raw material
(Arnold author)
I have edited and proofread
- books, journal articles, reports
- web pages
- text for large-scale online reference works and CDs
by hundreds of authors (novice writers, established academics, non-native English speakers) for dozens of clients, from household names to smaller niche publishers. I work online – generally on MS Word or PDF files, but also using HTML and CSS – or on paper as required.
subjects
I work on a wide range of general and academic subjects, and am always willing to consider new areas. Those covered include:
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titles
A sample of books I have worked on:
- Britannica Guide to Russia (Constable & Robinson, 2009)
- Britain’s Oldest Art (English Heritage, 2009)
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (OUP, 2004)
- Gulag: A History (Penguin, 2003)
- Guide to World Language Dictionaries (Library Association, 1998)
- Collins Dictionary of Quotations (HarperCollins, 1995)
- Oral History: An Annotated Bibliography (British Library, 1989)
knowledge base
My higher education:
- MA (joint honours) degree in Russian and Greek (Glasgow University); subjects included sociology, psychology and classical art
- postgraduate diploma in librarianship and information studies (Robert Gordon’s Institute of Technology)
I have also studied typographical design (West Herts College) and copywriting (Publishing Training Centre). I became an advanced member of the Society for Editors and Proofreaders in 2002.
For further details on any of the above, please send an email to read@sfep.net or use the contact form.