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

Butterfly Wings

Greystone Books

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


Cora's Kitchen

Cora's Kitchen

Inanna Publications

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


Of Love and Libraries

Of Love and Libraries

Bookmarten Press

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


The Walking School Bus

The Walking School Bus

Greystone Books

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



Non-fiction Copyediting

Canadian Modern

Canadian Modern

Royal Ontario Museum

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


Cora's Kitchen

Imagine a Garden: Stories of Courage Changing the World

Greystone Books

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


Lawrencia's Last Parang

Lawrencia's Last Parang

Inanna Publications

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

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

Greystone Books

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


Canadian Modern

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

Wilfrid Laurier University Press

Scholarly history book about the first Black baseball team to win an Ontario baseball championship.



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

Beyond the Food Court

Laberinto Press

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


Dan Auta

Dan Auta

Greystone Books

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


The Ghost of You

The Ghost of You

Laberinto Press

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


Nature is an Artist

Nature is an Artist

Greystone Books

Fiction, children’s book about nature inspiring creativity.



Annual Impact Report

Donor impact stories for US-based university publication.



Writing

Leap Magazine Fall/Winter 2022-23

Until Further Notice

Prairie Books NOW

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

Rare Merit

Prairie Books NOW

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

The Community Connection

Leap Magazine

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


20 in 2020

20 in 2020

Leap Magazine

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).



Blogging

Monthly blog posts for Edmonton-based dental office.


Contact Me

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alicia@freshlookediting.ca



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