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| Email address | anna@annaclaybourne.co.uk |
employment
| 1996-present | Freelance writer and editor |
| 1993-1996 | Writer and editor Usborne Publishing, 83-85 Saffron Hill, London EC1N 8RT |
| Autumn 1992 | Computer systems clerk Chase Manhattan Bank, Bournemouth, Dorset |
| Summer1992 | Research and administrative assistant Intelligent Games, London |
| Previous employment | Care work with the disabled, children and the elderly; recording spoken text for the blind; various clerical and manual work; part-time proofreading and research |
education
| 1996-1997 | University of Toronto, Canada MA in English Literature |
| 1988-1992 | Pembroke College, Oxford BA (Hons) in English Language and Literature (1st) |
| 1986-1988 | Bradford and Ilkley Community College, Bradford A-levels in English Literature (A), Sociology (C) and General Studies (A) |
| 1983-1986 | Greenhead School, Keighley, West Yorkshire 9 O-levels |
experience, skills and courses
| Writing |
Researching and writing childrens fiction and non-fiction books, covering a wide range of subject areas including science and technology, computers, wildlife, art and craft, history, Shakespeare, the paranormal, archaeology, geography, geology, and retellings of myths and legends Researching and writing non-fiction partwork spreads Researching and writing encyclopedia articles Writing cover and catalogue blurbs, press releases and listings copy Writing theatre reviews and features |
| Editing & project management |
Extensive project-managing, copy-editing, proofreading and indexing of childrens books Rewriting authors copy to various house styles Copy-editing academic books Fiction plot development, structural editing and rewriting Children's non-fiction list development and consultancy Commissioning and briefing designers and artists Liaising with consultants and experts Photo and picture research, negotiating, buying and admin Managing and training assistant staff Arranging, preparing and managing studio photoshoots Preparing camera-ready books for production Checking film and ozalids Organising and maintaining budget plans and records |
| Technical |
Desktop publishing and layout using Quark Xpress 5 and Pagemaker 6.5 for Windows Word-processing using Word for Windows and other packages Extensive web-based research, and some web authoring using HTML |
| Other |
Writing and delivering talks on being a writer, and on non-fiction subjects, for schools and festivals Logo, poster, flyer and CD cover design 3-month conservation work placement in Costa Rica in 2002 (conservation experience and extensive first-hand experience of tropical rainforest wildlife) |
| Courses |
2-day course in childrens publishing at Book House, Wandsworth, London, June 1995 3-day copy-editing and proofreading course at Book House, Wandsworth, London, May 1994 8-week (16-hour) typesetting and printing course at the Bodleian Library, Oxford, autumn 1991 |
other interests and information
| Music (trombonist) Creative writing Sewing Clean full driving license, car owner Non-smoker Conversational Spanish; some knowledge of French, Icelandic, Italian and German | |
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