Alexandra McKee
Trading as: Word Works
Based in: Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland
Professional memberships
Association of Freelance Editors, Proofreaders and Indexers of Ireland – Full Member
Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading – Intermediate Member
Editors’ and Proofreaders’ Alliance of Northern Ireland – Member
Educational qualifications
Bachelor of Arts, Boston College, 1992
Certificate in Book Publishing, New York University, 1995
Training and professional development
Practical Mark-up with PDFS (SfEP, 2017)
Fiction Editing (Publishing Ireland, 2013)
On-screen Editing (SfEP, 2013)
Intro to Proofreading (SfEP, 2011)
Intro to Web Editorial Skills (SfEP, 2011)
Languages
French
Experience
Freelance editor, proofreader, writer and graphic designer since 2005. Worked for five years in book publishing in New York City (1993 to 1998) — two years with Simon & Schuster, three years with Stewart, Tabori & Chang .
Services offered
EDITING: Copy-editing, substantive editing, Americanisation, fiction, non-fiction, cookbooks and craft publications; manuscript critique
PROOFREADING
COPYWRITING: Web copy, business copy and feature articles
DESIGN: Publication design and layout; logos; business flyers and publicity
Subject areas
Fiction, non-fiction, cookbooks and craft publications
Examples of work undertaken
Getting Married in Northern Ireland bridal magazine (sub-editor 2013 to present)
Self-published books – fiction and non-fiction
Published books: The Railroad and the Art of Place (Center for Railroad Photography & Art, 2016); Various Small Books (MIT Press, 2012); Ghost Dancing: Sacred Medicine and the Art of JD Challenger (STC, 1998); Play with Your Pumpkins (STC, 1998); Our Grandmothers (STC, 1998); Gardens: An Engagement Calendar for 1998 (STC, 1998); A Christmas Carol (STC, 1997); Wolf Walking (STC, 1997); Little Moments of Happiness (STC, 1997); I’m Afraid (STC, 1997); Leaves: In Myth, Magic, and Medicine (STC, 1997); Women of Flowers (STC, 1996); Microcosmos (STC, 1996)