Writing and Editing

I offer a range of writing and editing services from formal official correspondence to report writing, editing and proofing. No jargon, just simple clear English that fulfils its purpose.

Services

  • Initiating or responding to official correspondence in formal letters, emails and replies so that your message goes to the right person and gets across without error or confusion.
  • Report writing and editing for publications for various readerships.
  • Editing through careful review of written material prior to finalisation, including style, length, grammar, spelling, and punctuation etc.

Selected publications

"The House That Jack Built – Jack Mundey, Green Bans Hero."  NewSouth Publishing, 2016.  More about the book

"Decentralisation: could it help our fast-growing cities?" Report of research project sponsored by the Henry Halloran Trust, University of Sydney, 2019.

Awards

George Munster Award by the UTS Centre for Independent Journalism.

Freelance writing

The Sydney Review – 1991-97 regular columnist.
Sydney Morning Herald: Numerous commissioned freelance pieces on architecture, environmental topics.
Professional press:  Occasional contributions to Architectural Bulletin, Australian Planner.