I am a trained and experienced proofreader with 15 years’ experience of working with academics in the Arts and Humanities in an editorial, research support context. I have a qualification in proofreading from the Publishing Training Centre and a PhD in English Literature. I provide a specialised proofreading service to academic publishers in Arts and Humanities subjects.

Services

  • Proofreading monographs, edited collections and journals in Arts and Humanities subjects

  • Working onscreen in Word or on PDFs and on paper

  • Working blind or against copy

Benefits

  • Professional, client-driven service

  • Consistent delivery to deadline and on budget

  • Your brief and style guide followed to the letter

  • Skilled and effective communication

  • Exceptional team work

  • Experienced in the styles and conventions of the Arts and Humanities

 

If you want to work with a trained and experienced proofreader who will fit seamlessly into your team and add value to your publications, then please get in touch.

What Clients Say

  • As a copyeditor and proofreader Sally's work stands comparison with my experiences with some of the leading university presses in the United States.
    — Professor Matt Houlbrook
    Professor of Cultural History
    University of Birmingham
    Monograph
    British Academy Mid-career Fellowship
  • Sally was central to the process of moving from the commissioning stage to the delivery of a manuscript to the publisher. She always met deadlines and was great in communicating with contributors, including non-native English speaking authors.
    — Dr. Malcolm Dick
    University of Birmingham
    Co-editor
    Matthew Boulton: Enterprising Industrialist of the Enlightenment
    (Ashgate, 2013)
  • With her impressive efficiency and careful queries, Sally helped me thoroughly to double-check every detail -- from punctuation to pagination -- and to return the proofs swiftly and confidently to the publisher. Without her help, this simply would not have been possible.
    — Dr. Kate Rumbold
    University of Birmingham
    Monograph
  • What you get when she proofreads your stuff is complete confidence that it's all had an exceptionally robust and methodical going-over; there really is no-one more meticulous. But you also get the special benefit of her brilliant and sympathetic editorial eye.
    — Professor Ewan Fernie
    Chair of Shakespeare Studies and Fellow
    University of Birmingham
    Monograph
    AHRC Application