About Me

My name is Maya Berger. I am based in Toronto and I have always been passionate about communication and the written word.

After completing my Bachelor's degree in English Literature and Philosophy in 2004 I moved from my native Canada to the UK to complete a Master's of Arts degree in Children's Literature, and I lived and worked in the UK for 13 years before recently moving back to Toronto.

In my spare time I enjoy reading literary novels, science fiction and young adult literature, travelling, yoga, and keeping my cat out of my knitting.

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Experience

I worked as an editor, researcher and editorial manager in the higher education specialist publishing sector for over 12 years before starting my own editorial business in 2016. Throughout my professional career I have worn many hats, including lead proofreader and editor for website listings, sub-editor for magazines, substantive editor for novels, short stories and screenplays, and Department Manager within a leading UK university. I therefore have a wide breadth of proofreading and copy-editing experience across various types of text, including website content, scholarly monographs, book chapters and journal articles, postgraduate essays and theses, magazine articles and listings, marketing materials and reports. I am also a highly skilled team and administrative manager.

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Qualifications

• Bachelor of Arts (Joint Honours), English Literature & Philosophy, McGill University, 2004
• Master of Arts, Children's Literature, University of Reading, 2005
• Introduction to Proofreading course, Publishing Training Centre (PTC), 2007
• Basic Editing by Distance Learning course, Publishing Training Centre (PTC), 2017
• Intermediate level of French reading, writing and speaking

I am a member of the Society for Editors and Proofreaders (SfEP), and I abide by their code of conduct.