Editing After Academia

Craig Bateman

editors.ca/directory/cg-bateman-phd-law Craig has an LLB, LLM, and a PhD in law. His academic areas of interest are legal history, law and religion, and legal philosophy. He is happy to chat with anyone about his experience.
James J. Berg

jamesjberg.com James J. Berg has a Ph.D. in English literature and specializes in editing humanities and social sciences. His career in higher ed was focused on faculty development, and now he is a freelance editor working with book and dissertation writers. He also gives workshops on academic writing and the academic workplace. He would be…
Emma Calabrese

emmacalabrese.com Emma has a PhD in literary studies. She’s a freelance academic and nonfiction editor specializing in developmental and line editing. She is happy to discuss any aspect of her professional experience with prospective editors, but she will probably be the most helpful to folks who are interested in working directly with authors (as opposed…
Ryan Chastain-Gross

linkedin.com/in/ryanchastaingross Ryan has a PhD in medical sciences (immunology & microbiology). He is happy to chat with prospective editors who have questions about freelancing through packagers or agencies. He thinks that, while freelancing can be challenging, the income and flexibility make it much more appealing than any in-house or employee role!
Carla DeSantis

carladesantisediting.com Carla has a PhD in Medieval Latin language and literature. Based in Toronto, Canada, she specializes in editing in the humanities and social sciences, and further specializes in working with multilingual texts (especially English texts containing Latin, Ancient Greek, Spanish, or Italian content). She is also an indexer and translator. She’s most interested in…
Karen Dewart McEwen

kdmediting.com Karen has a PhD in information studies. She works almost entirely in the social sciences and humanities, so her advice is probably most useful to prospective editors thinking about working in those areas. She also provides writing support and coaching, and would be happy to chat with grad students and current academics interested in…
Cath Ennis

wordomics.com Cath has a PhD in genetics. Cath previously worked in-house in academic and biotech settings, but is now freelance. She’s most interested in chatting with anyone from a STEM background who’s interested in editing or writing careers. Cath’s Resources:
Amanda Goldrick-Jones

arroweditservices.ca Amanda has a PhD in communications and was formerly a lecturer and associate professor, specializing in academic and professional/business writing. She has also worked in writing centers, coaching and supporting grad students and faculty across disciplines. She’s happy to chat about editing a wide range of academic projects.
Murray Hay

maxafeaueditingservices.com Murray has a PhD in geography. He is most interested in chatting with folks who aim to work as freelance editors for STEM clients. He is also willing to discuss juggling being an editor and a primary family caregiver, i.e., dealing with commas and colds.
Letitia Henville

shortishard.com; writingwellishard.com; antihustle.ca Letitia has a PhD in poetry. She works with individual academics and universities, and edits journal articles, research grant applications, and promotion and tenure dossiers. She is especially interested in chatting with prospective freelancers, and she loves to chat about business practices, marketing, and aligning your work with your personal and political…
Rachel Hynson

rachelhynson.com Rachel has a PhD in Latin American History. She is both a coach and editor for academics. One of their business’s core messages is: finding belonging. As reflected by the name of the business, et al., they help more people find a seat at the table. And she seeks to reframe an outsider perspective as…
Jolanta N. Komornicka

closereadingie.com Jolanta has a PhD in medieval European history, and she was an assistant professor before moving into publishing. Co-President of the Indexing Society of Canada/Société canadienne d’indexation, Jolanta specializes in scholarly embedded and back-of-book indexing, copyediting, and proofreading in the humanities and social sciences. She’s open to chatting with academics at all stages of…
Rachel Kravetz

rachelkravetzediting.com Rachel has a PhD in English literature. After teaching literature and academic writing in full-time positions for six years, she now works with scholars in the humanities and social sciences as a developmental and line editor. She would be glad to speak with any prospective editors, especially about how teaching skills translate.
Ellen Kuwana

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ellenkuwana/ Ellen Kuwana has a MS in developmental neuroscience from the University of California San Francisco. She has more than 20 years of experience in basic, clinical, and translational research at large research institutes. She also was a communications specialist in bioethics for many years. She has expertise in writing and editing scientific journal manuscripts,…
Christina Larocco

christinalarocco.com Christina has a PhD in history. She is especially interested in chatting with folks who are interested in bridging gap between creative and academic writing.
Sheryl J. Lieb

sherylliebacademiceditor.com Sheryl has a PhD in Educational Studies and Cultural Studies. She is a freelance academic editor, writing consultant, and dissertation coach who provides comprehensive editing services—developmental, line editing, and copy editing—for proposals, dissertations, journal articles, and book chapters for researchers in the humanities and social sciences. She is especially interested in chatting with folks…
Erin K. Maher

erinkmaher.com Erin has a PhD in musicology. As a freelance copyeditor and line editor, she helps humanities scholars with the details of their writing, and she’s also an indexer. She is especially interested in chatting with neurodivergent or disabled prospective editors.
Tara McDonald

https://www.linkedin.com/in/tmcdona/ Tara has a PhD in English literature. She oversees the pre-award team at a research hospital where she supports scientists with grant development and strategic funding initiatives. She is happy to chat with anyone who is interested in research administration.
Michelle McRae

mcraeeditorial.com Michelle has a bachelor’s degree in biomedical science and a PhD in pathology (cancer gene therapy). Michelle did a postdoc in gene therapy targeting neurological diseases. She has also worked as a laboratory manager for biology and chemistry research laboratories. She is most interested in chatting with potential freelance editors.
Annie Moore

themagicword.ca Annie has a PhD in Comparative Literature. She specialized in contemporary poetry in English with an emphasis in critical and lyric theory. She is most interested in chatting with folks who are starting out as freelancers, academic editors, people interested in work-life balance, and those juggling other jobs or roles while freelancing.
Ronnie Morris

linkedin.com/in/ronnie-morris-62851998 Ronnie has a PhD in history. He currently works in-house at Brock University, specializing in editing funding applications in the social sciences and humanities. He has taken an extremely tortuous route to get where he is, and he is interested in chatting with others who may be negotiating a similarly circuitous path between editing…
Joanne Muzak

www.joannemuzak.com Joanne Muzak has a PhD in English (cultural studies). She works with individual academics at all career stages, university presses, academic journals, and university offices and faculties. She specializes in humanities and social sciences, with a focus on feminist, community-engaged, and public scholarship. She’s happy to talk with anyone who’s puzzling through how to…
Alexander Sallas

https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandersallas Alexander Sallas is the Senior Editor of the Literary Review of Canada and a PhD candidate in English and Writing Studies at Western University. He is most interested in chatting with current grad students looking to get into editing—or anyone else, really. He loves to talk.
Rachel F. Stapleton

rachelfstapleton.com Rachel F. Stapleton has a PhD in Comparative Literature (early modern women’s writing). Rachel works in-house as an acquisitions editor at the University of Regina Press, in Regina, Saskatchewan. U of R Press publishes well-researched scholarly books that are accessible and jargon-free, as well as trade books based in solid research; areas of focus…
Kate Vacek

yourphdcompass.com Kate has a PhD in English Composition & TESOL. She coaches doctoral students and faculty, primarily in social science disciplines. She would love to chat with people interested in coaching academic writers. Kate’s Resources:
Holly Vestad

hollyvestad.com Holly has an MA in English literature with a specialization in print culture. She left her PhD program before completing it to pursue a career in editing. She is especially interested in speaking with individuals considering how to transfer their academic experience, skills, and networks into the realm of editing and publishing.
James Warren

jameswarrenediting.com James has an MA in history and was ABD in his PhD history program before pursuing a career as an editor. The core of his freelance work is with academic journals (history; area studies; sport studies; music, performance, and ethnomusicology; cultural and literary studies), but he also enjoys developmental, stylistic, structural, and copy editing…
Katherine Wiley

goldenrodeditorial.com Katherine Wiley has a PhD in anthropology. Katherine held a lot of jobs (waitress, reporter, nonprofit program manager, conference coordinator) before getting her PhD. She then had a faculty position teaching anthropology, gender studies, global studies, and writing. After receiving tenure, she decided to leave teaching to become an academic editor. She primarily works…