EllWords: we write, thinking.
EllWords is a team of experienced editors and writers who help public interest organisations in Australia achieve more by writing strategically.
We combine human thinking, impactful writing and professional editing so you can kick goals and land opportunities.
Following a redundancy in 2021, Lee launched EllWords as a one-person editing business, having seen good ideas get lost in bad documents and poorly planned communication strategies.
Since then, it’s grown into a team that's small enough to know your work properly, but experienced enough to handle complex projects.
Our mission
To enable positive change through the simple tactic of strategic writing.
Our vision
That organisations working for public good are empowered by their writing to maximise their impact.
Our values
Collaboration
Purpose
Opportunity
Responsiveness
Meet the EllWords team
Lee Ellwood
Senior editor and strategic writer
Founder of EllWords, IPEd-accredited, and the one most likely to ask what a document is really for before touching a word of it.
Dr Penny Hayes
Policy and research specialist
Research, economics and policy background, IPEd-accredited, and the one most likely to ask where the data actually comes from.
Kylie Howard
Legal and plain language specialist
Former lawyer, precise and thorough, an IPEd committee president, and the one most likely to catch the really embarrassing error.
We're editors and writers trusted by ...
... and here's why.
- We're IPEd-accredited editors and/or IPEd Professional members.
- We are on an Australian Government procurement panel for authoring services.
- We have expertise in content writing, research, policy, law and administration.
- We draw on years of combined professional experience in government, universities and research, law, administration, freelance operations and communication.