A.M. Luijben

Experienced editor and writer with proven ability providing tailored, effective written communications within international teams. Ample in-house experience combined with freelance practice. Reliability in working on deadline. Work has encompassed editing, writing, proofreading, and layout of print and electronic publications. 

Services include abstracting and creating engaging summaries of academic works, annual reports, and advising on infographic presentations. I am also available to act as rapporteur at international meetings, and managing production of collective volumes and proceedings. 

Projects range from press releases and brochures to Internet communications, newsletters, corporate publications, journal and magazine articles, research reports, books, and reference texts.

Provide freelance editorial and journalism services to academic clients, centers of expertise, businesses, publishers, and non-profit organizations located in the Netherlands, Europe, North America and Asia. Clients include RAND Europe, the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), the European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM), the Foundation for Applied Water Research STOWA, Harvard University, Delft University of Technology, the IMISOE Research Network, Wageningen University and Research Centre, Utrecht University, Brill Publishers, Erasmus University (Rotterdam), Radboud University Nijmegen, Berenschot Public Management, the Geneva-based ‘Global Water Partnership’ (via Greenlnk in the UK), the Royal Tropical Institute (KIT, Amsterdam), the Institute of Social Studies (ISS, The Hague), the Language Centre of the University of Groningen, among numerous others

Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, USA

Development Management, Coursework towards a master’s degree in issues facing the Third World, Open University, UK

NIMA PR-A, Public relations training accredited by the Netherlands Institute of Marketing, The Hague

Media/Crisis Communications, Directors’ level seminar by Washington, DC-based Delany Communications on steering media interactions when circumstances get tough, Montpellier

Story Development Initiative, Journalism refresher course given by George Allen (formerly of CNN) and Paul Byers (of CBS and NBC) on how to develop and sell effective science-related news and feature articles, Rome