Joanne Haskins

I help your readers trust and engage with your story. My 20+ years of expertise encompass all levels of editing, with clients ranging from independent authors and publishers to nonprofits, academics and government bodies. Among them are the 2020 G20 summit, National Geographic Learning, Hansard (legislative proceedings), the Ontario Non-Profit Housing Association, Parks and Recreation Ontario, the Ground Water Project and Emond Publishing, to name a few.

I’m a long-time Editors Canada member and volunteer. Roles have included

* moderating the members’ Facebook group

* redesigning and producing the Toronto-branch newsletter

* pilot-testing the copy-editing certification exam.

I was honoured to win the 2025 Editors Canada President’s Award for volunteer service.

Whether your project is big or small, fiction or non-fiction, I help you get your message across effectively. I treat your words as carefully as I would my own.

Clients say:     
“[Joanne was] patient, insightful and supportive… painstaking in her attention to detail at every stage in the process.” 

“Joanne’s editing was a remarkably positive experience for me. From the outset, I sensed she was on my side and her edits were always thoughtful, considerate and supportive.”

More information:
thinkcom.ca
LinkedIn

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