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Brendan O’Brien

Based in: Virginia, Co. Cavan

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Educational qualifications

BSc

Experience

Freelance editor since January 1993. Previously: production editor, School and College Publishing, Dublin (Mar. 1991–Dec. 1992); editor, Thomas Telford, London (Apr. 1990–Mar. 1991); editorial assistant, Institute of Metals, London (May 1989–Mar. 1990).

Services offered

Copy-editing; substantive editing; developmental editing; non-fiction editing; writing; proofreading

Media

Non-fiction books, reports, journal papers, etc.

Subject areas

History, science, biography, psychology, social sciences, environment, general non-fiction

Clients include

European Union Institute for Security Studies, RTÉ, Economic and Social Research Institute, Royal Irish Academy, Institute of Public Administration, Environmental Protection Agency, Health Service Executive, Climate Change Advisory Council, Insurance Institute of Ireland, Dignity (Danish Institute Against Torture), National Gallery of Ireland, C40 Cities, O’Brien Press, Collins Press, Educate.ie and many others (please see website for details).

Examples of work undertaken

Recent projects include: Irish Studies in International Affairs, Volumes 32 and 33 (Royal Irish Academy, production editor); Housing in Ireland: Beyond the Markets, edited by Lorcan Sirr (Institute of Public Administration, copyediting and proofreading); This Day in Irish History by Padraic Coffey (O’Brien Press, copyediting);​ Independent Productions Annual Report 2021 (RTÉ, copyediting); Scoping Study to Inform a General Population Survey of Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviours on Sexual Health and Wellbeing and Crisis Pregnancy in Ireland (Health Service Executive, copyediting); Documents on Irish Foreign Policy: Volume XII, 1961–1965, edited by Michael Kennedy, Eunan O’Halpin and Bernadette Whelan [a 1028-page volume] (Royal Irish Academy, copyediting and proofreading); ‘Japan’s cybersecurity policy: An Introduction’ by Julia Schuetze (European Union Institute for Security Studies, copyediting); SEA Action Plan 2021−2025 (Environmental Protection Agency, copyediting).

Testimonials

Please see website.

Additional information

I have written 10 posts for the Editors Canada blog, Editors’ Weekly. I was invited to speak at Editors Canada conferences in Toronto (‘Editing Goes Global’, 2015) and Gatineau (annual conference, 2017).

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