Miss Fiona O'Brien
- Membership Grade
- Advanced Professional Member
About Fiona
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I am a specialist in the Middle East and Africa, with particular expertise in current affairs, conflict, development and politics. I have more than 20 years experience as an editor and sub-editor. I work on journalism, academic publications, literary fiction and literary non-fiction. I speak several languages, including French and Arabic.
Media
Journalism, books, company literature, educational materials, government reports, journals, magazines, manuals, newsletters, social media
Qualifications and awards
MA (Cantab) Middle Eastern Studies
MA Comparative Literature
Fellow of the Higher Education Authority (HEA)
Basic Proofreading (Publishing Training Centre)
Experience
Editor Gulf States News (2012–15); roster editor for United Nations University; writer/editor, UAE Government (2009–11); editorial consultant United Nations (2008); senior sub-editor and correspondent, Reuters (2000–05). Currently teaching journalism at Kingston University.
Recent clients
United Nations, Small Arms Survey, Scriptoria, World Health Organisation, UAE Government, Pearson Education, Garnet Publishing, Asharq Alawsat.
Subjects
Africa, biography/memoir, comparative literature, current affairs, developing countries, development economics, environment, English literature, fiction (general, postcolonial), international relations, journalism, international aid, Islam, language, linguistics, literary non-fiction, literary theory, literature in translation, media studies, Middle East, politics, political history, terrorism, travel
Service(s)
Disclaimer note
The CIEP Directory of Editorial Services should be considered a point of first contact and prospective clients must satisfy themselves that members are capable of the work on offer. The Institute cannot be held responsible for the quality of work provided by any member listed in the directory. The members themselves are responsible for the maintenance and accuracy of their entries in the Directory and the CIEP has not made any attempt to vet them. The institute cannot be held responsible for any inaccuracies in the Directory. Inclusion in the Directory as a freelance does not necessarily mean that the member is self-employed as defined by HM Revenue and Customs and the Department for Work and Pensions.