Wikipedia Novel Update – CAN$71 / US$100 -- 2
Budget / SalaryC$30–100
TypeFreelance project
LocationRemote
Posted1 hour ago
I'm looking for an experienced Wikipedia editor and researcher to undertake a detailed, properly sourced update of the Wikipedia biography of Canadian author **Lisa de Nikolits**. The project involves reviewing and updating the existing biography to reflect her current publishing history and professional literary activities, while ensuring that all additions follow Wikipedia’s requirements for reliable third-party sourcing, neutral encyclopedic language, appropriate citation formatting, and conflict-of-interest/paid-editing disclosure requirements.
The update includes correcting the existing biography by removing the words **“on a smallholding”** where specified, updating the introductory author description to reflect that de Nikolits has published **thirteen novels**, and adding her latest 2026 novel, ***That Time I Killed You***, published by **Level Best Books on June 16, 2026**. The proposed book information includes its classification as psychological thriller/domestic suspense/crime fiction, ISBN information, 274-page length, adult readership, and its fictionalized Toronto Beaches setting. The freelancer will need to determine which of these details are supported by appropriate independent sources and incorporate only information that meets Wikipedia’s sourcing and neutrality standards.
The project also requires research and citation work surrounding the latest novel, including independent literary coverage and reviews such as the August 2026 review by Chris Reed in *The Seaboard Review*, as well as other documented coverage such as the Beach Metro article referenced in the project material. Goodreads information and reader ratings are also provided as potential supporting material, but the freelancer should assess whether such information is sufficiently encyclopedic and non-promotional for Wikipedia before including it.
A substantial portion of the work involves expanding the **Other Published Works** section with documented anthology contributions dating from 2003 through 2026. This includes the 2026 contribution **“Elegy for Luciana”** in *Canadian Woman Studies, Volume 38: Visionary Feminisms I*, together with the other anthology publications and supporting evidence supplied in the project materials. The freelancer must organize this information appropriately and determine how it can be presented within Wikipedia’s biography structure with reliable citations.
The existing **“OTHER HONOURS”** section is also intended to be replaced with a **“PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES”** section. This section will document de Nikolits’s literary and professional participation, including moderation of panels and author conversations at TIFA and the MOTIVE Crime & Mystery Festival in 2023, 2025, and 2026; Word on the Street appearances; a 2022 Global Englishes conference speaking engagement; Toronto Public Library workshops; Crime Writers of Canada panels; Shetland Noir; the Tartan Turban Reading Series; Writers and Editors Network activities; ThrillerFest NYC; Sisters in Crime; literary events and launches in Milan and Toronto; FogLit; IFOA; Bouchercon; Hamilton Literary Awards judging; Writers Foundation activities; guest blogging; and other documented speaking, judging, teaching, and literary-industry activities listed in the source material.
The freelancer will also be expected to review the available **reviews, literary coverage, and praise** and determine which material is appropriate for inclusion based on Wikipedia’s standards. The goal is not simply to transfer all supplied information onto the page, but to research the supporting sources, identify reliable independent references, format citations correctly, maintain neutral language, avoid promotional phrasing, and structure the information so that the resulting biography reads as an appropriately sourced encyclopedic article.
The update includes correcting the existing biography by removing the words **“on a smallholding”** where specified, updating the introductory author description to reflect that de Nikolits has published **thirteen novels**, and adding her latest 2026 novel, ***That Time I Killed You***, published by **Level Best Books on June 16, 2026**. The proposed book information includes its classification as psychological thriller/domestic suspense/crime fiction, ISBN information, 274-page length, adult readership, and its fictionalized Toronto Beaches setting. The freelancer will need to determine which of these details are supported by appropriate independent sources and incorporate only information that meets Wikipedia’s sourcing and neutrality standards.
The project also requires research and citation work surrounding the latest novel, including independent literary coverage and reviews such as the August 2026 review by Chris Reed in *The Seaboard Review*, as well as other documented coverage such as the Beach Metro article referenced in the project material. Goodreads information and reader ratings are also provided as potential supporting material, but the freelancer should assess whether such information is sufficiently encyclopedic and non-promotional for Wikipedia before including it.
A substantial portion of the work involves expanding the **Other Published Works** section with documented anthology contributions dating from 2003 through 2026. This includes the 2026 contribution **“Elegy for Luciana”** in *Canadian Woman Studies, Volume 38: Visionary Feminisms I*, together with the other anthology publications and supporting evidence supplied in the project materials. The freelancer must organize this information appropriately and determine how it can be presented within Wikipedia’s biography structure with reliable citations.
The existing **“OTHER HONOURS”** section is also intended to be replaced with a **“PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES”** section. This section will document de Nikolits’s literary and professional participation, including moderation of panels and author conversations at TIFA and the MOTIVE Crime & Mystery Festival in 2023, 2025, and 2026; Word on the Street appearances; a 2022 Global Englishes conference speaking engagement; Toronto Public Library workshops; Crime Writers of Canada panels; Shetland Noir; the Tartan Turban Reading Series; Writers and Editors Network activities; ThrillerFest NYC; Sisters in Crime; literary events and launches in Milan and Toronto; FogLit; IFOA; Bouchercon; Hamilton Literary Awards judging; Writers Foundation activities; guest blogging; and other documented speaking, judging, teaching, and literary-industry activities listed in the source material.
The freelancer will also be expected to review the available **reviews, literary coverage, and praise** and determine which material is appropriate for inclusion based on Wikipedia’s standards. The goal is not simply to transfer all supplied information onto the page, but to research the supporting sources, identify reliable independent references, format citations correctly, maintain neutral language, avoid promotional phrasing, and structure the information so that the resulting biography reads as an appropriately sourced encyclopedic article.
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