Proofreading and copy-editing for publishers, businesses, charities, writers and students.

I am happy to proofread a wide variety of topics and have experience working on many different styles of documents, including fiction and non-fiction.

BA Hons German and Politics.

I supervised the production department at a magazine publishing company (Govnet) dealing with editing, proofreading, formatting and layout.
I also worked for Datamonitor, editing and proofreading online content.

Since going freelance in 2010, I have worked for a variety of clients on books, magazines, online publications, corporate materials and academic papers and articles using Word and PDF.

PTC Basic Proofreading - 2008 - Merit
PTC Successful Editorial Freelancing - 2010
Writing Effective Copy for Your Website - 2010 (local council)
PTC Book Publishing: an Introduction - 2011
SfEP Introduction to Copy-Editing - 2012
Macro training - 2014 (part of SfEP local group event)
PTC Grammar at Work - 2016
Attended Mediterranean Editors and Translators conference - 2016

I work with a variety of clients in the UK and abroad.

Recent clients include • AEP Media; Birmingham City University; Blue Goose; Carmel Books; Charter UK; Eko Atlantic; Energy and Utility Skills; ESF-COST Office asbl; Ewing Consultancy; Freelance Copy Ltd; Henry Stewart Publications; Hodder & Stoughton; ID Enterprise Risk Ltd; Lantra; Macmillan Cancer Support; Publicis Conseil; Radley Yeldar; Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism; Sprachenfabrik GmbH; Stork Press; University of Derby Online Learning; Weatherly plc.; WiK Consult.

I also work with authors looking to self-publish or submit their manuscripts to publishers and agents. Details and some testimonials are on my website: kateproof.co.uk

I am an Advanced Professional member of the Society for Editors and Proofreaders.