Editorial Freelancers Association
Member Profile
Alja Kooistra
As a project manager and editor for 20+ years, I enjoy working with authors and publishers to ensure that their work is clearly and accurately presented and meets the industry’s high standards (including fact-checking and proper citations and references!). Competencies include copyediting, proofreading, content development, project management, and research for professional and academic papers, journal articles, nonfiction books, reports, and fiction/poetry. My clients include university presses, academic journals, individual authors, and an international nonprofit. I am proficient in Chicago Manual of Style and APA style and have also edited for AMA and MLA style.
Years in the field: 22
Years freelancing: 15
Alja Kooistra
As a project manager and editor for 20+ years, I enjoy working with authors and publishers to ensure that their work is clearly and accurately presented and meets the industry’s high standards (including fact-checking and proper citations and references!). Competencies include copyediting, proofreading, content development, project management, and research for professional and academic papers, journal articles, nonfiction books, reports, and fiction/poetry. My clients include university presses, academic journals, individual authors, and an international nonprofit. I am proficient in Chicago Manual of Style and APA style and have also edited for AMA and MLA style.
