Hi, I’m Brandon Katzir.
I’m a copyeditor living in Longmeadow, Massachusetts. I have 11 years of experience copyediting academic writing, particularly in the humanities and social sciences. I’ve worked with writers at all stages, from undergraduates to graduate students and faculty members. I’ve edited theses and dissertations, journal articles, book reviews, and academic monographs, and I’ve also helped many academics for whom English is a second language.
I began taking on clients in 2012 when I was working toward my MA in English at Oklahoma State University and tutoring in the writing center. I kept up my editing work as a Ph.D student at Louisiana State University, where I also taught writing classes and interned with Louisiana State University Press. I graduated with my doctorate in English in 2017 and accepted a position as an Assistant Professor of English at Oklahoma City University. In 2021, I transitioned into a career in academic librarianship, and I’ve maintained a steady slate of editorial projects since then. I’ve also kept up with my own writing and have continued to publish on language, culture, and linguistic style, writing for journals like Rhetorica, Rhetoric Society Quarterly, Literature Compass, Philosophy & Rhetoric, and others. Currently I’m writing a book about the history of style guides in the English-speaking world, examining both their popularity throughout the twentieth century as well as what they can tell us about language and prose style in mass media, academia, and across different professions.
Many of my clients are academic writers, and I’ve edited dissertations, journal articles, and monographs in disciplines such as:
- History
- Literary studies
- Education
- Psychology
- Theology
- Agricultural engineering
- Media studies
- Sociology
- Library & information science
In addition to academic writing, I also have extensive experience editing materials for nonprofits and religious organizations, including letters, whitepapers, presentations, and other communication. I also have experience editing technical documentation.
I’m familiar with the Chicago Manual of Style, APA, MLA, AP Style, and Google Developer Documentation Style.
If you have any questions about my editing services or what I could bring to your project, please don’t hesitate to contact me at katzir.bn@gmail.com. I look forward to hearing from you.