About
Anne Reilly is an accomplished freelance communications professional adept at developing and editing non-fiction for a variety of audiences. She has 30+ years' experience in the publishing industry. Anne edited Australia's highest selling political autobiography, Lazarus Rising by John Howard (HarperCollins ), My Story by Julia Gillard (Penguin Random House), A Bigger Picture by Malcolm Turnbull (Hardie Grant), An Unlikely Prisoner by Sean Turnell (Penguin Random House) and Inside Out by Kathleen Folbigg and Tracy Chapman (Penguin Random House).
As well as editing works of non-fiction, Anne coaches authors working on complex writing projects and is available for ghostwriting projects. She has a strong track record with life stories.
Prior to becoming an editor, she was a secondary school English teacher and also taught English as a Foreign Language in Spain and Britain.
Experience & qualifications
In-house history: Butterworths (legal), Scholastic Australia (educational), Reader's Digest General Books (illustrated non-fiction),
McGraw-Hill (tertiary and professional), HarperCollins Australia, Penguin Random House, and Pantera Press.
Freelance history: Corporate clients (eg Gilbert + Tobin, Southcorp, CH2M Hill, Managed Innovation); public sector and not-for-profit
(eg Australian Society of InterCountry Aid for Children (NSW) Inc.;
NSW Health Dpt; Parks & Wildlife Service; National Centre for English Language Training & Research); trade publishers (eg Pan MacMillan, Allen & Unwin, Hardie Grant, Hachette, HarperCollins)
Writing credits: Web Writing That Works, with Robyn Lowe (Choice Books); Genetically Modified Food (Watts Publishing), various life stories
(eg Standing Tall, the account of an Auschwitz survivor); corporate history (eg Gilbert + Tobin, Coates Hire); white papers.
Bona fides: MA English (University of NSW); BA French and English (Waikato University); Dip Teaching (Canterbury Training College, NZ); Cert IV PR & Marketing (North Sydney TAFE), RSA Prep Cert TEFL (International House, London); Working With Children Check;
Professional Member IPEd (NSW)
WRITING & COACHING
Works of non-fiction. Services include developing text to a brief and 1:1 coaching.
Book now for your 15-minute obligation-free consultation.
EDITING
Experienced freelance editor. Commercial publishers, corporate and government organisations, private clients. Member of Institute of Professional Editors