Books closed for academic editing!
Thank-you, Everyone!
I am hereby closed for academic editing jobs, and this site and email will expire around September 2025. Thank-you so much to everyone who made this job so fulfilling, prosperous, flexible, and inspiring.
I began editing as a freelancer when I had a few-month-old at home, and this work allowed me to have financial freedom while being as present as I could be as a working mum. Over the years, I edited the most fascinating work, from international politics, mosquito population projections, soundscapes, wealth and manifestation, and gripping fiction.
But not only that: having this website helped my estranged grandfather find me, which opened a long and miraculous pathway of miracles that led me to finding my real father, a whole beautiful family I didn't know I had, and a path of true heart-centred living and abundance.
I am now moving on to dedicate more time to helping people understand their own unique gifts and innate power and connection to all that is. Yeah, I know that sounds woo woo, and I hope that you all have the courage to follow the calling of your hearts.
I wish you all a blessed journey, courage, deep love, forgiveness, creativity, and so so so much fun.
Thank-you for teaching me that I can do this.
And if you're interested in connecting with me on my woo woo path, check out my woo woo website, Line of Light.
God bless.
Kelly
Paperbark Editing accepts short and long papers up to 100,000+ words for copyediting and proofreading.
Depending on what you need, an editor and writing lecturer can:
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correct grammar, spelling, typos, and formatting
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reformat referencing and bibliographies per your preferred style guide
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provide private tutoring or group workshops on writing in Australian English effectively for professional contexts
Send your work to an experienced copyeditor and writing lecturer with PhD-level English.
Competitive rates for PhD theses (both traditional and practice-led), academic essays, reports, and web copy offered. Your work is returned quickly and polished with track-changes in Microsoft Word.
Feedback on creative writing styles and formatting also available.
Revision & Proofreading
Referencing & Bibliography
Professional Development
As a university academic who grades student work and reviews papers for academic journals, I have industry expertise in polished papers. As a PhD graduate in English, I know what students and emerging professionals need edited so that they can focus on the big picture.
ABOUT
Dr Kelly Palmer
TESTIMONIALS
"Kelly has been an invaluable asset to my business with her copywriting and copyediting skills. As a mum and business owner, the last thing I often have time for is writing long bits of copy for my website and blog posts ... enter Kelly! I give her a sometimes very vague brief and she brings my vision to life. Thank-you, Kelly for your attention to detail and beautiful writing skills"
— Emma Makepeace, Makepeace Lifestyle
"Kelly has been an amazing tutor throughout my three years as an undergraduate student. Thus far, Kelly has copyedited every piece of work that has been submitted to both QUT and to publishing houses. The editing process is made easy by Kelly’s balance of humour, understanding of stylistic choices, and keen eye for error. I have always had my work returned with corrections, notes, and suggestions ahead of time and cannot recommend this service enough!"
— Elly Vickeré, true crime Youtuber and fitness writer
"I can't communicate how wonderful a tutor Kelly is ... Kelly's follow-up tutorial on how the grading system worked made clear to me her reasoning and provided valuable lessons. Her consistent engagement with students and the course material, and genuine interest in discussing alternative meanings within set texts established her as a personable, educated person. Her dedication to corresponding with students, even outside of typical working/studying hours, was also appreciated. Kelly's ability to communicate tips and tricks for writing to students as somebody who was once just another student made her approachable. The interest Kelly held in the development of her students as writers was palpable, and inspiring"
— anonymous student feedback, Student Perceptions of Teaching Survey
CONTACT ME
Kelly Palmer
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