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, 17th ed.*, the Canadian Oxford Dictionary, 2nd ed., Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, 11th ed. (for requests of American spellings), Editors Canada, and your personal writing style.

*At time of posting, the 17th edition is the most recent. The 18th edition is due out in September 2024, and I will be updating to that new edition at that time.