Tanja has been in love with language since she was a small child, and has been writing and editing full-time professionally since 2006.

She started as the in-house communications expert and copywriter, first for a national ICT organisation and then for a trans-Tasman health supplement manufacturer. In both roles she combined her passion for understanding how readers think with her enjoyment of clear, compelling writing.

In 2015, she switched to editing exclusively, and has worked with clients globally across a broad range of industries and topics, from grant applicants to government agencies and IT professionals to authors. Since then, she has edited several academic grant applications and over 35 books, along with numerous presentations, reports, web pages, articles, proposals and other corporate documents.

Tanja has been a Professional member of IPEd (the Institute of Professional Editors) since 2022, and now specialises in editing for plain English and inclusive language. She recently completed the Editorial Freelancers Association Editing for Conscious and Inclusive Language program.