Sandy Newton

I’m a freelance writer, editor, and independent consultant who provides concepts, text, and/or editorial services for a wide range of projects and a broad client base. 

I have a particular interest in and experience with projects that explore and present aspects of Newfoundland and Labrador’s rich and fascinating natural/cultural heritage and history. I’ve worked on museum, outdoor, and travelling exhibits and interpretation, art catalogues, and non-fiction books as well as government and corporate reports, advocacy materials, and web sites. The scope of my work can be as focused as copy-editing or include everything from writing content to serving as managing editor. I particularly love to help clients make the words and graphics/imagery of their messages work together to greatest effect. High quality work, attention to detail, and harmonious and easy team relationships are of the upmost importance to me.

I’m honoured that my work overseeing the creation of Where’s the Catch: The Fish We Harvest from the NW Atlantic (by Wade Kearley, Boulder Publications) won Editors Canada’s Tom Fairley Award for Editorial Excellence in 2012. Several other non-fiction books I’ve edited have won provincial or regional awards. With Ian Warkentin, I co-authored and edited Birds of Newfoundland (published 2010, winner in the Atlantic Book Awards’ Best Atlantic-Published category that year).

If you would like to learn more about me and my work—or have a project you’d like to discuss—please be in touch!