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Miranda Roccisano AE

Seaford Rise

Business: 08 7423 7482
Mobile: 0430 498 448
Email: mroccisano@adam.com.au

 

Miranda offers editing, writing and rewriting, proofreading and indexing services.
 
Miranda is an experienced editor of 17 years with a strong background in editing educational and academic materials, including assessment materials, textbooks and articles for submission to journals. She is familiar with a variety of publication styles including the Chicago Manual of Style, the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, the Style Manual of the Australian Federal Government and house styles. She also has many years of experience in copyright assessment and clearance.

Experience

In-house:

Editing conference papers, journal articles, books (academic, fiction, non-fiction), curriculum and assessment documents, educational materials aligned to a wide range of curricula, manuals.
Indexing books.
Writing and rewriting manuals, policy. Proofreading. Copyright management.
Flinders University, SACE Board of South Australia, University of South Australia, Seaview Press.

Freelance:

Editing novels, textbooks, Masters and PhD theses, articles for submission to journals, training manuals.
Clients have included NCVER, SACE Board of South Australia, future SACE Office, University of South Australia, TextWings, Australian Medicines Handbook, San Giorgio la Molara Community Centre, Seaview Press, ERA Publications, private individuals, business, government departments.

Qualifications

Accredited Editor (Australian Institute of Professional Editors), BA (hons psychology, University of Adelaide), Graduate Diploma in Library Studies (SAIT), Diploma of Arts (Professional Writing, TAFE SA), and a range of subjects towards the Advanced Diploma of Arts (Professional Writing), including editing subjects.

Special skills

Academic editing, copyright management, design for effective communication, desktop publishing, indexing, manuscript assessment, on-screen editing, referencing, report writing, research, writing and rewriting, word processing

Areas of expertise

Alternative therapies and philosophies, Australian studies, biography, children’s books, education and training, environment, fiction, gardening, government and administration, history, linguistics, literature, social sciences, travel

Computer software capability

 Windows: Database (Microsoft Access); Online (Moodle); Page layout (Adobe InDesign); Referencing (EndNote); Spreadsheets (Microsoft Excel); Word processing (Microsoft Word)