About Christian Editing Services
My name is Iola Goulton, and I am the face behind Christian Editing Services.
I hold a Bachelor of Commerce degree in marketing and have twenty-plus years’ experience in human resources. I’ve worked as a management consultant in New Zealand and the United Kingdom, in an international role in the private sector, and am now working in the public sector.
During my career I have written and edited company newsletters, policies, websites, and more client reports than I can count.
Reader. Reviewer.
I am a prolific reader (check out my Goodreads profile!), and I review around 50 Christian books each year on my website, Iola Goulton.
Writer.
I write contemporary Christian romance with a Kiwi twist, and you can find out more about my writing at my website. I’m a member of New Zealand Christian Writers, Omega Writers, and am the Zone Director of the Beyond the Borders zone for American Christian Fiction Writers.
As a writer, I’ve won the 2016 Genesis Award (Novella) and was a finalist in the 2022 First Impressions Award (Short Novel). I also won Agent’s Choice in the 2023 Romance Writers of New Zealand Great Beginnings contest.
Editor.
Editing combines my professional background and personal interests. With Christian Editing Services, you can be sure your novel is being edited by someone who reads, knows and understands current trends in Christian fiction.
Wife. Mother. Christian.
I am a married empty-nest mother of two wonderful adults, and I work full-time in a human resources role. I split my time between Wellington, the coolest little capital in the world, and our home in the sunny Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.
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