EDITING

I worked in the independent-publishing sector for over a decade, specialising in print periodicals and nonfiction books.

​I project-managed titles from the pitch or manuscript stage, through editing and design, to the printed product, and coordinated teams of authors, other editors and designers, along with liaising with printers, publicists, distributors and the media.

Having now experienced both book and periodical publishing, I’ve decided to move into publishing-adjacent and production roles in festival and community contexts.

Examples of past work

Metro #203

Archer #12

Screen Education #96

Voiceworks #94

Award Winning Australian Writing 2013

Michael O'Connell: The Lost Modernist (Harriet Edquist)

Kerb #20

Fragmented #2

Sweet Greek (Kathy Tsaples)

A Universe of One's Own (Antonia Hayes)

Circus: The Australian Story (Mark St Leon)

Darebin Parklands: Escaping the Claws of the Machine (Sarah Mirams)

Current roles

• Publications and content manager, Melbourne International Film Festival (from 2020)
• Consulting editor (2017–2020) then publication editor (from 2020), Liminal magazine
• Specialist projects producer, Arts Access Victoria (from 2020)
  

Previous roles

• Editor, Metro magazine (2013–2020)
• Editor-in-chief, Archer magazine (2017–2019)
• Subeditor, Screen Education​ magazine (2013–2020)
• Editorial assistant (2009) then in-house editor (2010–2013), Melbourne Books 
• Editor, Award Winning Australian Writing (2009–2013)
• Contract editor, RMIT University, including Kerb journal (2010–2013)
• Nonfiction editor (2008–2012) then deputy editor (2012–2013), Voiceworks magazine
• Contract editor, Fragmented magazine (2011–2012)
• Editorial committee member, Writers Victoria (2013–2016)

​Image: 'Managing a Publication', NEWS 2020 (photo by Connor Tomas O’Brien)​