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Copy-Edit (Academic) | Final Polish
Anna Baildon offers non-fiction copyediting and proofreading. She is trained by the Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading (CIEP) and holds Intermediate membership. She is based in Bath in the UK, where she runs Minerva Proofreading, her editorial business.
She provides a thoughtful, professional service to clean up her clients’ text. She has strong communication, problem-solving, project-management and client-service skills, along with an eye for detail and a focus on the people behind the words.
She works on print or digital material and is comfortable working with PDF markup and Word’s tracking.
She has knowledge in the following subject areas: Archaeology, Arts and Crafts, careers support for higher education students, English Literature, Humanities, History, Information and Library Services, Nature, the Environment and Travel, non-specialist STEM, Social Sciences, Welsh writing and culture.
Anna also qualified as a librarian and had a long career working in specialist roles in higher education, managing a department’s writing and publication activities. She has degrees in English literature and librarianship from Welsh universities.
Previous clients have included Bradt Travel Guides, Dorling Kindersley, Moorit, Search Press, The Crowood Press, University of Wales Press – Calon Books.
Testimonials
"Anna has edited a number of complicated instructional books for Crowood, involving multiple text styles, reviewing how images and captions integrate into the text, and text from writers who have English as a second language. Her copy-editing is notable for its thoroughness, close attention to house style and the detailed, user-friendly way in which queries for author and editor are presented." – Robert Zealley, Publishing Manager, The Crowood Press
"Anna is extremely professional, diligent and thoughtful in her approach to proofreading. It has been a real pleasure working with her and I would happily recommend her to other publishers." – Anna Moores, Editorial and Creative Director, Bradt Travel Guides
"Hi Anna, just a quick note to say how impressed I am by your eagle eye for detail. Thank you!" – Miranda Aldhouse-Green, Author, Calon Books (University of Wales Press)
"Anna is an extremely diligent and careful proofreader, and I am very happy with her work and professionalism. Her attention to detail is excellent, and I would not hesitate to recommend her as an editorial freelancer." – Abbie Headon, Publisher, Calon Books (University of Wales Press)
"Anna's proofreading work is meticulous and thorough. She makes intelligent and insightful suggestions for rewording, and delivers on time – a pleasure to work with." – Christine Lee, Managing Editor, The Crowood Press
"Being a brand-new publication, with no editorial style guide to speak of, Anna’s advice and copyediting service have been invaluable to Moorit. Her copyediting is, of course, highly professional and makes a vast improvement to the original texts. She provides the edited file in a couple of different formats to facilitate reviewing. Anna also produces a report for each project with a summary and thoughtful additional points to consider that touch upon the content as well as the layout. I’ve found Anna to be friendly and eager to help in any way she can. She has been a real delight to work with!" – Alyson Chu, Publisher, Moorit
"Anna is a professional editor who is a pleasure to work with. Her editorial updates were excellent and delivered clearly and meticulously. Anna has the added advantage of having a sound understanding of online presentation and visual communication. The feedback she gave me was valuable and has lifted the dynamics of the festival website to the next level. I will continue to work with Anna and would confidently recommend her expertise as a copyeditor, proofreader and sounding board for communication projects." – Simon Taylor, Festival Founder and Project Director, Bath Photography Festival