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    UK-based Non-fiction Freelance Copyeditor, Proofreader and Writer

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    Professional affiliation, qualifications and training

    I'm an ADvanced professional member of the CIEP

    I’m an Advanced Professional member of the Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading (CIEP), the highest level of membership for this chartered institute.

    In brief – it means I take my professional development and standards seriously.

    You want the very best for your words, and so do I.

    Please read more about my other credentials below.

    Academic studies

    • Master’s degree in Creative Writing, University of Hull Online (2021– ongoing to 2023)
    • BA Honours degree in English Literature, University of Roehampton (2003)

    Writing

    • Therapeutic and Reflective Writing (Professional Writing Academy) 2020
    • NCTJ Certificate in Periodical Journalism (National Council for the Training of Journalists) 2003
    • Freelance Feature Writing – Honours Diploma (London School of Journalism) 1997

    Core skills editing training

    • Copyediting 2: Headway (CIEP, then SfEP) 2017
    • Proofreading 2: Progress (CIEP, then SfEP) 2016
    • Advanced Copyediting (Publishing Training Centre) 2011
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      Nine years of relevant on-the-job in-house publisher experience covering a broad range of publishing mediums, including trade journals, B2B + B2C communications, academic books and journals, and website copy

    Editorial skills training

    • Plain English for Editors (CIEP) 2022 
    • Copyright: How to get what you need in the digital age (Publishing Training Centre) 2019
    • Medical Editing (CIEP, then SfEP) 2017
    • Brush Up Your Grammar (CIEP, then SfEP) 2017
    • Efficient Editing: Strategies and tactics (CIEP, then SfEP) 2016
    • Editing with Word (CIEP, then SfEP) 2016
    • Subediting and Design – Distinction  (London School of Journalism) 2006

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