I'm a freelance writer, editor and proofreader with more than 35 years of experience in a wide range of editorial fields.
I write and edit fiction and non-fiction, for books, magazines and journals, newspapers and e-media. The subjects I cover range from current affairs, politics, wildlife and travel, through food and lifestyle, to human interest, celebrity profiles, sport, finance and technology. I write and edit press releases, annual reports, art catalogues and speeches, and other business and specialist publications.
I specialise in writing, ghost-writing, editing and producing family histories, biographies, autobiographies and memoirs, for both mainstream publishers and private clients.
I'm a Full Member of the Professional Editors' Group and a Professional Member of PEN South Africa.
You can contact me at traceyhaw@mweb.co.za or on +27 83 673 0439.
Selected recent projects
• Author of Flipped (Modjaji Books, 2023).
• Editor of Bullet in the Heart by Beverley Roos-Muller (Jonathan Ball Publishers, 2023).
• Editor of Stirring the Pot by Quraisha Daiwood and Across the Kala Pani by Shevlyn Mottai (Penguin Random House, 2022) - both longlisted for the 2023 Sunday Times Fiction Literary Awards.
• Editor of Peaches and Smeets by Ashti Juggath (Modjaji Books, 2022) - longlisted for the 2023 Sunday Times Fiction Literary Awards.
• Editor of Bulelani Ngcuka: The Sting in the Tale by Marion Sparg (Jonathan Ball Publishers, 2022) - #1 South African seller within two weeks of launch.
• Editor of Unshackled: My Journey from the Township to the Boardroom by Jeff van Rooyen (Bookstorm, 2022).
• Editor of Hosting with the Lazy Makoti by Mogau Seshoene (Jonathan Ball Publishers, 2021) - winner of Gourmand World Cookbook 'Entertaining' Award 2022.
• Editor of Joining The Dots: A Biography of Pravin Gordhan by Chris Whitfield and Jonathan Ancer (Jonathan Ball Publishers, 2021) - longlisted for the 2022 Sunday Times Non-Fiction Literary Awards.
• Editor of Waterboy: Making Sense of My Son's Suicide by Glynis Horning (Bookstorm, 2021) - longlisted for the 2022 Sunday Times Non-fiction Literary Awards.
• Editor of The Girl Who Chased Otters by Sally Partridge (Modjaji Books, 2021).
• Editor of The South African Entrepreneur (2nd edition) by Sphetho Siyengo (2021).
• Writer of features for Fairlady (under pen name Esther Caine) (2021 and 2022).
• Writer of undergraduate and postgraduate synopses for the Old Mutual Budget Speech Competition (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022).
• Writer of short pieces for Mediclinic's website (2021 and 2022).
• Writer of the Old Mutual Foundation Trust Staff Payroll Giving booklet (2017, 2018, 2020, 2021 and 2022).
• Proofreader of Unforgiven: Face to Face with my Father's Killer by Liz McGregor (Jonathan Ball, 2022), The Milk Tart Murders by Sally Andrew (Penguin Random House, 2021), Surfacing by Marion Scher (Bookstorm, 2021), Warriors: An Epic Battle for Olympic Rowing Victory by Danielle Brittain (Bookstorm, 2020) and Learning Lessons by Jonathan Jansen (Bookstorm, 2021).
• Proofreader of Black Lion: Alive in the Wilderness by Sicelo Mbatha, A Pretoria Boy: The Story of South Africa's Public Enemy No 1 by Peter Hain and Just A Moment: A Memoir by Schalk Burger Snr (Jonathan Ball Publishers, 2021).
I write and edit fiction and non-fiction, for books, magazines and journals, newspapers and e-media. The subjects I cover range from current affairs, politics, wildlife and travel, through food and lifestyle, to human interest, celebrity profiles, sport, finance and technology. I write and edit press releases, annual reports, art catalogues and speeches, and other business and specialist publications.
I specialise in writing, ghost-writing, editing and producing family histories, biographies, autobiographies and memoirs, for both mainstream publishers and private clients.
I'm a Full Member of the Professional Editors' Group and a Professional Member of PEN South Africa.
You can contact me at traceyhaw@mweb.co.za or on +27 83 673 0439.
Selected recent projects
• Author of Flipped (Modjaji Books, 2023).
• Editor of Bullet in the Heart by Beverley Roos-Muller (Jonathan Ball Publishers, 2023).
• Editor of Stirring the Pot by Quraisha Daiwood and Across the Kala Pani by Shevlyn Mottai (Penguin Random House, 2022) - both longlisted for the 2023 Sunday Times Fiction Literary Awards.
• Editor of Peaches and Smeets by Ashti Juggath (Modjaji Books, 2022) - longlisted for the 2023 Sunday Times Fiction Literary Awards.
• Editor of Bulelani Ngcuka: The Sting in the Tale by Marion Sparg (Jonathan Ball Publishers, 2022) - #1 South African seller within two weeks of launch.
• Editor of Unshackled: My Journey from the Township to the Boardroom by Jeff van Rooyen (Bookstorm, 2022).
• Editor of Hosting with the Lazy Makoti by Mogau Seshoene (Jonathan Ball Publishers, 2021) - winner of Gourmand World Cookbook 'Entertaining' Award 2022.
• Editor of Joining The Dots: A Biography of Pravin Gordhan by Chris Whitfield and Jonathan Ancer (Jonathan Ball Publishers, 2021) - longlisted for the 2022 Sunday Times Non-Fiction Literary Awards.
• Editor of Waterboy: Making Sense of My Son's Suicide by Glynis Horning (Bookstorm, 2021) - longlisted for the 2022 Sunday Times Non-fiction Literary Awards.
• Editor of The Girl Who Chased Otters by Sally Partridge (Modjaji Books, 2021).
• Editor of The South African Entrepreneur (2nd edition) by Sphetho Siyengo (2021).
• Writer of features for Fairlady (under pen name Esther Caine) (2021 and 2022).
• Writer of undergraduate and postgraduate synopses for the Old Mutual Budget Speech Competition (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022).
• Writer of short pieces for Mediclinic's website (2021 and 2022).
• Writer of the Old Mutual Foundation Trust Staff Payroll Giving booklet (2017, 2018, 2020, 2021 and 2022).
• Proofreader of Unforgiven: Face to Face with my Father's Killer by Liz McGregor (Jonathan Ball, 2022), The Milk Tart Murders by Sally Andrew (Penguin Random House, 2021), Surfacing by Marion Scher (Bookstorm, 2021), Warriors: An Epic Battle for Olympic Rowing Victory by Danielle Brittain (Bookstorm, 2020) and Learning Lessons by Jonathan Jansen (Bookstorm, 2021).
• Proofreader of Black Lion: Alive in the Wilderness by Sicelo Mbatha, A Pretoria Boy: The Story of South Africa's Public Enemy No 1 by Peter Hain and Just A Moment: A Memoir by Schalk Burger Snr (Jonathan Ball Publishers, 2021).
