About Graham Hughes, editor and proofreaderA safe pair of handsI’ve been a full-time freelance editor and proofreader since 2013. I’m an Advanced Professional Member of the Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading (CIEP): here’s my profile on the CIEP directory. I’m committed to follow our Professional Practice Code, which assures high standards of editorial work and customer care.
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As part of my active involvement in the CIEP, I’m a member of its governing council and a tutor for some of its core training courses. I’ve also been the coordinator of two local CIEP groups, and had a stint on the Learning and Professional Development Committee.
I’ve had extensive training in copy-editing, proofreading and related subjects, from the CIEP, the Publishing Training Centre and other organisations. I’m committed to keeping up my professional development: attending conferences, reading articles, watching webinars and so on. For details, please download my brochure below. What I’ve doneI’ve helped a wide range of clients, but in recent years I’ve mainly worked with:
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‘We three would like to thank you profusely for the detailed, expert work that you are doing on our book manuscript. Indeed, we are scratching our heads and trying to recall if any of us have ever seen better copy-editing!’ Mary Elise Sarotte, Dean’s Professor of History, University of Southern California |
I’m also experienced in working with:
As well as books, I've edited or proofread many other kinds of written work, including:
You can find details in my portfolio:
- trade non-fiction publishers
- academic publishers and book packagers
- other organisations
- individuals such as authors and researchers.
As well as books, I've edited or proofread many other kinds of written work, including:
- business reports
- articles, white papers, research papers
- business guides
- marketing and promotional content (such as website content, social media posts, client magazines, brochures, newsletters and product packaging)
- personnel profiles
- training materials.
You can find details in my portfolio:
Background
I worked in IT for 26 years as a programmer, analyst, project manager and team leader, working for organisations in the transport, financial services, government, retail and telecommunications sectors. This gave me great experience of working in a well-organised, methodical way, with an emphasis on thoroughness and attention to detail, and this has had a big influence on my editorial work.
In another guise as an author, I had a sports history book published (later self-published as an ebook), and had a number of articles published in magazines and online.
In another guise as an author, I had a sports history book published (later self-published as an ebook), and had a number of articles published in magazines and online.
Brochure
This summarises my services, background, skills, training and continuing professional development, and includes some testimonials:
Legal note
I provide these services in a self-employed, sole trader capacity.
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