GoodWords Consulting
Email: alan.cummine@gmail.com
Website: http://goodwordsconsulting.com.au/
Over 40 years’ experience writing, rewriting, editing, proofreading and publishing for government, non- government and private organisations, as well as being a CEO and senior executive in these bodies, and including five years coaching in literacy, spelling, grammar, punctuation, and essay and report writing for students and senior government officials.
Substantive and copy editing, proofreading, plain English editing
Writing and rewriting, especially submissions requiring coordination of multiple authors
Agriculture, forestry, environment, rural policy, natural resource management, energy conservation, any science and technical material aimed at a lay audience
Research reports, annual reports and other corporate documents, conference proceedings, books, journal articles, brochures, presentations, technical manuals and handbooks, theses, resumés
Writing and editing for government and non-government organisations―research reports, annual reports, strategic and operating plans, manuals, handbooks, booklets, brochures, leaflets, media releases, conference papers, A-V presentations, journal articles, project grant reports, recruitment scribing, and a code of practice and accompanying documents
Submissions to government and parliamentary inquiries, requiring coordination of multiple authors’ inputs
The revised ACT Public Service Manual (1994); Local Greening Plans in 1994-95 (144 pp) – rewriting, design and artwork guidance
Writing and editing course material for literacy and grammar courses
BScAgr (Syd U 1969), MEnvSt (ANU 1980)
President, Canberra Society of Editors 2013-15