Jackey Coyle is an author, editor, artist and broadcaster. Her portfolio career takes in freelance roles as magazine founder and contributing editor, ghost-writer, editor, postgraduate writing tutor and short-course developer–presenter. She was commissioned to write two books – In the End: A practical guide to dying and Cancer Treatment Breakthroughs: Milestones, lessons and inspiration for patients, family, friends and survivors.
Jackey earned her Master’s in Writing and Literature with a novella themed around Hawaiian music in Australia, and units in fiction, nonfiction, editing, travel and scriptwriting.
During her magazine-publishing career she has been Associate Editor of Rhythms and Founding Editor of Inside Small Business and The Strategic Super Investor, and spent 10 years editing for Lonely Planet.
Her writing has appeared in magazines, anthologies and scholarly journals. She continues to mentor writers and editors, edit books and theses, and present radio programs on music and music writing, while travelling three months a year and creating travel sketchbooks. Her editing work centres around books and theses for publishers and emerging authors. More at wordygurdy.com.au.
Jackey is a member of Writers Victoria and the Institute of Professional Editors (IPEd).
Specialises in:
- Non-fiction
- Freelancing
- Editing