. Proofreading and mechanical editing are billed by the page, generally $3-5.

413-210-1670
chip.brantley@gmail.com

Vanderbilt University, BA, Philosophy and French
Johns Hopkins University, MA, Nonfiction Writing

Summary
(recent/current work)

10+ years as a writer for journals, newspapers, magazines, and websites and as an independent editor of manuscripts, books, dissertations, and articles.

Author of The Perfect Fruit, a nonfiction book about the history of the pluot (Bloomsbury, 2009).

3 years of experience teaching undergraduate writing courses.

Areas of specific interest and expertise

My areas of interest include food science, horticulture, plant/soil sciences, environmental sciences, environmental design, architecture/design, French studies, philosophy, literature, journalism, computer science and design.

All levels of coaching and editing: light proofreading to heavy editing.

Contact me by email and we’ll set up a time to meet to discuss your project.

$40 per hour

617-718-7189 or
617-276-2231

www.claudiacastaneda.com

PhD, History of Consciousness, UC Santa Cruz

10+ years of teaching at undergraduate and graduate level

Freelance editing and coaching with academics and grad students

Translation from Spanish to English.

Summary
(recent/current work)

I provide assistance with writing “..from the glimmer of an idea to the final draft.”

Tailored to your specific needs. I am especially adept at: synthesis, theory, and identifying key points and arguments that may be incipient or buried in your draft or ideas.

Areas of specific interest and expertise

I am particularly skilled in interdisciplinary and theoretical work, and have a special interest working with traditionally underrepresented groups and topics. Areas include but not limited to: Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Science and Technology Studies, Post-colonial Studies, Cultural Studies.

Hands-on editing tailored to your needs – light or heavy

Reviewing and providing extensive comments on drafts/manuscripts, including responding to referee reports

Writing coaching

Proofreading and copyediting

Grammar/syntax checking for non-native speakers/writers

Translation: Spanish and French to English

I tailor my work process to the needs of the individual, listening carefully and also offering suggestions as needed. My aim is to provide the resources that work best for you. Please email or phone me with your request and I will respond with a suggested plan.

$35-75 per hour, negotiable and depending on type of service.

413-253-0565
gailflei@verizon.net

BA, MA Philosophy, PhD Philosophy of Biology

Summary
(recent/current work)

As volume editor: special debate issue [Int J Gen Syst], collected conference presentations in origins of life [NATO ASI Series, Kluwer Academic Publishers], collected historic papers in origins of life [trade book, Jones & Bartlett Publishers].

I have 15-plus years editing academic and scholarly manuscripts (book chapters & journal articles) in electronic and hard-copy forms.

I have 13-plus years editing, formatting, and conforming text for NIH grant applications and their subcontracts.

Areas of specific interest and expertise

My specific areas of interest are in epidemiology, history and philosophy of science, psychology and psychiatry, trauma, biological sciences, and music history.

Mechanical (copy) editing — spelling, hyphenation, punctuation, capitalization, grammar, correct word use and verb tenses, accuracy of referents, conformance to required style or publisher's guidelines.

Substantive (developmental or line) editing — overall organization and structure, internal consistency, sentence structure, clarity and conciseness, smoothness of flow, consistency of style.

Proofreading — of print-outs for work to be set directly from the author's files, of galley proofs for books and articles in the final stage of production.

Bibliographic compilation — accurate, complete, and consistently formatted bibliographic citations with reconciliation of text references and literature cited.

Pamphlet formatting — conversion of Word.doc to .pdf file in paginated landscape format for direct printing of page sheets to compile in (folded/stapled) multi-paged pamphlet.

Forms development — creation of electronic forms either from hardcopy documents or de novo.

Contact me by email to describe your project, attaching an outline and sample (chapter or section) as a Word.doc. Routine copy editing can be done via email with track changes for your review. Developmental editing that involves substantial re-ordering of material will entail my writing a report of problems and most likely require a meeting or phone conversation for resolution. For manuscripts accepted and in preparation for publication, I will work directly with the publisher's production editor as well as ‘reporting in’ to you.

$35-$40 per hour, depending on the level of editing or the complexity of formatting required; proofreading is $3-$5 per page, depending on the density of text.

P.O. Box 4406
San Luis Obispo, CA 93403

rfountain@thiswideworld.com

website: http://greenoffice.info/GreenOfficeEditing.html

BFA; MS

Summary
(recent/current work)

I've been editing a wide range of documents for over 5 years - from syllabi and cover letters to journal articles and books. My services have ranged from proofreading printers' galleys to developmental editing. Most of the work has been electronic, for some I've marked hard copy. I've worked on several projects for people who had English as a second language.

Areas of specific interest and expertise

Education, computer science, social sciences, art history, liberal arts, architecture and design

Copyediting, proofreading, light and heavy editing, editing graphics and web pages

I am located in California but work with my clients via telephone and email.

$35 per hour

440-247-4098
carin2@ix.netcom.com

Miami University (Ohio), B.A., English
University of Michigan, ABD, anthropology & history

Summary
(recent/current work)

More than 20 years writing and editing, from developmental and structural/substantive editing to streamlining the MS or light copyediting. Generous guidance for scholars whose first language is not English. Recently:

- Structural/substantive edit, Anupama Rao, The Caste Question (UC Press, 2009)

- Developmental work-- book MS, exhibition text, related articles, Mina Marefat AIA, Paradise Lost: Frank Lloyd Wright in Modernist Baghdad (working title)

- Copy edit, Interventions 10:1, 2008

- Substantive/detailed copy edit, Alioune Sou, 'Political intuition: two African autobiographies of childhood.

Areas of specific interest and expertise

Social sciences, humanities, arts; history (Western & non-Western), social theory, ethnology/ethnography, historical anthropology, literary criticism, media studies, philosophy, law

A writer's sensibility with an editor's attention to detail for: monographs, dissertation-to-book projects, book proposal development, journal articles, edited volumes

Dialogic: An initial look at the work and a talk by phone; then correspondence/conversation at the level we need to get it right

Rates

$30-45 per hour, depending on level of editing

I’m located in Ohio, but work with many of my clients by email and/or phone. I currently have one UMass Amherst faculty client, and I look forward to working with others.

413-367-2385
413-695-0350 (cell)

f.martinez.nocito@alumni.tufts.edu

Tufts University, MS, Food Policy and Applied Nutrition

University of Massachusetts, BS, Nutrition; BA, Anthropology

Culinary Institute of America, AOS Culinary Arts

Summary
(recent/current work)

Over 10 years of editorial, writing and research experience including peer reviewed journal articles, international reports, dissertations, corporate statements, press releases, policy statements, and educational CD-ROMs. Guest Editor for journal supplements to the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition and Public Health Nutrition. Liaised with Publishing Companies, authors and manuscript referees. Positions held at universities; international organizations such as the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the World Health Organization; and non-profits.

Areas of specific interest and expertise

Areas of interest and expertise include nutrition, public health, food science, food policy, kinesiology, biology, anthropology, sociology, psychology.

Editing of manuscripts for grammatical, structural, style, formatting (according to specific journal submission instructions/policies, when warranted), technical mistakes, and reconciliation of bibliographic citations.

Copyediting and proofreading at all stages of writing.

Review and correction of proofs for publication.

Well-versed in Adobe Acrobat and InDesign programs.

Contact me by phone (preferred) or email for initial assessment of project.

Rates

Rates are $35- $45 per hour, dependent on the level of editing required.

413-636-5088
lesleyyalen@gmail.com

website: http://www.openquote.wordpress.com/

Brown University, BA
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MFA in Creative Writing

Summary
(recent/current work)

Co-editor of "The Text-Wrestling Book," a textbook for college-level composition classes, Kendall/Hunt, 2005.

Substantive & structural edits, as well as copyedits, for forthcoming anthology, "Acting Together on the World Stage: Performance and the Creative Conflict Transformation."

7+ years as Writer/Editor with Brandeis University's Slifka Program in Intercommunal Coexistence, producing academic articles, grant proposals, syllabi, and website and publicity text.

5+ years teaching composition and creative writing at UMass Amherst.

Former Director of Juniper Institute for Young Writers at UMass Amherst

Extensive experience with E.S.L. writers.

Areas of specific interest and expertise

Humanities and social sciences; literature; international relations and social policy; Middle East studies.

All levels of coaching and editing; brainstorming and planning; light editing; heaving editing; excellent copyediting & proofreading.

Call or email me and let me know your needs. We will establish a process that works for you.

Rates

$35 per hour