A bit about me
I am a copy-editor and proofreader based in Leicestershire, and I have been running my freelance editorial business since February 2015.
My specialisms are:
When I’m not copy-editing or proofreading, I read anything and everything. My current reading obsession is the wonderful world of memoir.
For relaxation and balance, I love walking with my dog and husband on wide open beaches preferably facing the North Sea.
I am a copy-editor and proofreader based in Leicestershire, and I have been running my freelance editorial business since February 2015.
My specialisms are:
- fiction – history, crime, mystery and romance
- non-fiction – memoir, travel, family and well-being
When I’m not copy-editing or proofreading, I read anything and everything. My current reading obsession is the wonderful world of memoir.
For relaxation and balance, I love walking with my dog and husband on wide open beaches preferably facing the North Sea.
This is me - Justine Cunningham
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Qualifications and training
Basic Proofreading by Distance Learning (Merit) – Publishing Training Centre (PTC), UK – 2015
Introduction to Fiction Editing – Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading (CIEP), UK – 2016
Introduction to Copy-editing – Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading (CIEP), UK – 2016
Adobe Tools for Editors – Publishing Training Centre (PTC), UK – 2020
Web Editing – Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading (CIEP), UK – 2020
Editing Memoir – Editorial Freelancers Association (EFA), USA – 2021
Efficient Editing – Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading (CIEP), UK – 2021
Writing a Memoir – Curtis Brown Creative (CBC), UK – 2021
MA – The Country House: Art, history, film and literature (Merit) - the premise of the master's degree was 'Where does the country house fit within art, history, film and literature' – University of Leicester (2013)
BA – English literature with creative writing (2:1) – Open University (2012)
Basic Proofreading by Distance Learning (Merit) – Publishing Training Centre (PTC), UK – 2015
Introduction to Fiction Editing – Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading (CIEP), UK – 2016
Introduction to Copy-editing – Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading (CIEP), UK – 2016
Adobe Tools for Editors – Publishing Training Centre (PTC), UK – 2020
Web Editing – Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading (CIEP), UK – 2020
Editing Memoir – Editorial Freelancers Association (EFA), USA – 2021
Efficient Editing – Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading (CIEP), UK – 2021
Writing a Memoir – Curtis Brown Creative (CBC), UK – 2021
MA – The Country House: Art, history, film and literature (Merit) - the premise of the master's degree was 'Where does the country house fit within art, history, film and literature' – University of Leicester (2013)
BA – English literature with creative writing (2:1) – Open University (2012)
Life experience and work history
Before setting up my freelance editorial business, I worked for over twenty-five years in commercial design, print and publishing. My responsibilities were chief copy-editor and proofreader for all printed material; managing news and magazine publishers, corporate communication agencies and graphic, web and industrial designers.
My proofreading and copy-editing skills have been honed throughout my working life. After completing my English literature degree in 2012, I starting thinking about running a freelance editing business where I could work with writers to create copy that inspires and delights.
The following is a breakdown of my life experience and work history:
Before setting up my freelance editorial business, I worked for over twenty-five years in commercial design, print and publishing. My responsibilities were chief copy-editor and proofreader for all printed material; managing news and magazine publishers, corporate communication agencies and graphic, web and industrial designers.
My proofreading and copy-editing skills have been honed throughout my working life. After completing my English literature degree in 2012, I starting thinking about running a freelance editing business where I could work with writers to create copy that inspires and delights.
The following is a breakdown of my life experience and work history:
- Freelance copy-editor and proofreader (2015-current)
- Travelling in New Zealand and UK (2013-2015)
- Part-time assistant, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leicester (2010-2013)
- Operations manager and chief proofreader, Tassell Design & Marketing Ltd (print and web design agency) (2000-2010)
- PA and chief proofreader, Jones Garrard Ltd (product design agency) (1996-2000)
- Studio manager, article writer and proofreader, Algarve News and Algarve Magazine (1987-1994)
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