We are experienced editors.
Shelly Rafferty, Ph.D.
Principal Editor and CEO/partner
Shelly Rafferty is a writer and editor with 30 years of experience in the publishing industry. Formerly the Marketing Manager for Medicine /Academic Science at Oxford University Press, Shelly also served as a Senior Copywriter. Throughout her Ph.D. studies (Education; Curriculum & Instruction, 2008), she edited dissertations and novels, and wrote fiction, scholarly papers, and policy documents. Currently (with Jackie), she serves as Co-Copy Editor of Online Learning, and provides instructional design services to a variety of projects. Shelly’s fiction, poetry, and academic work have been widely published.
"Supporting great scholarship is my passion, and I pride myself on shepherding new writers to publication success.”
Jacalyn Eddy, Ph.D.
Principal Editor and CEO/partner
Since receiving her Ph.D. in American History in 2003, Jackie has spent two decades as an award-winning instructor and public speaker. She has sixteen years’ experience editing academic work in education, medicine, and the humanities. She is a content expert in American publishing history, children’s book history, and the professionalization of women. Her “groundbreaking work,” Bookwomen: Creating an Empire in Children’s Book Publishing, 1919–1939, is required reading in many graduate programs. She is also the Co-Copy Editor for Online Learning.
“I view language as a joyful thing, and I love what I do. I look forward to supporting your work.”
