Since 1971, Editcetera has been referring qualified editors, writers, and other publishing specialists to publishers, businesses, institutions, and independent authors. We vet our members carefully, so we can refer them with confidence. With decades of history and hundreds of happy clients, Editcetera has built a reputation for doing the job right—and on time.
Barbara joined Editcetera as a freelance editor and writer in 1990 and quickly moved into leadership for the organization. She began her publishing career on staff with Sierra Club Books and has worked through the years for many publishers, businesses, and individual authors. Barbara has taught writing for UC Davis and editing for Editcetera and UC Berkeley Extension. She is the author of How to Start a Home-Based Editorial Services Business (Globe Pequot Press, 2013).
Email: barbara@editcetera.com
Jen is a fan of pleasant writing. She takes great pleasure in supporting Editcetera members in their quest to create a world full of clear and satisfying prose. She enjoys doing a little bit of everything, and when she is not in the Editcetera office she can be found working as a research consultant, taking photographs, juggling, standing on her hands, or playing board games.
Email: info@editcetera.com
Anne began her editorial career 20 years ago as an assistant editor at Encyclopaedia Britannica. She now works as a freelance copyeditor and substantive editor on a range of projects, including books, journals, and gray literature, with specialties in the arts, education, literature, pop culture, religion, and social sciences. She joined Editcetera early in 2020.
In 2005, Mike ditched a PhD program on the East Coast and moved back to the Bay Area, where he fell into a position managing a magazine for a medical association. Several years later—tired of a commute, Mike set out on his own and joined Editcetera. That was 2012, and since then he’s been in a constant state of reinventing himself, moving from copyediting to writing to web development. Most of his clients nowadays are in genomics and biotech and are mostly positioned around managing their digital presence in different marketing avenues.
Christopher Bernard has been a member of Editcetera since late 1999. In addition to copy, developmental, and technical editing, he writes literary fiction, reviews, and poetry and has published several books. His collection The Socialist’s Garden of Verses won a PEN Oakland Josephine Miles Award and was named one of Kirkus Reviews’ Top 100 Indie Books of 2021.
Lauren has been a freelance writer and editor for more than 15 years and a member of Editcetera since 2014. She specializes in creating and refining content related to education, the arts, health and fitness, and environmental issues, working in various capacities from project management to copyediting and proofreading. Lauren holds a master’s degree in creative writing and volunteers as a writing tutor for teens at several East Bay high schools.
Michele has been a member of Editcetera since 2019. She started her editing career while she was still a practicing lawyer—she discovered that fixing up prose was far more interesting than suing people. She eventually veered into journalism and spent more than 20 years as an editor at the San Francisco Chronicle. Michele has a law degree from UC Berkeley School of Law and a bachelor’s degree in English from Yale University.
Sunah Cherwin has edited words for pay since about 1985. Her first paid book series was the first popularization of nootropics, Smart Drugs and Nutrients, and its sequels. Subsequently she edited and managed three small magazines … until the public Internet appeared and took all her professional attention for a while. She has been a grateful member of Editcetera since 2002, and she now happily edits fiction and manages a tiny empire dedicated to housing Berkeley grad students.
Since 1971, Editcetera has been referring qualified editors, writers, and other publishing specialists to publishers, businesses, institutions, and independent authors. We vet our members carefully, so we can refer them with confidence. With decades of history and hundreds of happy clients, Editcetera has built a reputation for doing the job right—and on time.
Barbara joined Editcetera as a freelance editor and writer in 1990 and quickly moved into leadership for the organization. She began her publishing career on staff with Sierra Club Books and has worked through the years for many publishers, businesses, and individual authors. Barbara has taught writing for UC Davis and editing for Editcetera and UC Berkeley Extension. She is the author of How to Start a Home-Based Editorial Services Business (Globe Pequot Press, 2013).
Email: barbara@editcetera.com
Jen is a fan of pleasant writing. She takes great pleasure in supporting Editcetera members in their quest to create a world full of clear and satisfying prose. She enjoys doing a little bit of everything, and when she is not in the Editcetera office she can be found working as a research consultant, taking photographs, juggling, standing on her hands, or playing board games.
Email: info@editcetera.com
Anne began her editorial career 20 years ago as an assistant editor at Encyclopaedia Britannica. She now works as a freelance copyeditor and substantive editor on a range of projects, including books, journals, and gray literature, with specialties in the arts, education, literature, pop culture, religion, and social sciences. She joined Editcetera early in 2020.
In 2005, Mike ditched a PhD program on the East Coast and moved back to the Bay Area, where he fell into a position managing a magazine for a medical association. Several years later—tired of a commute, Mike set out on his own and joined Editcetera. That was 2012, and since then he’s been in a constant state of reinventing himself, moving from copyediting to writing to web development. Most of his clients nowadays are in genomics and biotech and are mostly positioned around managing their digital presence in different marketing avenues.
Christopher Bernard has been a member of Editcetera since late 1999. In addition to copy, developmental, and technical editing, he writes literary fiction, reviews, and poetry and has published several books. His collection The Socialist’s Garden of Verses won a PEN Oakland Josephine Miles Award and was named one of Kirkus Reviews’ Top 100 Indie Books of 2021.
Lauren has been a freelance writer and editor for more than 15 years and a member of Editcetera since 2014. She specializes in creating and refining content related to education, the arts, health and fitness, and environmental issues, working in various capacities from project management to copyediting and proofreading. Lauren holds a master’s degree in creative writing and volunteers as a writing tutor for teens at several East Bay high schools.
Michele has been a member of Editcetera since 2019. She started her editing career while she was still a practicing lawyer—she discovered that fixing up prose was far more interesting than suing people. She eventually veered into journalism and spent more than 20 years as an editor at the San Francisco Chronicle. Michele has a law degree from UC Berkeley School of Law and a bachelor’s degree in English from Yale University.
Sunah Cherwin has edited words for pay since about 1985. Her first paid book series was the first popularization of nootropics, Smart Drugs and Nutrients, and its sequels. Subsequently she edited and managed three small magazines … until the public Internet appeared and took all her professional attention for a while. She has been a grateful member of Editcetera since 2002, and she now happily edits fiction and manages a tiny empire dedicated to housing Berkeley grad students.
