Mrs Helen Hughes
- Membership Grade
- Advanced Professional Member
About Helen
Web
https://sites.google.com/view/helen-hughes-proofreading/home
Featured
I am an experienced proofreader with a particular interest in the history of language and the ancient world. I work mainly for publishers.
Media
Monographs, multi-author books, textbooks, corporate communications, student theses
Qualifications and awards
MA Classics, MA Library and Information Studies, SfEP Accredited proofreader
Experience
Freelance since 2011: proofreading academic books, conference proceedings, corporate communications; proof collation; answer checking
Recent training
Plain English for Editors (CIEP) 2023, Word for Practical Editing (CIEP) 2021, Copy-editing (Publishing Training Centre) 2013–14, Digital proofreading (PTC) 2013, Introduction to copy-editing (SfEP) 2012, Successful editorial freelancing (PTC) 2012, Proofreading for accreditation (SfEP) 2012, Basic proofreading (PTC) 2012
Recent clients
Oxford University Press, Oxford Scholarly Editions Online, University of Chester Press, Facet Publishing, Cambridge University Press, SPCK /IVP
Subjects
Libraries/librarianship, comparative philology, languages (especially Latin and ancient Greek), theology, social sciences, history, linguistics, sport (archery)
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.