~ WL CREATIVE ~

Illustrated book publishing for museums + heritage
organisations, and related subject areas


PUBLISHING SERVICES
Drawing on my in-house/freelance experience and contacts, I offer the following:

• Commissioning/development
Creating new projects, I often work directly with artists, dealers and/or estates. I source authors, editors, designers, photographers etc. from a wide range of expert contacts. I also provide script development services for authors and publishers
• Editorial project management
Alongside editorial and design-related tasks, this often includes budget control, scheduling and team management 
• Copy-editing and proofreading
I work on-screen (and do hardcopy checks)
• Picture research
With an in-depth knowledge of many collections, I am very experienced in tracking permissions and negotiating fees

• Production project management
Having built up a strong editorial CV, I then became Head of Editorial and Production at Lund Humphries. This included hands-on production of fine art publications. Acquiring this new skill-set enabled me to offer freelance production services, e.g. hi-res proof correction and print buying. I have links with repro houses and printers in the UK, Europe and Asia. I have also managed limited edition volumes (e.g. slipcased edition with artist's monograph + limited edition print).
• Writing
Some projects require extensive rewriting (working closely with the author and keeping their voice). I'm also an author in my own right, with published work including magazine articles and three books.


GUIDE TO MY SKILLS

EDITORIAL

•    Copy-editing 
•    Structural editing / re-writing 
•    Proofreading
•    Close liaison with authors
•    Close liaison with curators + practitioners
•    Schedule + budget management
•    Picture research
•    Hands-on design management
•    Editorial project management
•    Bringing top creatives to the table
•    Obtaining / negotiating costings


WRITING

 •   Writing articles; conducting interviews to create new texts; writing books on arts subjects
•    Writing texts based on an expert's knowledge of the subject


 PRODUCTION

•    Close liaison with curators + practitioners
•    Schedule + budget management
•    Hands-on repro work (with repro houses)
•    Passing proofs on press
•    Production project management
•    Bringing top suppliers to the table
•    Obtaining / negotiating costings



 FULL CONSULTANCY

•    Steering from initial concept to final book
•    Editorial + Production services
•    Advice on ISBNs and Nielsen book data
•    Supplier recommendations for sales + distribution, marketing, warehousing

     EXPERIENCE
 

Full-time in-house
ROLES: Editing, editorial project management, production project management, staff management + training
COMPANIES: The Good Book Guide, Yale University Press, V&A Publications, Scala Publishing, Lund Humphries.
Short contracts/part-time
ROLES: In-house editorial or production project management
COMPANIES: DK, Quantum, Tate Publishing, Dan Giles Ltd., IWM Publishing, British Library Publishing, HENI Publishing, Vendome Press.

Freelance 
PUBLISHERS INCLUDE:
Yale University Press, Phaidon, Thames & Hudson, Laurence King, Artifice Press, Black Dog Press, Goliga Books, David & Charles, Paul Holberton, BBC Books, Constable & Robinson, Mitchell Beazley, Ebury.
CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS INCLUDE:
English Heritage, V&A, IWM, British Museum, Bodleian Library, National Portrait Gallery, Royal Collection, Pallant House Gallery, British Library, Thomas Williams Fine Art, National Maritime Museum, Kettle's Yard, Leighton House, Tate. 
Author of the following books:
• Ancient Egypt and the Afterlife (Scala)
• Picasso: Guernica (Scala)
• English Eccentric Interiors (WileyAcademy)

I'm also the author of magazine articles and interviews, on subjects ranging from art to aviation. I enjoy interviewing experts in their field, and writing representative and engaging copy about their work. 

       EDUCATION
       TRAINING

  • BA Hons History of Art (University of Manchester)
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Publishing (Watford College)
  • Editing in Word; Publishing Finance; Adobe Tools for Editors (Publishing Training Centre)
  • Editing Digital Content (CIEP)
  • Introduction to Photoshop (City Lit)
  • Assessing Digital Images + Understanding Colour (Imago Training)

      PROFESSIONAL 
      MEMBERSHIPS

Advanced Professional Member, Chartered Institute of Editing + Proofreading (CIEP)
About: CIEP sets and demonstrates editorial standards, and provides a support network for editorial professionals.
Website: www.ciep.uk

BookMachine
About: Social and supportive network for publishers of all levels, with webinars, training and events. 
Website: www.bookmachine.org

The Galley Club 
About: Speaker meetings and social events for those involved in production and printing. 

Women in Publishing 
About: Speaker meetings, training and events for all women in the industry. I served on the WiP committee for 3 years. In 2016 I was interviewed for the WiP oral history initiative at the British Library. 

   
     

    ACTING / VOICEOVER WORK   
    One reason for launching my freelance publishing career was to give myself the flexibility to train as an actor.
    I trained at LSDA (London School of Dramatic Art), and have become an experienced stage + screen actor, and
    voiceover artist. Every aspect of my working life is therefore about communication – making meaning clear,
    conveying ideas in accessible ways, reaching diverse audiences.


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