On being an Editor and Publisher

About the Editor

My training in the style, mechanics and grammar of expository writing began over 15 years ago at the hands of several exacting mentors – one of whom chose to wield a water-gun as her medium of "encouragement." My own style is somewhat less flamboyant and I work to support authors and publishers by fostering creative connections. Sometimes these connections are in authors' own minds as I work with them to refine their writing style. Other times these creative connections happen by actively searching for the synergies between people's work and by linking up potential colleagues through the medium of academic publishing.

As The Editor I approach my work as a multi-faceted endeavour. Since 2005 I have worked in academic publishing first for Siberica as a copy- and graphics-editor, then for the Max Planck Institute as a copy-editor and doing transcriptions. I have also acted as a peer-reviewer for the JRAI (formerly MAN) and book-reviewer for Visual Anthropology Review.

Currently, I work as Managing Editor (Culture) dealing with book acquisitions for De Gruyter Open, Book Reviews Editor (UK/Europe) for Visual Anthropology Review and as Owner/Director of Whiteleaf Editing & Whiteleaf Publishing.