Dr Renée Otmar HLM DE JMM* has been a professional editor since 1989 and has worked extensively in the publishing and related industries as a senior editor, managing editor, publisher, trainer and coach. She has conducted a parallel career in public health research and human research ethics, serving as a board director and on human research ethics committees since 2013. Renée regularly presents guest lectures, workshops and seminars on writing craft, editing practice, and writing and editing for diversity and representation. A certified coach, she provides training and professional supervision for editors and writers working with sensitive, explicit or distressing content. As a consultant and practising editor she works in academic, creative non-fiction and fiction genres (contemporary fiction, historical fiction, crime fiction and romance). She is a writer, ghostwriter and producer of life stories. Her publications include research papers in academic journals (e.g. Osteoporosis International and Lancet Oncology); In Cold Blood: The murder of baby Jordan (true crime, New Africa Books 2007); and Editing for Sensitivity, Diversity and Inclusion: A guide for professional editors (Cambridge University Press, 2023).
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HLM – Honorary Life Member, Editors Victoria, a branch of IPEd, 2000
DE – Distinguished Editor, IPEd, 2008
JMM – Janet Mackenzie Medal, IPEd, 2022
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