Editor–linguist, freelance, with over 25 years experience editing and writing in academia, public affairs, and development. Multilingual (English, French, and Russian), with knowledge of Latin, Greek, German, Spanish, Japanese, Persian, Italian, Dutch. Preferred subjects: humanities, political science, international development, health, medicine, women’s studies, musicology. Broad experience with books and articles written by non-native speakers/writers of English. Knowledge of varied communication and house styles, including formal academic, concise journalism, the Web, business correspondence. Praised by clients for meticulous work, talent for taming verbosity, improving style, readability, and conciseness, while preserving author’s voice and intent.