{"id":12,"date":"2026-01-12T13:33:40","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T13:33:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/helenlyons.org\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2026-01-14T17:00:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T17:00:15","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/helenlyons.org\/?page_id=12","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-accent-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-669513ed wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1da03c2a wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-444d5ee8 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"min-height:100%\">\n<p class=\"has-heading-font-family has-x-large-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.2\">I\u2019m Helen Lyons, an editor and writer based in Antwerp, working in Belgium and internationally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I help publications, academics, organisations, and individuals shape complex material into clear, compelling prose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m known for being direct, careful with detail, and easy to work with under deadline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What I do<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I take on projects across three areas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Editing<\/strong>: developmental\/structural editing, line editing, copyediting, and proofreading<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Journalism<\/strong>: long-form magazine features and daily news for publications<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Writing<\/strong>: web copy, briefs, reports, stakeholder-facing material, and educational content <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re unsure which bucket your project fits into, reach out and I\u2019ll recommend the right approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Background<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m an American writer based in Belgium. My work has appeared in outlets including POLITICO Europe, The Washington Post, and The Brussels Times, among others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ve got an MA in Journalism and worked as a classroom teacher for over eight years. I work in both American and British English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-heading-font-family has-x-large-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.2\">You can reach me at <strong><a>contact@helenlyons.org<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019m Helen Lyons, an editor and writer based in Antwerp, working in Belgium and internationally. I help publications, academics, organisations, and individuals shape complex material into clear, compelling prose. I\u2019m known for being direct, careful with detail, and easy to work with under deadline. What I do I take on projects across three areas: If [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-12","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/helenlyons.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/helenlyons.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/helenlyons.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/helenlyons.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/helenlyons.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/helenlyons.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":58,"href":"https:\/\/helenlyons.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12\/revisions\/58"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/helenlyons.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}