Editors & Illustrators
Terry Dance-Bennink
Editor
tmdance@shaw.ca
Terry
Dance-Bennink, M-Ed. is a freelance editor, personal historian and educator.
She specializes in non-fiction works, particularly memoirs, life stories and books with a spiritual or self-help theme.
As a former vice-president academic of an Ontario college, Terry has more than 30 years experience in adult education, writing and editing professional material. She has a master's degree in adult education from the University of Toronto and a diploma in spiritual direction. She's a member of the Professional Editors Association of Vancouver Island and the Association of Personal Historians.
Most recently, she's edited and produced a number of full-length life stories for clients through First Choice Books. She's also the editor of Stories United, Harvesting Elders' Wisdom published by First Metropolitan United Church which matched volunteer writers with elders to record their life stories. Terry is passionate about "saving lives . . . one story at a time."
Contact Terry via email, and let her know you're being referred by First Choice Books to qualify for promotional pricing.
Ann Westlake
Editor
Email: ann_westlake@telus.net
Web: www.wcediting.com
Ann Westlake and First Choice are proud to announce the first annual Editor's Picks Writing Contest 2010! See details below! First prize includes up to $500 free editing and 100 books!
Ann Westlake is an English major graduate of the University of Toronto. She has edited adult novels, children's books, biographies, fictions, non-fictions, and a published magazine. Ann is the acknowledged editor of fourteen published books. As a published writer, she has authored a collection of children's books, and a variety of business documents.
Ann loves working with New Authors, and has many new clients who have become repeat clients. There is additional information for New Authors on her web site, as well as information for writers in general about the editing process, and what to expect from an editor. She offers consultation to help authors navigate through the publishing process, as well as contact information for web site design, illustrators, photographers and layout design.
Ann is an English Assistance and ESL tutor, has taught editing skills for Delta Continuing Education, and has been a writing skills instructor for private organizations. Ann is currently in her 12th year under contract with Kwantlen Polytecnic University, Richmond, BC campus, working in the Adult Learning Center tutoring ESL students.
She is a member of the Editor's Association of Canada and co-founder of a writer's support group in North Delta, BC. Her passions include her husband and two sons, reading, flowers and genealogy. Writer's Cramp Editing Consultants was established in 1992, and is owned and operated by Ann Westlake as a home-based business.
EDITORS PICKS 2010 WRITING CONTEST!
Sharpen your pencil . . .Tighten your Plot Line . . .
Improve your Skills . . .
Accept the Challenge!
PRESS RELEASE
For immediate release
Writer’s Cramp Editing Consultants
“Are You Up To The Challenge?”
Delta, B.C. January 18, 2010.
Ann Westlake, owner of Writer’s Cramp Editing Consultants for the past 18 years, has decided to “Pay It Forward” after two very successful years of editing and helping writers and new authors get published. In this time of economic struggling, writing, publishing and selling a good book would answer many peoples’ prayers. Armed with a publisher, a web design company and a local newspaper as sponsors, Writer’s Cramp Editing has launched the 1st Annual “Editor’s Picks 2010” Writing Contest. It is the newest Lower Mainland writing contest, aimed at helping authors satisfy and fulfill their publishing dreams. Ann Westlake offers writers editing on all levels, as well as consultation to help relieve the stress of navigating and working in a new environment. The contest runs from January to December 2010, and those who use Writer’s Cramp Editing Consultants as their editor, and First Choice Self Publishing as their publisher, could win.
1st Prize: up to $500 free editing, and 100 books published free.
Genres included:Children’s Books / Young Readers
Fiction – Drama / Romance / Historical fiction – fantasy / Science Fiction
Non Fiction – Personal Memoires / Personal Growth / Self Help
Certain conditions apply.
Consultation fees are not included.
See the web site below for details.
Contact information:
Ann Westlake, Writer’s Cramp Editing Consultants
Telephone: 604-946-3807
Fax: 604-946-3897
Email: ann_westlake@telus.net
Web address: www.wcediting.com
Mrs. Ann Westlake, B.A.
Writer’s Cramp Editing Consultants
4435 – 64th Street,
Delta, BC V4K 3M2
Reed Kirkpatrick
Editor
reed@fit2print.ca
A member of the Editors' Association of Canada, Reed has provided the highest quality environmental research, writing and editing services to a variety of clients including the BC Government, Envirotechneering, Environment Canada, the James Bay Beacon, African Community Project, and Cool Aid Society. He is also the editor of two recently released First Choice Books publications: Sudden Cold and The Long Way Home.
Sudden Cold is an investigation into an intriguing climate interval that occurred after the most recent ice age. The climate, which had been warming dramatically, suddenly cooled to an interval of near-glacial cold. Known as the Younger Dryas, this period lasted for well over 1,000 years. The most widely held theory favours that the Younger Dryas was caused by the slowing or cessation of the North Atlantic ocean circulation. However, it is becoming evident that this hypothesis fails to explain many features of the Younger Dryas. Climatologist and author Rod Chilton examines the many shortcomings of the ocean circulation hypothesis, and in its place presents an exciting alternative explanation. For this project, Reed provided substantive editing, indexing, fact checking, and supporting research.
Most recently, Reed was responsible for editing, book layout, cover design, and scanning for The Long Way Home, author Les MacNeill's second book describing his gripping sailing adventure from Victoria BC, to New Zealand."
He is also the author of numerous climate change research papers for Environment Canada, co-author of a research paper published by the Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, and many blogs, fact sheets, proposals, and short articles.
Longfeather
Book Design is a father and son freelance design and photography studio with many
years experience in book design and production. With merit awards from Rounce and
Coffin Club, Bookbuilders West and the Cowboy Hall of Fame, their design work has
attained much industry recognition.
Check out their website http://www.longfeatherbookdesign.com, and let them know you're being referred by First Choice Books to qualify for promotional pricing.
Patricia Kot
Editor
Patricia Kot, owner of Kot Copyediting & Proofreading, has been completing editing projects for the past seven years for a variety of notable publishers throughout the world. She is experienced with both general and specialized publications and has completed work in the full gamut of subjects, from fiction and technical documents, to autobiographies and academic essays.
She has a Bachelor of Arts Honours degree in History and English as well as a Graduate degree in Education. Patricia is also a world traveller that loves adventure! Manuscripts on the aforementioned topics are her specialty; however, she is conversant in a broad range of fields.
Patricia’s schedule is quite flexible, enabling her to accommodate projects with very little notice and can complete them quickly if required. Patricia is proud to say she has never missed a deadline!
If you would like to utilise Patricia’s meticulous skills please contact her at the following address:
Patricia Kot
Kot Copyediting & Proofreading
272 Greenlawn Avenue
Peterborough, Ontario, K9H 5K8
Telephone: (705) 536-1128
Email: pkot@live.com
Website: http://kotcopyeditingandproofreading.webs.com/index.htm
Kimberly McKay-Fleming
Illustrator & Graphic Designer
kmckayfleming@gmail.com
Kimberly McKay-Fleming is a professional illustrator/graphic designer. She has illustrated 3 children’s picture books: Granny’s Giant Bannock (2008, Pemmican Publications), A Journey Through the Circle of Life (2007, Pemmican Publications), and Michael and the Purple Cows (2008, Lulu.com). She also does extensive work in the greeting card industry, having worked for companies such as Image Craft, Inc., Lawson Falle, Quadriga Art, Inc., Carriage House Printers and A-Line Atlantic.
http://www.mckayflemingstudios.com/
Izabela Ciesinska
Children’s Illustrator
izabelaciesinska@hotmail.com
Phone : (905) 607 8964
Website: www.childrensillustrations.ca
Hutzler Press
Web design & print
mark@hutzlerpress.co
Phone : (250) 619 8496
Website: www.hutzlerpress.com
Bonita Forsyth
Children’s Illustrator
publishing@huckleberryhollow.com
Phone : (250) 396 7744
Website: www.huckleberryhollow.com
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