Portfolio
A selection of the hundreds of publications Renée Otmar has worked on over more than three decades. Please contact us for examples of other work, including copywriting, websites, blogs, articles etc.
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All
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander works
Academic: Education
Academic: General
Academic: Public Health
Architecture
Business/Law
Fiction
Government/Corporate
Life writing/Memoir
Non-fiction
Professional
Reference
Sport
Trade and cross-over titles
Yatdjuligin: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nursing and Midwifery Care (Cambridge University Press, copyediting)
Yulunga: Traditional Indigenous Games (Australian Sports Commission, copyediting)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education: An introduction for the teaching profession 3rd edn (Cambridge University Press) – copyediting
Storymen (Cambridge University Press) – structural and copyediting
Understanding Curriculum: The Australian Context 1st & 2nd edn (Cambridge University Press) – copyediting
Teaching Kids to Read: Basic skills for Australian and New Zealand parents and teachers (Wilkins Farago) – structural and copyediting
Cookery for the Hospitality Industry 6e (Cambridge University Press, copyediting)
Stepping Stones: A guide for mature-aged students at university (ACER Press, copyediting)
Reading Foundations (ACER Press, copyediting)
Science in Early Childhood 1e (Cambridge University Press, copyediting)
John Keeves and the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER Press, structural editing, copyediting)
Australia's Convict Past, series of 6 titles for ages 7–12 (Heinemann Library, copyediting)
Cambridge Maths Stage 6, Extn 1 for Year 12 (proofreading)
Teenagers and Alcohol, series of 6 fact sheets (Australian Drug Foundation & DEECD, copywriting, copyediting)
Why Not the Best Schools? (ACER Press, copyediting)
Male Voices: Stories of boys learning through making music (ACER Press, copyediting)
Assessor Training Curriculum (Australian Sports Commission, copyediting)
Empire, Ruins + Networks: The transcultural agenda (Melbourne University Press, copyediting)
Mental Health: A person-centred approach 2nd edn (Cambridge University Press) – copyediting
Children of Parents with Mental Illness: Personal and clinical perspectives 2 (ACER Press) – copyediting
Public Health: Local and global perspectives 2e (Cambridge University Press, copyediting)
Essential Epidemiology: An introduction for students and health professionals 4e (Cambridge University Press, copyediting)
Drug Use in Australia: Preventing harm 2nd edn(Oxford University Press) – structural and copyediting, co-author of one chapter
Drugs and Driving in Australia: A survey of community attitudes, experience and understanding (Australian Drug Foundation, copyediting)
Primary Pathways: An integrated approach to drug education (Australian Drug Foundation; commissioning/developmental editing; copyediting; publishing)
Crossing the Red Line: Venue Operators Guide (Australian Drug Foundation, copyediting, art direction)
A Way of Life: An apprenticeship with Frank Lloyd Wright (Images Publishing) – developmental and structural editing, copywriting, art direction
The Enthusiasms of Centerbrook (Images Publishing) – copyediting of this and about 15 other titles in the international Master Architect Series
The Encyclopedia of Australian Architecture (Cambridge University Press) – copyediting
Learning Law 2e (Cambridge University Press, copyediting)
Principles of Contemporary Corporate Governance 2e (Author, copyediting)
Australian Export: A guide to law and practice 2e (Cambridge University Press, copyediting)
Estuary by John Bartlett (Heartsong Publishing) – copyediting
98%pure by JD Cregan – structural and copyediting; publishing and marketing
Good Neighbours by Rhonda Jenkins and Renee Otmar (Pearson Education Australia)
Parliament of Victoria, eDemocracy Inquiry (SARC, copyediting)
Parliament of Victoria, Scrutiny of Acts Committee Annual Review (copyediting)
Paradise Magazine of Air Niugini (Business Advantage Australia, copyediting)
Branches of the Tree: The story of a Dutch pioneering woman (self-published by the author, Elizabeth Van) – structural and copyediting
Goody: The highs and lows (Pan Macmillan) – copyediting
Father’s Financial Favour Workbook (Harvest Crusade International) – structural and copyediting
Humans in Geelong (HuG) – copyediting
A Short Introduction to Climate Change (Cambridge University Press) – copyediting and artwork briefs
Effective Advertising 6 (Hardie Grant Publishers) – copyediting
The Coast of Australia (Cambridge University Press) – structural and copyediting
Hell…P! I’m a stepmother (ACER Press) – structural and copyediting
Listen to Me Listen to You: A step-by-step guide to communication skills training (ACER Press, copyediting)
The Encyclopedia of Religion in Australia (Cambridge University Press, copyediting)
Take the Challenge: Schools resource (Australian Sports Commission, copyediting)