Public and Professional Writing

Anne Surma is Lecturer in English and Professional Writing, School of Arts, Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia. She has also worked as an editor and writing consultant in the commercial sector.

'Surma's broad definition of professional writing (which includes many forms of public writing) and the three-part rubric that she uses to frame her analysis of professional writing practices, are key strengths of this book, along with her approach to ethics and communication and her international perspective.' - Jim Porter, Director of Rhetoric and Writing, Michigan State University

• Acknowledgements Preface Introduction Marking the Space: Writing as Ethical, Imaginative and Rhetorical Praxis The Struggle to Relate: Writers and Readers of Corporate and Public Documents Public Information: Up For Debate or Up For Sale?: Writing via the Internet Challenging Unreliable Narrators: Writing and Public Relations Being Professional by Email: Who/How Are you? Notes References Index