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Amy Haagsma, BCom
Awards
- President's Award (2018)
Editors Canada Volunteer Participation
- Annual General Meeting (2016)
- British Columbia Branch (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017)
- Conference (2016)
Profile
I offer a full range of editorial services, from copy editing and proofreading to indexing and graphic design. I specialize in technical and business communication, though I work across many different industries and for a broad range of clients. My background includes education and experience in editing, writing, graphic design, marketing, and engineering.
My goal is to make each document or manuscript I work on the best it can be, while respecting and maintaining the author’s voice and style. I am often commended for my ability to focus on the details while also seeing the bigger picture.
I am familiar with the Chicago Manual of Style, the Canadian Press Stylebook, Scientific Style and Format, and the AMA Manual of Style, but I am also able to follow your preferred style guide or house style. I am well versed in APA, MLA, and Chicago referencing styles but can also work to different styles per journal or other specifications. I work in Canadian English, American English, and British English, including localizing content for different geographic markets.
Services
- Copy editing
- Proofreading
- Indexing
- Publishing support
- Graphic design and layout
- E-book formatting
- Website design, consulting, and SEO
- Social media management
- Blog writing
Education
- AMWA Essential Skills certificate (in progress; American Medical Writers Association)
- ASI Training in Indexing course (in progress; American Society for Indexing)
- Business Communication and Professional Writing certificate (Simon Fraser University)
- Editing certificate (Simon Fraser University)
- Diploma of Technology, Civil Engineering (British Columbia Institute of Technology)
- Graphic communications courses (Northern Alberta Institute of Technology)
- Bachelor of Commerce, Marketing (University of Alberta)
Editors Canada volunteer involvement
- Webmaster for Editors British Columbia (2017–present)
- Graphic designer for Editors Canada’s 2017 annual report (2018)
- Professional development co-chair for Editors British Columbia (2017–2018)
- Graphic designer for Active Voice/Voix active, Editors Canada’s national magazine (2017)
- Publications chair for Editors British Columbia and managing editor of West Coast Editor blog (2014–2017)
- Communications and social media committee member for Editors British Columbia (2013–2016)
- Conference co-chair (2016)
Editors Canada certifications and awards
- Certified Copy Editor (2018)
- Certified Proofreader (2017)
- President’s Award for Volunteer Service (2017)
- Volunteer of the Month (June 2015)
Editorial Skills
- Canadianization
- Copy editing
- Desktop publishing
- Layout and design
- On-screen editing
- Online editing
- Plain language
- Proofreading
- Referencing
- Research and fact-checking
- Rewriting
- Structural and substantive editing
- Stylistic editing
- Writing
Media/Genres
- Academic materials, general
- Academic papers and essays
- Advertising and marketing materials
- Bibliographies
- Blogs
- Booklets
- Books, general
- Books, self-published
- Briefs, précis, and executive summaries
- Brochures
- Business materials, general
- Conference materials
- Correspondence
- E-books
- E-materials, general
- Graphical materials
- Guidebooks
- In-house publications
- Indexes
- Multimedia
- Newsletters
- Periodicals, general
- Pictures and illustrations
- Proposals and evaluations
- Public relations materials
- Reference materials, general
- Reports, annual
- Reports, other
- Résumés and CVs
- Trade non-fiction
- Websites
Subjects
- Biography
- Business
- Communications
- Construction and real estate
- Ecology and environment
- Energy, mines and natural resources
- Engineering
- Family
- Health
- Health and medicine, general
- Health care
- Law
- Life sciences
- Medicine
- Physical and chemical sciences
- Sciences, general