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About Dorsch Editorial

Dorsch Editorial is owned and operated by Audrey Dorsch.

Professional Experience

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More than 35 years in newspaper and magazine journalism
Self-employed editor since 1998
More than 200 books at various levels of editorial work (substantive editing, developmental editing, copy editing, critiquing, proofreading, indexing), including trade non-fiction; biographies; history; personal experience; compilations of columns; popular fiction; elementary, high school, college and university textbooks; and teachers' guides.
Edited magazines, annual reports, newsletters, development materials, devotional booklets, conference papers, study guides and Web site material
Director of publishing for a national non-profit organization
Graphics and packaging coordinator for a housewares company
Honours diploma in journalism administration 1976
Completed BRE in 1999
Courses in Indexing and in Developing a Business as a Freelance Editor

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Three of the books I edited have gone on to win writing awards, including Reap the Whirlwind, the novel that won the 2002 Christy Award.
One novel I critiqued became a finalist in the Ernest Hemingway First Novel Contest. The author publicly credited my critique with helping her rewrite her manuscript before submitting it.
1999 recipient of the Leslie K. Tarr award in recognition of outstanding contribution to Christian writing and publishing in Canada.

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Camera-ready layout of several books and manuals
Design and camera-ready layout of three newsletters
Supervision of several books from receipt of unedited manuscripts to delivery from printer, including subcontracting some stages of editing, proofreading, cover design, page layout.

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Coordinated a one-year certificate program in communications at Tyndale College, Toronto, 1999-2001.
Taught one five-week module on Publishing and Production in the Tyndale College communications certificate program.
Directed writers' conferences in Ontario, Saskatchewan, and British Columbia (17 conferences from 1985-1995)
Taught classes in various aspects of article writing, interview skills, query letters, newsletter production, and editing at writers' conferences at
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- Biola University, Los Angeles, Calif.
- Seattle Pacific University, Seattle, Wash.
- Trinity Western University, Langley, B.C.
- Briercrest Schools, Caronport, Sask.
- Tyndale College, Toronto, Ont.
- Mount Hermon Conference Center, Mount Hermon, Calif.
- Write! Toronto, Toronto, Ont.