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About me

Making sure text of any kind is correct and well written is, and always has been, very important to me; therefore editing was a natural choice of career. With every proofreading or editing job I take on, I make sure that when I return the text to the client it meets my own high expectations of quality.

In my spare time, I'm a keen follower of sport and music, and I love hiking and running. I also enjoy reading for pleasure as well as for work!

Training and qualifications

  • Publishing Training Centre: Basic Proofreading (pass with Merit)
  • Society for Editors and Proofreaders (SfEP – now the Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading (CIEP)): Introduction to Proofreading, Proofreading Problems, Proofreading Mentoring Scheme and Editing with Word
  • Margaret Aherne: Copy-Editing: A Guide for Proofreaders
  • Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading (CIEP): Copy-Editing Headway
  • Chapterhouse Certificate of Competence in Proofreading and Copy-Editing
  • 2015 and 2017 SfEP Conference workshops
  • BA English Language and Linguistics

​​Specialist subjects

  • English language and linguistics
  • Sociology
  • Sport – especially football, tennis and badminton
  • Hiking and the countryside
  • Music – particularly indie/alternative rock and pop

​Although these are areas I have the most knowledge in, I am also happy to consider other subject matter. You can send me your work so that I can assess how I could help you.

My editing CV

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Membership

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I'm a Professional Member of the Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading (CIEP) (formerly the Society for Editors and Proofreaders (SfEP)).


"I was looking for a proofreader for my MA linguistics dissertation and was grateful for Pete's quick response when I enquired about his services. He provided me with details about his proofreading service and it all seemed reasonable. Having received my amended work back, I really appreciated his efforts and valuable suggestions about how my writing could be improved. Overall, it was a great experience."

​Renshui Fan, MA student
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