
About
Anne Reilly is an accomplished freelance communications professional adept at developing, editing and proofreading 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), and An Unlikely Prisoner by Sean Turnell (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
Corporate histories, life stories. Services include developing text to a brief and 1:1 coaching.
Book now for your 15-minute obligation-free consultation.
EDITING & PROOFREADING
Experienced freelance editor
and proofreader. Commercial publishers, corporate and government organisations. Member of Institute of Professional Editors