Check out a selection of my recent editing projects:
Substantive editing
Aether and Ego (forthcoming, 2026, Inanna Publications) by Joanne Merriam. Aether and Ego is a steampunk retelling of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, with the addition of space travel, dogs, and accidental death.
Chimeras (2026, Inanna Publications) by Tegan Zimmerman. In her debut poetry book, Tegan Zimmerman recuperates and (re)conceives the mythical figure of the chimera to explore maternity, monstrosity, labour, and reproduction.
The Rising of the Moon Clann (2025) by Cal Macseoin. A fantasy adventure with Celtic mythological elements: young halfling warrior Kailrey is thrown into an epic quest to protect the Moon Clann and uncover truths about their history.
Alice and Antius (2021, Penrose Press) by Kit Ingram and Brianna Tosswill. A narrative poem following the lives of two lovers – a scientist and a poet – through a climate apocalypse. Survivors of a lost time, they enter a labyrinth filled with the haze of nostalgia, loss, meaning and hope. Named an editor’s pick in Publishers Weekly.
Copy & stylistic editing
Healthy Populations Journal (2021–Present, Healthy Populations Institute, Dalhousie University). A multi-faculty, student led, open access, peer-reviewed journal with a mission to identify and disseminate research to improve population health and health equity globally.
Fantasy Tales (2025) by Corinne Lewandowski. From a modern LGBTI twist on Cinderella to urban fantasy, magic realism, and fairy tales, plus a steamy shifter paranormal, this collection has a little bit of this and whole lot of that for fantasy fans!
Oak Island’s First Visitors: Irish Monks, Vikings and Templars (2024, Formac Publishing) by Doug Symons. This illustrated book draws on newly discovered artifacts found on Oak Island that prove a European presence on Oak Island hundreds of years earlier than previously thought.
Ocean’s Lure (2021, Somewhat Grumpy Press) by Tim Covell. A contemporary romance novel. Marianna Berksen’s campground is struggling to survive, and the end-of-season arrival of any customer is welcome. When an attractive businessman shows up for a few days of rest and relaxation, Marianna appreciates the distraction… but secrets old and new soon have them fighting their growing attraction.
Open Heart Forgery 10th Anniversary Anthology (2020). A collection of works by 93 poets from the Nova Scotian poetry journal Open Heart Forgery, featuring a special foreword from former Parliamentary Poet Laureate George Elliott Clarke.
Proofreading
Edible East Coast Mushrooms: A Guide to Atlantic Canada’s Common Edible Mushrooms (2024, Formac Publishing) by Jeffrey C. Domm and Ben Kendrick. A guide from best-selling illustrator Jeffrey Domm and writer Ben Kendrick to help readers identify 30 edible mushrooms found on Canada’s East Coast.
Georgia Atkin 