ALEXANDRA NAHLOUS is a leading freelance book editor and specialist fiction editor. She is known in the publishing industry for her expertise in commercial fiction and women’s fiction, and has edited bestselling and award-winning novels. She is also a highly experienced non-fiction editor, Young Adult and children’s book editor, a content producer, a teacher of editing and workshop presenter.
Literary/Commercial Fiction
The Slap
— Christos Tsiolkas
Project management and proofread / copyedit
This was published in 2008 by Allen & Unwin. As well as helping to project-manage this title while she was a senior editor at Allen & Unwin, Alexandra Nahlous did the proofread / copyedit.
The Slap won myriad awards, including Overall Best Book the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize 2009, ABIA Literary Fiction Book of the Year 2009, Overall Book of the Year 2009, ABA Book of the Year 2009, ALS Gold Medal 2009 and the Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards 2009. It was also shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Prize 2009 and it was made into a television series.
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