I joined the Society for Editors and Proofreaders, now the Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading (CIEP), in the early 1990s. Since then I have provided editorial services to publishers of
- books, including textbooks and illustrated books
- journal articles
- reports
- websites
- online reference works
I have edited and proofread text written by hundreds of authors, from novices to senior academics, for dozens of clients. I am an Advanced Professional Member of the CIEP.
Subjects
I am experienced in a wide range of general and academic subjects, including:
- bibliography
- biography
- classics
- economics
- English language and literature
- general reference
- Greek language and literature
- heritage
- history
- the Holocaust
- human rights
- information science
- international development
- international relations
- librarianship
- materials science
- memoir
- military history
- paper industry
- quotations
- Russian language and literature
- sexual politics
- sociology
- travel
Knowledge base
My higher education:
- MA (joint honours) degree in Russian and Greek (Glasgow University)
- postgraduate diploma in librarianship and information studies (Robert Gordon’s Institute of Technology)
I have taken various short courses of professional interest, including typographical design, copywriting and all sorts of aspects of editorial skills.
For further details, please email info@read-edit.co.uk.