About Maite
Maite Salazar is a Philippine-based editor and writer with academic, corporate, literary, and nonprofit experience. Her career includes working as a senior editor for an online education provider, an academic copy editor for a pre-press production vendor, a classroom teacher of literature and creative writing, and a contributing writer for various print and online publications in the Philippines.
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When she’s not working on other people’s words, Maite tries to write her own in between reading books; rewatching favorite series and movies; listening to music; and dabbling in the fiber arts.
Education, Training, and CPD
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Essential Proofreading (Distinction) (The Publishing Training Centre)
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Poynter ACES Certificate in Editing (Poynter News University and ACES: The Society for Editing)
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MFA in Creative Writing
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BA in Literature
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Author Queries (The Publishing Training Centre)
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The Art of Querying (Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading)
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Checking Consistency: How to Use PerfectIt for Faster and Better Results (for beginners) (ACES webinar)
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Editing for Conscious and Inclusive Language (Editorial Freelancers Association)
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Editing in a Multilingual World (ACES webinar)
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Enforcing House Styles: Customizing PerfectIt for Advanced Users (ACES webinar)
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Plain English for Editors (Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading)
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Sensitivity Reading and Beyond: Empowering Editors to Talk About Conscious Language and Representation (ACES webinar)
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Unconscious Bias and the Conscientious Editor (ACES webinar)