Qualifications and experience:

Degrees:

• BA (U. of Melb., 1973: majors in English and philosophy)

• BA (U. of Syd., 2000: majors in psychology and ancient & medieval history)

• MA (U. of Melb., 1983: philosophy by research)

• Dip.Lang. (U. of Newcastle, 2018: six courses in Latin)

*Enrolled as a part-time PhD candidate in Classics, July 2018

Professional qualifications:

• IPEd accreditation, September 2016: on 26 June 2016, I passed the biennial IPEd accreditation exam based on the Australian Standards for Editing Practice 

• Dip. Editing & Publishing (Macleay, 2010)

• Dip. Ed. (Melbourne State College, 1974)

Experience:

• began Manifesto Editing, a freelance academic editing business, in January 2018

• coordinated the Skills Enhancement Program, a source of learning support for students and editing for academics, in the Faculty of Business and Law, University of Newcastle (2007-2017)

• assessed manuscripts of various kinds for aspiring authors (1999-2003) and HSC English Extension 2 students (2000-2007) while rearing children, pursuing further studies and managing my family's moves up and down the eastern coastline of Australia

• taught English at various Victorian secondary schools for 15 years (1975-1989), finishing with five years at Wesley College, Prahran

• PhD and master's theses

• research proposals

• academic journal articles

• conference papers

• formal documents such as grant applications

• examination papers

• business materials

• NSW Writers' Centre (July 2006-continuing)

• Editors NSW (July 2000-continuing)

• IPEd professional member (2016-continuing), Editors NSW branch

• Caroline Williams Prize in Classics 2016 (from the discipline of Ancient History and the Classical Languages, University of Newcastle)

• Ann Lowry Memorial Prize in Latin 2017 (discipline details as above)