Who we serve
- Think Tanks
- Research Institutions
- Professional Organisations
- Academics
- Independent Writers
ἑκάς ἑκάς ὅστις ἀλιτρός
“Away, away, whoever is profane.”
Callimachus · Hymn to Apollo
Claros is here to help you produce non-fiction writing that matters. We support think tanks, scholars, institutions, and independent writers with editing services that include proofreading, copy editing, and editorial consultation.
In the ancient world, Claros was an oracular shrine to Apollo on the coast of Asia Minor. People would come from across the Roman empire with questions for the god of prophecy, truth and healing, and the priests of Apollo would provide the supplicant with the words of god, always written in verse.
Today, Claros helps you cut through the deluge of meaningless text with writing that is clear, true and beautiful.
Services
- Proofreading
- A guarantee that your text is free of any errors, omissions, or typos.
- Copy Editing
- The text tightened and reformulated with an eye towards clarity and brevity. The overall structure of the text is not changed or commented upon.
- Line Editing
- Comprehensive comments and suggestions on the overall style and structure, informed by the context, audience, and intentionality of the text.
- Editorial Consultation
- Collaboration from ideation to publication — capturing your insight and ideas to generate the best possible text.†
† Unless requested otherwise, each level of service includes the preceding services.
Process
Providing as much notice as possible, you can email your text to editor@claroseditorial.com with any notes, designate a deadline, and the work will be returned to you by or prior to that date.
I have not once been late in returning work. I can accommodate your busy schedule.
About the Editor
Throughout my academic career I was told that I was a good writer. Academic writing is very often not the clearest or most pleasing to read, but I felt it important to affect a level of clarity and simplicity of style that would best convey the ideas I had in my head. Good writing does not announce itself as good writing, or reach for sophisticated diction without need. When the writing is good it gets out of its own way—complex ideas are rendered easy to digest—the writer and reader see eye-to-eye.
In 2017 I began editing academic documents for my peers. This included master’s theses and doctoral dissertations across the fields of politics, anthropology, history, sports medicine, religious studies, civil engineering, and philosophy, among others.
Starting in 2022 and continuing to today, I edit policy documents for think tanks. In four years, I have edited well over one hundred documents. Past and present clients include:
- The Fraser Institute
- The Macdonald Laurier Institute
- The C.D. Howe Institute
- The Institute for Research on Public Policy (IRPP)
- The National Institute on Aging
“The Fraser Institute has used Justin Yule as a freelance editor to edit various papers on public policy since 2023. He performs edits with skill, ensuring clarity, correct spelling and grammar, and stays true to the author’s voice. He is pleasant, efficient, and professional, and completes assignments within the specified time period.”
Credentials
- PhD Classics (incomplete)University of Toronto2022
- MA ClassicsUniversity of Toronto2019
- MA Modern HistoryUniversity of Edinburgh2015
- BA ClassicsQueen’s University2013
“…surgical…”
— James Fleming, C.D. Howe Institute
“Great is the stream of the Assyrian river, but much filth of earth and much refuse it carries on its waters. And not of every water do the Melissae carry to Deo, but of the trickling stream that springs from a holy fountain, pure and undefiled, the very crown of waters.”
In this passage, Callimachus uses water as a symbol for writing and poetry. The ‘Assyrian River’ is the Tigris in Mesopotamia, but it is here being used as a metaphor for Homer’s epics: a large flowing body of text that (in Callimachus’ mind) contained lots of bad writing. Instead, Callimachus boasts of his own ability to write beautiful, concise, and curated poetry—a holy fountain, ‘pure and undefiled’.
Let’s discuss your project
Whether you have a manuscript ready for proofreading or a larger editorial collaboration in mind, I’d be glad to hear from you. Send your text along with any notes and your deadline, and the work will be returned to you by or prior to that date.
editor@claroseditorial.com