Alison Dowsett Email & Phone Number

I am a freelance writer and editor mainly occupied with copy editing and proofreading for businesses and ad agencies. I’m based in Edmonton and service clients nationally. I work on several federal government advertising campaigns in my role with as in-house editor (proofreader, fact checker) for a Toronto advertising agency. Some recent projects include a 260-page research report on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion for a federal government ministry; several RFP submissions; arts grants; copyediting academic prose. I also edit literary prose, write articles, and conduct manuscript evaluations on a freelance basis.My background is in arts, education, and hospitality. I have co-created theatre works, bartended for the Vancouver Jazz Festival, and mentored primary and secondary students in creative writing. I have sommelier training. I have two creative writing degrees. My current creative project is supported by a Canada Council project grant: a memoir in essays that explores the connection between land, family and history through a city's cemetery and its buried wetlands and streams. For more info, my full CV is posted below, along with some of my written and editorial work.