STRONG FINISH

EDITORIAL DESIGN

Best-Sellers

Awards

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Delivering top-tier editorial services for three decades:
project management; substantive, line, and copy editing; proofreading; copywriting; and design.
Because quality counts.

“Heather Sangster has been the primary copy editor of my work for the past 25 years and my publications owe a great deal to her services. She is meticulously thorough and thoroughly professional.”

Margaret AtwoodInternationally best-selling, multi-award-winning author

“Professional, dependable, astute, and enthusiastic.”

Random House Managing Editor Pamela Murray

“Invaluable and creative wordsmith skills, and the ability to work quickly with our house style and turn around projects fast, which brings peace of mind and confidence to important projects. Money well spent.”

VISADirector, Corporate Communications, Tania Freedman

“An invaluable in-depth understanding of the entire publishing process.”

House of AnansiPublisher Lynn Henry

“Professional and fastidious … devoted to understanding our organization’s mission and our hopes for each piece of material we produce, which allows us to present our work to the community and to the country in the most meaningful and effective way.”

Dominion InstituteManaging Director Alison Faulknor

“Invaluable, patient, and dedicated during the unusually intense delivery of my book.”

Noah RichlerBest-selling, award-winning author, journalist, and broadcaster

Serving Clients Worldwide

including canada, usa, england,
netherlands, spain, china, and taiwan.

Trusted

we’ve been going long and strong (for one, two, and even three decades) with most of the following clients:

Featured Title

The Testaments

Strong Finish had the recent pleasure of contributing to another Margaret Atwood book, The Testaments, the internationally best-selling, 2019 Booker Prize–winning sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale.

It’s Heather’s 17th title with the highly esteemed author and recipient of multiple prestigious awards, including the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize, Giller Prize, and the National Book Critics and PEN Center USA Lifetime Achievement Awards. A number of Atwood’s books have been adapted for film, television, and theatre.

“Many thanks are due to … Heather Sangster of Strong Finish, the demon copy editor who picks every nit, including those yet unhatched.” ~ Acknowledgements in The Testaments

In the Press

Heather Sangster/Strong Finish
in The Globe and Mail:

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books/article-margaret-atwood-the-globes-2019-artist-of-the-year-literary-world/

Making the Right Calls

Specializing in best-sellers, award-winners, and the development of emerging talent,
Strong Finish delivers the highest calibre of professional editorial services.

We combine classic principles, contemporary sensibilities, insider expertise,
and just the right touch for a signature service with measurably superior results.

Whether you’re an author, publisher, or savvy business who
needs editorial support, we can surely help.

Services

manuscript evaluation

Insightful analysis of your content and technique along with effective suggestions in a detailed report.

substantive editing

A big-picture examination to shape structure, credibility, voice, and message.

line / copy editing

A close review for flow, tone, and clarity while correcting mechanical issues.

proofreading

A meticulous final read for accurate and reliable quality control,
resulting in a polished project.

research & copywriting

A deep dive into fact-checking and supplementary analysis.
Persuasive, natural copy that ignites action.

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Let’s Get You There.

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416-535-9222

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