Welcome to My Editing Portfolio
At Natalia Iwanek Editing, I work as a developmental editor, copy editor, stylistic editor, proofreader, and translator, I work with traditional publishers, self-publishing authors, and corporate/non-profit clients on a diverse portfolio of non-fiction and fiction projects. In 2024-25, I served as the co-editor-in-chief of BoldFace, the official blog of Editors Toronto.
Editing Services: I offer the five main levels of editing: manuscript evaluation, developmental editing, stylistic editing, copy editing, and proofreading.
Non-Fiction Editing: I enjoy working on projects related to disability and accessibility; policy review and non-profit work; inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility (IDEA); political science, international relations, Latin American history; and leadership and finance.
Fiction Editing: I work on both short stories and novels. I focus on genre fiction (science fiction, horror, thriller, mystery, and romance/queer romance) and literary fiction.
Sub-Specializations: My language-related sub-specializations include disability consulting and accessibility, inclusive language, plain language, authenticity reading, and Spanish to English translation.
Copy Editing and Editing-Related Writing Portfolio
Some of my latest copy editing and editing-related writing can be found in BoldFace Blog—the official blog of Editors Toronto and The Editors’ Weekly—the official blog of Editors Canada.
Editing-Related Writing (Consider the nuances of language with me)
- Beyond Disability-Affirming Language: A Series of Political and Cultural Considerations,
- Disability-Affirming Language: Person-First versus Identity-First Language
- On Italicizing Non-English Words
- Multilingual Editing: Hybridity, Non-Normativity and Resistance
- Editing 2SLGBTQIA+ Affirming Terminology
- Finding Your Editorial Niche
Editing-Related Interviews (Get to know me)
Selected Copy Editing Portfolio (Take a look at some of my recent work)
- Executive Unplugged: Anneline du Preez, co-editor-in-chief of BoldFace
- Happy First Birthday, ChatGPT
- Editors Advise: Are You Qualified for the Job?
- Technical Editing: A Rewarding Niche to Consider
- Editor for Life: Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm, Publisher and Managing Editor at Kegedonce Press, Writer, and Professor
- Editors Advise: Dealing with Your Editorial Weaknesses and Vulnerabilities
- Ask an Award Winner: An Interview with Donna L. Dawson
Editing-Related Speaking Engagements (Come chat with me)
- Editing Disability Affirming Content: Deconstructing Media Representation, Tropes, Stereotypes, Euphemisms, and Slurs – Editors Toronto. Toronto, Ontario, January 2026
