Mary-Jo O'Rourke has over 30 years of experience editing educational, academic, and trade publications for various publishers such as Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press, and ACER. She has edited textbooks, theses, journal articles, websites, and reports across various fields. She is an accredited editor with the Institute of Professional Editors and has a Master's degree in Linguistics. She enjoys editing fiction and trade documents in addition to educational materials and has subject matter expertise in grammar, languages, and linguistics.

1. Mary-Jo O’Rourke AE
Accredited Editor, Institute of Professional Editors <iped-editors.org>
Freelance Affairs Officer,Editors Victoria <editorsvictoria.org>
35 Cook Street, Brunswick West VIC 3055 AUSTRALIA
home office(+613) 9387 0063 ~ mobile (+613) 438 014 661
maryjo@alphalink.com.au
Australian Business Number: 20 906 032 025
Editing & proofreading experience– education
Oxford University Press
 Australian Literature for Young People 1e
 Media and Society 6e
 New Zealand Government and Politics 6e
 Introduction to Speech, Language and Linguistics 1e
 Diversity in the Early Years 1e
 big ideas English for years 7, 8, 9
Aspire Learning Resources
 learning resources units for online and print
 inhouse proofreading of units
Cambridge University Press
 Checkpoints & other secondary textbooks & digital materials
 primary maths textbooks
McGraw-Hill Education
 higher education textbooks, digital materials
Education Services Australia (formerly Curriculum Corporation)
 multimedia Quality Assurance
 public & technical reports, websites & style guides
 school test & other educational materials
Cengage (Thomson)
 higher education textbooks
ACER
 school test materials
Postgraduate theses & exegeses
 at all levels from Honours to PhD in many fields, for all local & some international universities
 hardcopy & electronic editing & proofreading, including preparation for publication
Academic papers, journal articles, grant applications
 many fields & universities
Papers Edited, Proper English AB
 academic papers & theses for LOTE-background Europeans
Ormond College, University of Melbourne
 New & Old magazine, publicity materials
Genazzano FCJ College
 magazines, yearbook, cookbook, publicity materials, website & style guide
McMasters’ Accountants, Solicitors, Financial Planners
 online training materials
Editing & proofreading experience– other
Fiction
 novel manuscripts & short stories, particularly in SF/fantasy & crime
 manuscript assessments

2.  synopses, cover letters
Trade
 non-fiction manuscripts including Successful Net Dating, The Agile Project Manager
Websites
 including Knox City Council, Museum Victoria
Reports
 annual reports including Queen Victoria Women’s Centre, Resonance Communications
 research reports and training modules, UnitingCare, ECHO Australia, Amy Gillett Foundation
 risk audit reports, GC Risk Support Services
 cultural heritage management plans, Urban Colours Cultural Resource Managers
 40-year history, Council of Single Mothers & their Children
pro bono work
 Nepal–Australia Friendship Association newsletters
 PEN Quarterly
Authorial experience
Lonely Planet Publications
 I authored three editions of the Nepali Phrasebook (2e 1992, 3e 1996, 4e 2002)
Editingexpertise
 I enjoy editing fiction & trade documents as well as education materials
 I am highly experienced in copyediting, styling & proofreading
 I have experience in substantive editing & manuscript assessment
 I have well developed writing & research skills
 I have particular expertise in grammar, languages & linguistics
 I am familiar with academic, educational, scientific & mathematical terminology
Education&professional development
Editors Victoria committee member 2013–, Freelance Affairs Officer 2014–
Institute of Professional Editors national conferences 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015
Manuscript assessor conference 2014, Writers Victoria
member Moreland Business Network, Moreland Business Women’s Network 2014–
NBN small business sessions 2013–14, Digital Enterprise Network
Grammar for editors (advanced) 2013, Editors Victoria
Efficient editing with Word macros 2005, (then Society of) Editors Victoria
Master of Arts (Linguistics) 2001, La Trobe University (research thesis on theoretical syntax)
Bachelor of Arts (Hons) 1988, La Trobe University (begun at University of Melbourne)
HSC 1981, Genazzano FCJ College – Dux for both Humanities and Sciences
Referees
Di Bambra, Director of College Advancement, Ormond College, University of Melbourne
(+613) 9344 1249, mobile 0417 301 800, dbambra@ormond.unimelb.edu.au
Colleen Turner, Program Coordinator Western Region, VICSEG New Futures
mobile 0427 437 324, Coburg site (+613) 9353 5811, Braybrook site (+613) 9398 5000,
cturner@vicsegnewfutures.org.au