Helen Birkbeck |
Thirsk, North Yorkshire
- Phone
- +441845525294
- Organisation
- Helen Birkbeck Language and Editorial Services
- Membership Grade
- Advanced Professional Member
About Helen
Web
http://www.hb-editorial.co.uk
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Flexible service tailor-made for each client's needs, specialising in theology, language education and history but covering most general subject areas (excellent general knowledge). Experienced in editing non-native (mostly academic) English. I have also done 'prooflistening' (checking audiobooks on CD). Long- or short-term projects undertaken.
Media
Books, website copy, business/promotional materials, educational materials, journals, language course materials, magazines, theses and dissertations
Qualifications and awards
MA German & Norwegian
Experience
Freelance since 2001
Training
Grammar at Work (Publishing Training Centre/Oxford University Press), Negotiating Effectively (SfEP), Efficient Editing (SfEP), MS Word Styles and Templates (Cadman Training)
Recent clients
UCCF, SPCK Group, Hodder & Stoughton, Redemptorist Publications, bluinc. Bristol
Subjects
Architecture, children's/teenage publishing (general, educational/informative), education, English as a foreign/second language (EFL/ESL), gardening/horticulture, history (general, British, European), language, languages other than English (German, Norwegian), literature other than English (German), religious studies/theology (general, Bible, Christianity, ethics and moral issues), transport
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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.