Slingsby and Dixon
is an editing company that specializes in fiction, memoir, academic research, and medical writing.
Our clients
include fiction and non-fiction writers, researchers, and physicians.
You may have completed a manuscript in draft and feel ready for a second look, advice on how to perfect it, and guidance on publishing options.
Or perhaps you have the germ of an idea and a few notes, and you’re looking for ways to go on. Or maybe you’re stuck mid-way.
Wherever you find yourself—and whether you’re starting out, or working on your fifth book—we can help.
We offer
substantive editing (plot, character, the big picture), stylistic editing (line-by-line, how well is this working?), and various kinds of coaching, mentorship, and consultation.
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.
Editing projects 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.
Damian Tarnopolsky, who founded Slingsby and Dixon in 2015, has more than two decades of experience as a writer, editor, and teacher. Previously an editor at Random House of Canada, where he worked on books by acclaimed Canadian and international authors, his freelance projects include work for fiction writers, academic clients, 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.