Portfolio

Here is a selection of projects I’ve worked on since starting Fresh Look Editing. Each of these copyediting, proofreading, and writing titles represent my mission to collaborate with clients whose goals are to inform, inspire, educate, and empower. If you are interested in working with me on your next project, get in touch!


Fiction Copyediting

Butterfly Wings(opens in a new tab)

Butterfly Wings

Greystone Kids
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Children’s book that explores, and provides young readers and parents a framework to talk about, climate anxiety.


Cora's Kitchen(opens in a new tab)

Cora's Kitchen

Inanna Publications
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Award-winning historical fiction novel about an aspiring Black woman writer during the Harlem Renaissance.


Of Love and Libraries(opens in a new tab)

Of Love and Libraries

Bookmarten Press
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Second book of a queer contemporary romance series set in a small town featuring older protagonists.


The Walking School Bus(opens in a new tab)

The Walking School Bus

Greystone Kids
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Children’s picture book about siblings’ determination to get themselves and other children in their community to school safely.


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I Am a Courageous Cub

Greystone Kids
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Copyedited and proofread children’s picture book about using mindfulness to find courage and confidence.


I Hear You Mountains book cover(opens in a new tab)

I Hear You, Mountains

Greystone Kids
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Copyedited and proofread children’s picture book about a group of friends who are enchanted by the sounds of nature.


No 5 Bubblegum Street(opens in a new tab)

No. 5 Bubblegum Street

Greystone Kids
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Children’s picture book about an apartment building and its neighbours.



Non-fiction Copyediting

Canadian Modern(opens in a new tab)

Canadian Modern

Royal Ontario Museum
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Companion publication for the exhibition Canadian Modern, about Canada’s modern design and craft movement.


Cora's Kitchen(opens in a new tab)

Imagine a Garden: Stories of Courage Changing the World

Greystone Kids
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Children’s poetry collection based on real-life stories about people who made a difference against the backdrop of conflict.


Lawrencia's Last Parang(opens in a new tab)

Lawrencia's Last Parang

Inanna Publications
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Memoir that explores race, identity, and family as a Canadian-born Black woman of Caribbean ancestry.


Rise Up and Sing! Power, Protest, and Activism in Music(opens in a new tab)

Rise Up and Sing! Power, Protest, and Activism in Music

Greystone Kids
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Middle reader book about music and its impact on different areas of activism.


Canadian Modern(opens in a new tab)

Sporting Justice: The Chatham Coloured All-Stars and Black Baseball in Southwestern Ontario, 1915–1958

Wilfrid Laurier University Press
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Scholarly history book about the first Black baseball team to win an Ontario baseball championship. Winner: Canadian Historical Association Clio Prize (Ontario) 2024.



Business documents

Annual and project reports, newsletters, policy communications, and news releases for provincial non-governmental organizations and independent business.



Academic

Pre-submission articles for scientific journals.



Proofreading

Beyond the Food Court(opens in a new tab)

Beyond the Food Court: An Anthology of Literary Cuisines

Laberinto Press
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Creative non-fiction, anthology featuring essays about the intersection of food, heritage, politics, geography, language, and nostalgia.


Dan Auta(opens in a new tab)

Dan Auta

Greystone Kids
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Fiction, graphic novel based on an African folk tale about a young boy’s mischievousness and bravery.


The Ghost of You(opens in a new tab)

The Ghost of You

Laberinto Press
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Fiction, short story collection by Peruvian American Margarita Saona that explores post-anthropocentric themes.


Nature is an Artist(opens in a new tab)

Nature is an Artist

Greystone Kids
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Fiction, children’s book about nature inspiring creativity.


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And Then There Was Us

Tundra Books
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Fiction, young adult novel about a teenage girl examining her relationship and coming to terms with the death of her mother.


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Beyond the Park: An Anthology of Ecological Experiences

Laberinto Press
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Creative non-fiction, anthology featuring essays about olfactory experiences and how they connect to natural spaces.


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Bird is Dead

Greystone Kids
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Fiction, children’s book that explores death and grief, and helps kids understand their feelings of loss.


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Champ

Aldana Libros, Greystone Kids
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Fiction, children’s book about a boy who is determined to remain himself despite being different from his family



Annual Impact Report

Donor impact stories for US-based university publication.



Writing

Prairie Books NOW Fall Winter Issue 2023/24

Prairie Interlace: Weaving, Modernisms, and the Expanded Frame, 1960–2000

Prairie Books NOW
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Art book examines Prairie textile art as companion to touring exhibit: Links to past, underrepresented art show current creators they’re not alone (Fall/Winter 2023/24).


Leap Magazine Fall/Winter 2022-23(opens in a new tab)

Until Further Notice

Prairie Books NOW
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Edmonton professor's essays an introspective addition to pandemic time capsule: Amy Kaler aimed to collect moments of experience, not 'authoritative history' (Fall/Winter 2022/23).


Rare Merit(opens in a new tab)

Rare Merit

Prairie Books NOW
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Rare Merit brings the stories of Canadian women photographers to light: Colleen Skidmore combines photographers' stories with their work (Spring/Summer 2022).


The Community Connection(opens in a new tab)

The Community Connection

Leap Magazine
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Team Vermilion shares what inspires them to keep riding (Spring 2021, pg. 35).


20 in 2020(opens in a new tab)

20 in 2020

Leap Magazine
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Alberta's Cervical Cancer Screening Program celebrates two decades of early detection and prevention (Summer 2020, pg. 34); Community-based Support (Summer 2020, pg. 20).