Editing & Writing Experience

Copy editing (academic)

Autobiography as Indigenous Intellectual Tradition: Cree and Métis âcimisowina (Deanna Reder)Introduction to Determinants of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples’ Health in Canada (Edited by Margo Greenwood, Sarah de Leeuw, Roberta Stout, Roseann Larstone, Julie Sutherland)Strong Helpers’ Teachings, Third edition (Cyndy Baskin)
Wilfred Laurier University PressCanadian ScholarsCanadian Scholars
The Boomerang Effect of Decolonization: Post-Orientalism and the Politics of Difference (Edited by Maurice Jr Labelle)Advocating for Palestine in Canada: Histories, Movements, Action (Edited by Emily Regan Wills, Jeremy Wildeman, Michael Bueckert, and Nadia Abu-Zahra, Foreword by Libby Davies)Responding to the Oppression of Addiction, Fourth Edition (Edited by Rick Csiernik, William S. Rowe, and Gabriela Novotna)
McGill-Queen’s University PressFernwood PublishingCanadian Scholars
Environmental Philosophy in Desperate Times by Justin PackNatural Allies: Environment, Energy, and the History of US-Canada Relations by Daniel Macfarlane
broadview pressMcGill-Queen’s University Press

Copy editing and substantive editing (literary, memoir, poetry)

(Cover coming soon)
Horses in the Sand, a memoir by Lorrie PotvinStations of the Crossed, poems by Carol Rose GoldenEagleCarving Space
Indigenous Voices Awards Anthology (Edited by Jordan Abel, Carleigh Baker, and Madeleine Reddon)
Inanna PublicationsInanna PublicationsPenguin Random House Canada
(Cover coming soon)
This Place Is Who We Are: Stories of Indigenous Leadership, Resilience, and Connection to Homelands by Katherine Palmer Gordon with foreword by Dallas Smith
Harbour Publishing

Copy editing and Writing (business, blog, web, zine)

pando blog, writer/contributor. Sample: “Prevent employee turnover by investing in clear career progression pathways

Indigenous Editors Association: Strategic Plan 2022

Destination Toronto. Samples: “7 Can’t-Miss Indigenous Events Taking Place this Summer” and “30 Iconic Toronto Activities to Enjoy with the Kids

Owning Ourselves – The Mamawi Project / Red River Echoes

Proofreading

All Roads Home: A Life On and Off the Ice (Author: Bryan Trottier, Foreword: Jesse Thistle, with Stephen Brunt)The Lost Journals of Sacajewea by Debra Magpie Earling
Penguin Random House Canada / McLelland & StewartMilkweed Editions

Sensitivity / Inclusivity Reading & Other Projects

Alicia has worked on sensitivity reading, book proposal reviews, Land Acknowledgements, and a definition of Métis for publishers like Greystone Books, Chronicle Books, Milkweed Editions, and Simon & Schuster, as well as directly with authors.