what we do

2Write prides itself on good communication. We write, edit and proof-read articles, reports, profiles, magazines, books, university theses and texts. We also design and manage websites and run creative writing workshops. Our clients are public and private sector organisations, universities, community groups and individuals.

With 2Write, you get

clear, jargon-free writing
top-notch editing and proof-reading skills
accurate, reliable and timely service
an excellent working relationship
value for money
our commitment to complete the job to your satisfaction

Recent work

Writing, editing and design

award-winning profiles of people and projects for building industry awards
website and newsletter content and management for LT McGuinness
editing the annual Employment Agreements: Bargaining Trends and Employment Law Update for Victoria University’s Centre for Labour, Employment and Law
editing young adult fiction for One Tree House, including Lani Wendt Young’s Fire’s Caress, a young adult fiction finalist in the 2021 NZ book awards.

Pat makes the job a smooth, trouble-free operation with his efficient turn-around of documents. He has improved the publications’ design to give them a professional and sharp look.
– Sue Ryall, manager, Centre for Labour, Employment and Law, Victoria University

Proof-reading

public and private sector reports, newsletters, submissions and websites
PhD and Masters theses and proposals for local and international students. NB If you’re a NZ Aid scholarship student, you may be entitled to financial support to have your PhD proofread. Check with your international scholarships manager!

Hi Pip, Thank you for your patient suggestions and comments! Also I very much appreciate those explanatory notes, these will help me improve my thesis. Warm regards.
– Ollie, MA student, Victoria University of Wellington

Dear Pip, Today I have processed all your edits and comments, you have done an amazing job. Thanks!
– Mirjam Lasthuizen, PhD student, The Netherlands

Thank you for turning that [gender equity report] around so quickly once again. We are very grateful for your help with this.
– Noelle McCarthy, Victoria University of Wellington

Books and creative writing workshops

Pip specialises in writing creative non-fiction. She has published three books: Trust: A True Story of Women and Gangs (Random House, 2009), The War That Never Ended: NZ Veterans Remember Korea (Penguin, 2013) and Song for Rosaleen (Massey University Press, 2018)
Pip has run creative writing workshops for the New Zealand Society of Authors, Kāpiti Writers Retreat and others. You can enrol here for her 2022 NZSA online workshop, Finding your ‘I’: the key to the story.

Oral and family history

Pat is writing the story of his maternal grandfather, WW1 veteran Richard White
Pat’s detailed personal and business history of a Wellington family is based on oral history interviews with family members
Pat recorded the life story of a retired Wellington scientist, providing audio files and transcripts to the man and his family
Pip’s three books are all based on oral history interviews with their subjects.