Nancy E. Sixsmith 
ConText Editorial Services
56 Dufferin St., PO Box 847
Lunenburg, Nova Scotia B0J 2C0
Office: (902) 634-3280
nsixsmith@contextedit.com
www.contextedit.com
Summary
- More than two decades of editorial/publishing experience
- Proven skills in copyediting, substantive editing, developmental editing, translation (ESL) editing, proofreading
- Research, fact-checking, and information-brokering expertise (utilizing advanced degree in Library and Information Science)
Representative Client List
- Addison-Wesley
- Adobe Press
- Alpha Books
- AOL
- Apress
- Asian Development Bank
- Asian Development Bank Institute
- Atomic Dog Publishing
- Bill Smith Group
- Blackboard Learn
- BradyGames
- Cambridge University Press
- Cengage Higher Education
- Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University
- Cisco Press
- Corwin Press
- Course Technology
- Eli Lilly
- Elsevier
- Fair Trade Digital Exchange
- Harvard University Press
- Indiana University Communications
- Indiana University Office of Research
- International Center of Indianapolis
- InformIT
- International Marine Press
- JIST Publishing
- McGraw-Hill Education
- Macmillan
- Macromedia Press
- M. E. Sharpe
- Microsoft Learning
- New Riders
- No Starch Press
- NTP Software
- O'Reilly
- Paradigm Publishing
- Peachpit
- Pearson Education
- Penguin
- Perseus Books Group
- Prentice Hall
- PRO-ED
- Que Publishing
- Ragged Mountain Press
- Safari Books Online
- Sage
- Sams Publishing
- SEE Innovation
- Simon & Schuster
- South-Western
- Springer
- Sybex
- Thomas Riggs
- University of Nevada Center for Basque Studies
- Westchester Book Group
- Western Schools/SC Publishing
- Wiley
- Windy City Publishers
Experience
1998–Present: Owner/editor, ConText Editorial Services- Business specializing in editorial/publishing services
- Editing: copyediting, substantive editing, ESL (translation) editing, developmental editing
- Proofreading
- Information brokering, research, fact-checking
- Wrote and edited online help and computer-based training
- Edited/rewrote software manuals
- Worked with subject matter experts, authors, and production
- Positions included copyeditor, project editor, developmental editor, senior editor, and managing editor
- Worked with authors, developers, technical reviewers, and other subject matter experts to conceptualize projects
- Developed project goals, outlines, schedules, and contents
- Edited and managed manuscripts through writing, development, editing, and production
- Created and maintained online resource center
- Wrote, edited, and produced institute’s statewide newsletter
- Set up and maintained children’s and reference departments
- Catalogued and classified library materials
Education
- M.S. in Library and Information Science, University of Illinois
- B.A. in Spanish/French (High Honors), University of Illinois
Professional Memberships
- Editorial Freelancers Association (EFA)
- Editors’ Association of Canada/Association canadienne des reviseurs (EAC)
- Copyediting-L
