Ms Becca Allen | Copyediting & proofreading
- Organisation
- Becca Allen Editorial
- Job title
- Freelance editor and proofreader
- Membership Grade
- Professional Member
About Becca
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I am a freelance editor and proofreader with experience in both children's and adult publishing, fiction and general non-fiction.
I am available for copyediting and proofreading across most commercial / trade genres – including literary fiction, fantasy, cosy crime, commercial women's fiction, general non-fiction, biographies/memoirs and pop culture.
I also offer manuscript assessment / critique for children's and YA fiction only, excluding picture books. You are welcome to get in touch with me regarding manuscript assessment for other genres, but I will let you know if I think I am not the right editor for your project.
Experience
Freelance since 2016; desk editor, Hachette Children's Group, 2014–16; desk editor, Constable & Robinson, 2010–14
Other training
Grappling with grammar (Publishing Training Centre) 2014
Rewriting and substantive editing (PTC) 2013
Clients include
- Hachette Children's Group
- Allison & Busby
- Ebury
- Bookouture
- Canelo
- Storm Publishing
- Cornerstones Literary Consultancy
- Titan Books
- Prelude
Subjects
- Children's/teenage/young adult publishing (fiction, teenage, general non-fiction, TV tie-in, historical fiction, fantasy)
- Fiction (adult, crime/mystery/thrillers, cosy crime, literary, fantasy, historical, popular, romantic, contemporary, women's fiction)
- Biography/autobiography/memoirs
- Anthologies (crime fiction, romance, erotica, fiction in translation, fantasy)
- Food and drink (cookery)
- Non-fiction (general, history, popular culture, music, films and TV)
Qualification
BA English Literature
testimonials
"I really enjoyed this edit--Becca Allen is amazing. I love her attention to detail! She's really great."
Jenny Hale, author of The Summer House, Coming Home for Christmas, and more
"Your assessment is exactly what I was looking and hoping for: constructive, concise, and addressing my writing as a whole."
Rebecca Proctor
“Becca is a lovely, helpful editor who can spot an error at fifty paces, is full of helpful suggestions, and likes cats. Recommended!”
Janine Beacham, author of the Rose Raventhorpe Investigates series
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Disclaimer note
The CIEP Directory of Editorial Services should be considered a point of first contact and prospective clients must satisfy themselves that members are capable of the work on offer. The Institute cannot be held responsible for the quality of work provided by any member listed in the directory. The members themselves are responsible for the maintenance and accuracy of their entries in the Directory and the CIEP has not made any attempt to vet them. The institute cannot be held responsible for any inaccuracies in the Directory. Inclusion in the Directory as a freelance does not necessarily mean that the member is self-employed as defined by HM Revenue and Customs and the Department for Work and Pensions.