Jill Garvin Durkin

Certified Proofreader Overview

Offers editing services for authors, academics and professionals.

Based in Ottawa, Canada, I can navigate the quandaries of Canadian vs. American and UK English to help you to tailor your writing to your target audience. I work in English, but am also fluent in Canadian/Quebecois French, so if you’re translating a document from French to English, I can help you to ensure that your meaning comes across.

My chief standards of reference are the Chicago Manual of Style, 18th ed., the Canadian Oxford Dictionary, 2nd ed., Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, 11th ed. (for requests of American spellings), the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA), 7th ed., the Christian Writer's Manual of Style, 4th ed., Editors Canada, and your personal writing style.