Editors should approach their work with an informed worldview, ensuring that harmful stereotypes, cultural insensitivities and inaccurate information are avoided. Knowing how to do so - and what to replace them with - can be tricky. Editing for Sensitivity, Diversity and Inclusion is a guide for professional editors, providing evidence-based definitions, recommendations and support for emerging and experienced editors working with fiction and non-fiction genres. Part One introduces the foundations of professional editing and what editors need to know to conduct themselves well in professional contexts. Part Two applies this knowledge to professional practice, covering topics such as plagiarism, literary and cultural appropriation, critical appraisal, and developing a workplace policy and style guide. Part Three explores an extensive range of topics relevant to editing for sensitivity, diversity and inclusion, including addiction, dependence and recovery; class and socio-economic status; indigeneity; religious, spiritual and other belief systems; sex and gender identity; and trauma and torture.

This text is a guide for professional editors, providing recommendations and support for those working with fiction and non-fiction genres.

About the Author
Renee Otmar PhD DE HLM JMM has been a professional editor since 1989 and has worked extensively as an editor, public health researcher and ethicist. She is a consultant and practising editor in academic, creative non-fiction and fiction genres. Renee teaches on a range of topics related to editing, and regularly presents guest lectures, workshops and seminars on editing for representation, diversity and inclusion. A certified coach, she provides coaching, training and professional supervision for editors and writers who work with sensitive, explicit or distressing content. Renee has served the editing profession in a voluntary capacity since 1992: as a member of the Board of the Institute of Professional Editors (IPEd), Lead Assessor for the IPEd Accreditation Exam (2008-22), president of Editors Victoria (a branch of IPEd) and convenor of the 2019 biennial editors' conference. In 2000 she was awarded Honorary Life Membership (HLM) by Editors Victoria; in 2008 Distinguished Editor (DE) by IPEd; and in 2022 the Janet Mackenzie Medal (JMM), the highest honour awarded to a professional editor in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. Renee was born in South Africa and emigrated to Australia in 1986. She lives and works on the Surf Coast of Victoria and is an avid reader, crafter and traveller.


Book Information
ISBN 9781009154659
Author Renee Otmar
Format Paperback
Page Count 340
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 597g
Dimensions(mm) 240mm * 170mm * 20mm