Slingsby and Dixon
is an editorial communications company specializing in fiction, academic research, and medical writing. We offer a variety of services, from copy editing brief documents to ghostwriting entire books.
Slingsby and Dixon was founded by Damian Tarnopolsky in Toronto in 2015. We write and edit all manner of documents, from personal websites to non-fiction books. We also offer editorial consulting, writing training, and research services.
Damian Tarnopolsky has two decades of experience as a writer, teacher, and critic. Previously an editor at Random House of Canada, his freelance projects include work for academic clients, fiction writers, and many well-known corporations, non-profit organizations, and publishers.
He holds degrees from the University of Toronto, Oxford University, and the Humber School for Writers, and has taught writing and literature at the University of Toronto, Humber College, Massey College, and elsewhere. He is currently Creative Lead at the Narrative-Based Medicine Lab. His essays and articles have appeared in the national press and online, and his creative work includes a recent collection of linked stories, Every Night I Dream I’m a Monk, Every Night I Dream I’m a Monster.
Our clients
include fiction and non-fiction writers, researchers, and physicians. Some have completed a manuscript and are ready for a second look. Others have the germ of an idea and a few notes, and are looking for help to go on.
To find out more about the editorial process
please contact us below and we can discuss the details of how we can work best together.
So you know,
with editing projects, we will often begin with a sample edit of a portion of your text. This will provide you with a sense of our editing style, and allow us to give you a quote for the entire project.