Editors' Association of Canada

Patti Ryan

Profile

Seventeen years of editing and writing experience. BA in English, MJ in journalism. I run Southside Communications Inc., an Ottawa-based editing and writing company that specializes in projects for corporations, non-profit organizations and all levels of government. Speeches, website content, newsletters, brochures, reports, textbooks, fact sheets, study guides, news releases, publicity materials, project management. Specialties include, but are not limited to, sustainable development and climate change; international development; multicultural policy and immigration; finance and investment; technology and innovation.. Full bio, client list and writing samples available at www.southsidecommunications.ca.

Southside Communications
www.southsidecommunications.ca

58 Southern Dr.
Ottawa, Ontario, K1S 0P6
Canada

Primary contact:613 730-6113
Secondary contact:613 730-6113
Fax:613 730-9709
Email:patti@southsidecommunications.ca
Editorial SkillsMedia/GenresSubjects
  • Rewriting
  • Plain language
  • Web adaptation
  • Copy editing
  • On-screen editing
  • Proofreading
  • Structural and substantive editing
  • Stylistic editing
  • Developmental or project editing
  • Writing
  • Booklets
  • Manuals and how-to books
  • Trade non-fiction
  • Business materials, general
  • Government materials, general
  • Advertising and marketing materials
  • Briefs, précis, and executive summaries
  • Brochures
  • Correspondence
  • In-house publications
  • Public relations materials
  • Reports, annual
  • Reports, other
  • E-materials, general
  • Blogs
  • Newsletters
  • Websites
  • Educational materials, general
  • Curriculum guidelines
  • Teachers' guides
  • Study guides
  • Speeches
  • Economy, politics, and law, general
  • Business
  • Economics
  • Finance and taxation
  • Law
  • Politics
  • Industry and technology, general
  • Culture
  • Aboriginal people
  • Travel and tourism
  • Developing countries
  • Health care

Working Languages

English; French

Other Interests

Sciences, general; Humanities, general; Lifestyles; Outdoor recreation; Social sciences; Africa; Asia; Developing countries; Health and medicine, general; Travel and tourism