Anna Benn

Writer, Copy Editor and Proofreader

Ireland

As an associate member of the Association of Freelance Editors and Proofreaders of Ireland (AFEPI), I have 7+ years of experience in the fields of publishing, content writing, blogging, copy editing and proofreading. I have worked in various roles, ranging from freelancer to project manager. I am creative and dynamic, with excellent written communication skills in English and Spanish, and committed to producing high-quality content with quick turnaround. I have experience writing on a diverse range of subject matter, including travel, literature, language learning, fintech, investment, cryptocurrency, and edge computing.

All clients I have worked with so far have been very happy with the quality and timeliness of my writing, which has ranged from blog articles, whitepapers, book reviews, press releases, events programmes and social media posts. In addition to writing to improve your website's SEO, I can write engagingly and with authority about a wide range of subjects, while adopting which voice or tone is appropriate to your specific project.

In addition to copy editing and proofreading, I also offer in-depth developmental editing services, which include fact-checking and working with the author to rearrange sentence structure, rephrase awkward wording and generally ensure the narrative structure of the writing is engaging for English-language readership. I have expertise with both UK and US grammar and spelling styles, and can adapt to clients' house styles easily. Having worked with fiction books as well as nonfiction, I am conscious of working around an author's particular style or colloquial use of language. I am also comfortable copy editing different styles of reference lists and bibliographies for academic books.

Portfolio
Children's Books Ireland
All the Tomorrows After

Winter's plans to skip town after graduation are complicated when her estranged father tries to reconnect with her, as well as by first love and a rekindled friendship with her childhood bestie. Yi deftly weaves multiple narrative threads together, exploring Winter's grief, depression, and abandonment issues as she copes with living with an abusive mother and ailing grandmother.

Children's Books Ireland
Skulduggery Pleasant: A Heart Full of Hatred

Even if magical YA noir is not your cup of tea, A Heart Full of Hatred has something you'll enjoy. The story is fast-paced, the action well-choreographed, the horror scenes genuinely chilling. Most importantly, the writing is really good and the humour laugh-out-loud funny.

Children's Books Ireland
Butterfly Wings: Book Review

With its difficult subject matter but hopeful resolution, as well as gorgeous illustrations, Butterfly Wings is an important read for both parents and children.

Children's Books Ireland
Everyone's Thinking It: Book Review

Fans of intrigue and drama at elite boarding schools, à la Gossip Girl, will find a lot to love in this thought-provoking exploration of race and racism, identity, and queerphobia, that is also a love letter to classic teen romcoms.

Paper Lanterns
12/04/2023
Skrimsli by Nicola Davies: Book Review

Skrimsli will delight readers with its vibrant writing, its message of hope, and its engaging world filled with heroic animals, journeys, and high-stakes battles.

Medium
09/14/2021
Review of Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

On the surface, Noemí Taboada of Silvia Moreno-Garcia's latest novel Mexican Gothic makes for an unlikely Gothic heroine - she's practical, self-possessed, and with a hedonistic streak (she likes fancy clothes, parties, and driving around in convertibles).

Paper Lanterns
03/30/2022
The Song that Sings Us by Nicola Davies: Book Review

Nicola Davies builds a chilling dystopian world where Automators free people from “the tyranny of nature” by killing all wildlife they find and repressing the Listeners, humans who are able to speak with animals.

Dublin Review of Books
04/01/2020
A Sabbatical in Leipzig: Book Review

For Michael, the engineer protagonist of Adrian Duncan's new novel, lovers' entwined arms are a reminder of the connections of girders on a suspension bridge. For readers sated with sensitive literary heroes, Duncan's analytical and oblique approach to relationships could come as a relief.

OpenBack Push Notifications
OpenBack Data Security and Privacy Whitepaper

An in-depth exploration of OpenBack's unique edge computing technology which makes it the safest and most regulation-compliant push notification software in the mobile industry