Melissa Macaulay Email & Phone Number

Lincoln, On, Ca

Canada/Uk

I provide copy editing, proofreading, and substantive editing services to non-fiction authors, academic publishers, and researchers in the humanities and social sciences, broadly construed. Past projects include books, MA theses, PhD dissertations, journal articles, funding proposals, and cover letters. I have worked on a wide range of topics, including history, anthropology, art, organizational studies, philosophy, etc. I also have experience working with creative non-fiction, such as memoirs and self-help books.

Durham, United Kingdom

Processed new submissions to JMS, and liaised with enquirers, editors, authors, and reviewers. Oversaw the peer review process for hundreds of submissions, seeing them through from initial submission to acceptance, ensuring that all editorial deadlines were adhered to.

Toronto, Canada Area

Projects included a compilation of papers about press freedom in Canada and its relation to the Charter, a book-length manuscript about the use of hydro-electricity in Canada during World War II, a 900-page collection of letters illuminating the history of Mennonites in eighteenth-century Russia, a historical overview of Canada's participation in the 1936 Olympics in Nazi Germany, and an account of holocaust survivors who immigrated to Canada. I also edited other academic documents, such as journal submissions, research proposals, etc., from graduate students in a wide range of academic disciplines.

London, Canada Area

Successfully defended a thesis on a topic in metaphysics (February 2015), after five years of balancing multiple time-sensitive projects, such as conference presentations, journal submissions, and grant proposals. Read my thesis here: http://ir.lib.uwo.ca/etd/2701/

London, Canada Area

Ran weekly seminars, graded undergraduate assignments, and gave occasional lectures. Subjects taught include critical thinking, media ethics, business ethics, and introduction to philosophy.

London, Canada Area

Evaluated submissions from a wide range of academic fields; ranked them according to their originality, clarity, and overall suitability for publication.

Paris Area, France

Taught English grammar lessons (intermediate to advanced) to French adults via telephone.

Phd, Philosophy

Copy Editing For Books, Journals, And Reports

M.A., Philosophy

B.A. (Hons), English & Philosophy

Exchange, English & Philosophy