Developing funding applications

Karen Haynes writes: Are you confident that your organisation is aware of new and upcoming funding opportunities? Are you satisfied with the quality, and success rate, of the funding applications you make? If not, I can help you to:

• identify public sector and voluntary sector sources of grants, tenders and awards
• write, co-develop or critique funding bids to UK and European public bodies and charitable trusts

Clients include: CRAC; Changemakers.

Enquiries: please contact karen@professionalandhigher.com

Publishing and editorial services

Organisations often rely on non-specialist staff to craft, edit and check a wide range of published information, but this is not always cost-effective and can stretch in-house resources to the limit. Working with experienced associates, we provide the following:

• Writing: developing content for publications and web pages, such as newsletters, conference proceedings and reports
• Developmental editing: reorganising and rewriting as needed, developing content tailored to your audience
• Copy-editing: checking for errors of spelling, grammar, punctuation, and usage; ensuring consistency of style throughout the document
• Proofreading: reviewing an already-edited document, checking for any remaining errors and inconsistencies.

We also assist clients who wish to publish books, papers or other resources on a small scale or occasional basis but feel they lack the know-how to do this effectively. 

Whether you already have a publishing programme or are considering one, we can offer support – ranging from a one-off surgery to full project management – to enable you to achieve your goals.

Clients include: UK GRAD; Society for Research into Higher Education; and The Educational Guidance Service.

Enquiries: please contact karen@professionalandhigher.com

Lecturing

Anthony Haynes writes: I am available to lecture on tertiary courses in the following subjects:

• Publishing Studies
• Writing Studies

My previous lectures, talks and seminars in these areas include those at: Beijing Normal University; University of Hiroshima; University of Limerick; Oxford Brookes University; the Society of Authors; and the Women Writers Network. I have also provided online modules for the University of Tartu.

Anthony Haynes taught the undergraduate Publishing unit in the School of Literature and Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia in the spring semester 2007. Student feedback for the unit was excellent, and I found him extremely efficient in all administrative aspects of the teaching, including assessment and organisation – Dr Jean Boase-Beier, UEA

I also offer professional training for publishers.

Enquiries: please contact anthony@professionalandhigher.com.

Workshops

Anthony Haynes writes: Academics need to publish in order to boost research ratings and develop their careers. Yet to do this they need not only to develop research expertise but also to sell their ideas to publishers. Questions such as what publishers look for in an author and how publishing decisions are made can seem opaque to anyone who has not worked in the industry.

We provide workshops on:

• getting published successfully
• academic writing
• critical thinking

Anthony provided an extremely helpful presentation and handouts on the intricacies of the publishing and marketing world and invaluable advice on contracts – particularly (but by no means exclusively) for young academics – Professor Antony Rowland, University of Salford

We also offer, in association with Sara Shinton (Shinton Consulting) and Rachael Maggs, a broader range of workshops. Sara provides training on the development of researcher effectiveness, career development, and academic staff development. Rachael's workshops cover a range of communication skills, such as presentations and interviewing.

I also offer services to individual authors.

Enquiries: please contact anthony@professionalandhigher.com