​About Erika

I started my editing career as an intern and then publishing assistant at Breakwater Books in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, where I edited and proofread book manuscripts and evaluated manuscript submissions.

I founded E.S. Editing Services in 2012, with a focus on academic editing in the humanities and social sciences. Since 2016 I have specialized in editing nonfiction and fiction books for self-publishing writers and independent presses. Whether it's a book to support a side hustle or the fruition of a passion project, I love helping individuals and entrepreneurs publish the books they've been dreaming of. 

Other fun projects!
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  • Bookends Writing Academy: I teamed up with my partner in crime, Jon Parsons, and together, as a writer-editor team, we help writers through the writing process with our online courses and 1-on-1 coaching.

  • House of Zolo Publishing: I'm also co-editor of the House of Zolo's Journal of Speculative Fiction! We publish experimental speculative short stories and poetry several times a year, so keep an eye out for the submissions deadline!
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  • Creative Cross-Training blog: You can also find me on my personal blog. It's where I put all my poetry, collages, and other obscure and fun writing!

Find out more about my past projects and clients.

Contact me to discuss your project!
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​ my editing portfolio! 

​M.A. Philosophy 
Brock University (2009)

B.A. Humanities 
Carleton University (2008)

Copyediting Course 
Ryerson University (2012)

Proofreading Course
Editcetera (2012)

E-Editing: PDF Mark-up
​Editorial Freelancers Association (2014)
(online course) 
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Select Professional Development

Workshop/webinar sessions attended
  • "Sentences with style" (Jan. 2019)
  • "Estimating editorial costs" (Jan. 2018)
  • "A linguist's guide to grammar" (April 2017)
  • "What can macros do for you?" (Oct. 2017)
  • "Up your (MS) Word game" (April 2016)
  • "Copyright: A primer for editors" (Sept. 2016)
  • "Introduction to scholarly publishing" (Oct. 2016)
  • In the house: The publishing house editor's perspective" (Jan. 2016)​
  • ​"Editors talk style (sheets)" (Feb. 2016)
  • "Business planning for freelancers" (Mar. 2016)
  • "Editing for concise communication" (Jan. 2015)
  • "Editing for business communications" (Oct. 2014)
  • "Editing for the web" (Feb. 2014)
  • "Making M​S Word work for you: Shortcuts, templates, macros, and other handy time savers for editors" (Nov. 2013)