EDITING, PROOFREADING AND WRITING SERVICES
PROFESSIONAL ACCREDITED EDITING
Accredited Editor (Institute of Professional Editors)
Certified Life Sciences Editor (Board of Editing in the Life Sciences)
workwisewords is a Canberra-based company providing accredited and certified editing, proofreading and writing services. Established in 2014, workwisewords works with academics and students in Australia and abroad; Commonwealth and State/Territory departments and agencies; a wide range of industry, business and not-for-profit organisations; fiction and non-fiction authors and Australian and international publishing houses.
workwisewords is a professional member of the Institute for Professional Editors, the Board of Editing in the Life Sciences, Editors NSW, the Canberra Society of Editors, the Plain Language Association International, and Clarity International.
Services
Thesis and academic editing
Professional academic editing for both private clients and publishing houses provided by a former postgraduate researcher, academic, and book reviewer for scholarly journals.
With over thirty years’ experience in writing, grading and editing research for publication, I have helped hundreds of authors from more than 60 university and publishers worldwide. Contact me to ask about professional support for theses and dissertations (standard, by publication, and exegesis + portfolio), journal articles, monographs and anthologies, conference papers and presentations, research and grant proposals and more. Read more
Government and corporate
High-quality, cost-effective professional editing and drafting services tailored to the needs of government, business and not-for-profits and NGOs.
Over more than twenty years working with the government and the private sectors, I have managed annual reports, drafted strategic and corporate plans, designed communications strategies, developed agency style guides and taught effective communication. Contact me for professional support – from planning and drafting to copyediting and layout – for publications that comply with style requirements, Plain English guidelines and accessibility standards. Read more
Authors and publishers
Comprehensive planning and editorial support for academic, nonfiction and fiction authors navigating the writing and publishing process with Australian and international publishers.
workwisewords helps authors – and publishers – to manage every stage of the writing process: from planning and outlining (including adapting research for book form) to drafting and development through to copyediting, proofreading and publication. Contact me for expert assistance with outlining, manuscript assessment, editing and proofreading or support with self-publishing. Read more
Choose workwisewords for...
Value
It is important to be sure your editor is accredited or certified – there is no value in paying for substandard work from an unqualified editor or a freelancer ‘overseen’ by a qualified editor. workwisewords provides clear upfront quotes at among the most competitive rates in Australia with upfront and deferred payment options for eligible clients.
Clear upfront costs based on word count
All work performed by an accredited and certified editor
Discount and deferred payment options for eligible clients
Quality
With industry accreditation, professional membership of editing bodies and extensive experience in the public and private sectors as well as academia, workwisewords provides comprehensive support for clients across all product types and subject areas.
Academic editing from a former academic, postgraduate researcher and scholarly book reviewer
Confidence
In choosing an accredited editor, clients can be confident that their editor has a proven record in professional editing practice and has formal recognition of their competence in applying the professional standards established in the Australian Standards for Editing Practice.
Professional member of IPED bound by Code of Ethics and industry standards
Confidentiality and security, with secure offline storage and options for password-protected file sharing