I offer editing and proofreading services on a freelance/contract basis.

I am a skilled copy editor with nine years of experience proofreading the following:

• daily newspapers

• encyclopedic articles

• texts by non-native English speakers

• book manuscripts

• weekly and monthly print publications

• reported articles

• op/eds and columns

• academic texts

• e-commerce copy and content, including e-books

My experience comes from time spent…

• Proofreading manuscripts for a publishing house

• As an editor at Jewish digital media nonprofit

• Editing English cover letters, resumes and academic texts by non-native speakers

• Translating news briefs from Hebrew to English

• As a copy editor at a daily print newspaper

• As a staff writer at a nonprofit’s newsmagazine

Proficiencies:

• AP Style

• Chicago Style

• Developing in-house style guides

• WeVerify and InVid digital verification tools

Professional Training:

• ACES member (2024-present)

• AFP Digital Investigation Techniques (Nov. 2024)

• Poynter courses (2022-2024)

  • Journalism and Trauma

  • How Any Journalist Can Earn Trust

  • A Reporter’s Guide To Getting It Right

  • Covering Political Extremism in the Public Square

Here are some projects I’ve proofread:

The Auschwitz Protocols, for Wicked Son Press

Surviving Dresden: A Novel About Life, Death, and Redemption, for Permuted Press

Jewish Foods From Around the World, for The Nosher and Hey Alma

120 Jewish Books for Every Age, for My Jewish Learning

The Jewish Vegan Cookbook, for The Nosher

The Letters Project: A Daughter’s Journey, for Post Hill Press

To view more editing samples or to inquire about editing services, please contact me directly at abbyseitzwrites@gmail.com.