About us

And green, too

As every good company should, we’re trying to be as green as possible, both in ways that are visible to our clients and in our internal workflow. For example, our entire editing process is conducted online, without almost any paper ever being used.

Bloggers and online journalists are getting better at their craft every day. But they have to publish so rapidly that grammatical mistakes and choppy sentences inevitably creep in.

Edit Owl fixes this. We provide fast, reliable editing services for news websites and blogs, making sure their posts have a clear message, a crisp style, and flawless grammar.

We tend to come into the picture after a blog or news website is up and running and has found an audience and defined its voice. Our clients are publishers of major news websites and blogs on current affairs, the Internet, arts and entertainment, and business. We give them as much or as little help as they need with their content, which usually means fixing grammar, spelling, punctuation, phrasing, style, and HTML formatting.

Editing for us is a collaborative process. That’s why, in addition to doing the core work of editing, we like to keep in close touch with our clients during the process, updating them on the progress of their content and suggesting ways to streamline the publishing process. We know, though, that blogs are judged by the quality of their content and the speed of their posting, and so quality and speed are our priorities, too.

Founded in 2006, Edit Owl is based in Toronto, Canada, but run completely online. Our principals are:

	Andrew Lobo has been editing text of one kind or another for over 10 years. He started Edit Owl with the ambition to make web content clear and easy to read. He recently succumbed to Twitter but would like you to think he’s well-rounded because he plays badminton and eats cuisines as varied as Indian, Chinese, and Count Chocula.
	Principal editor Chloë Filson has an Honours BA in English Literature and many years of experience as a grammar stickler under her belt. She finds joy in drinking tea with honey and in helping others to express themselves clearly.
	Kathryn Greenham takes care of quality control as Editorial Assistant. Eyes sharp as a hawk’s, Kathryn oversees our communications and makes sure the edits that go out to our clients are in tip-top shape. After hours, she devotes her time to reading about the environment and watching anything by Joss Whedon and JJ Abrams.