Adrienne Montgomerie
Adrienne Montgomerie has been freelancing as an editorial consultant under the name SciEditor for close to 30 years. They are an Editors Canada certified copy editor and experienced structural editor and proofreader for print and electronic publications for educational and trade publishers, corporations, NGOs, academics and non-profits internationally.
Adrienne has trained hundreds of other editors through universities and professional associations, and their Editing in Word textbook is used as a resource in publishing education programs. You may also recognize them from their Right Angels and Polo Bears editing blog that attracts thousands of visitors, from their chapters in Meeting Professional Editorial Standards, Editing Canadian English, the Indian Copyeditors Society series Discover the Editor in YouCopyediting as a Career, or citations in many industry guides read in the Editing Certificate program at 間眅埶AV. They also write non-fiction for the general public and have published a handful of books and hundreds of articles mostly on technology and freelancing topics.
Most recently, Editors Canada awarded Adrienne the prestigious Virag award for raising the profile of the editing profession. They once served two terms as a national director of Editors Canada and set up one of its very first twigs (mini-branches).
When not at their desk, Adrienne is sea kayaking or testing their comedy routines. Follow Adrienne online as @scieditor.