JoAnne Dyer is a freelance
communications professional.
She specializes in working with people and organizations making the world a better place: the change-makers and cage-rattlers whose hearts and determination bring us all forward.
Her education includes a Bachelor’s in Communications from the University of Washington and advanced copy editing training at the University of California San Diego. She is thrilled to now edit and write for a living, which she’s dreamed of since she read her first Nancy Drew book at age 9.
Her clients include publishers, nonprofits, small businesses, authors, and students. Most recently, she edited Bravehearts by Mark Hertsgaard and Careercation by David Niu. Recent writing credits include The Connector Magazine, DesertUSA magazine, Northwest PrimeTime, and Seattle Maison. JoAnne received the Social Media award from the Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) in 2023, and she was nominated for the Matt Kramer Award in 2017.
JoAnne is a member of the Northwest Independent Editors Guild and the American Copy Editors Society. She edits mainly nonfiction (self-help, personal growth, history, and cooking), and she writes and develops communication strategies for nonprofits, small businesses, and anyone who’s changing the world.
In her free time, JoAnne evangelizes about independent film, putters in the garden, cheers for the Seattle Mariners, and develops healthy vegetarian recipes. She desperately craves a daily hike in the red canyons of Southwest Utah, though she lives and works in the Snoqualmie Valley, just outside Seattle.