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 copy-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've the most knowledge in, I'm also happy to consider other subject matter. If you send me your work, 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 found Pete's proofreading skills to be top-notch. He worked with a complicated design brief, picked up on subtle points and returned a very clear and concise mark up. I would highly recommend him.

​Julie Bennett, Bespoke Publishing Ltd.