Mr Joe Haining |
- Job title
- Copy-editor and developmental editor specialising in non-fiction
- Membership Grade
- Advanced Professional Member
About Joe
I am a freelance proofreader and editor with experience across a variety of formats, both publishing and non-publishing. I primarily offer copy-editing and developmental editing of non-fiction works mainly within the humanities and social sciences field, including academic/trade publications, memoirs/biographies, reports and multi-author books, and within this have worked and continue to work with university presses and other publishers, as well as several UNESCO-affiliated organisations.
Having obtained a degree in English studies and spent several years teaching English to speakers of other languages, I have a passion for the language. A large proportion of my editorial work has been on texts written by non-native users of English, which my background has helped me to approach with great care and understanding. I am also passionate about LGBTQ+ issues, promoting equality and raising diverse voices, and would love to work more with authors from our community.
I also have experience in writing (mainly sports related) for magazines and websites.
Qualifications and awards
- BA English Studies
- CELTA (Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages)
Experience
Full-time freelance since 2013
Recent training
- Non-fiction Developmental Editing (CIEP), 2024
- Editing with Word (CIEP), 2020
- Advanced PerfectIt (Cadman Training Services), 2019
- Proofreading Theses & Dissertations (CIEP), 2019
- Editing for Fiction: Professional Development Day (CIEP), 2016
- Copy-editing 2: Progress (CIEP), 2016
- Introduction to fiction editing (CIEP), 2015
- Proofreading: Progress (CIEP), 2014
- Introduction to copy-editing (CIEP), 2013
- Introduction to proofreading (CIEP), 2013
Clients
- Manchester University Press
- Helsinki University Press
- Cambridge Scholars Publishing
- whitefox Publishing
- Blink Publishing
- Imperial College Press
- Crown House Publishing
- RWS
- Clarion UK
- International Information and Networking Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region under the auspices of UNESCO (ICHCAP)
- UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP)
- International Centre for the Interpretation and Presentation of World Heritage Sites under the auspices of UNESCO (WHIPIC)
Recent books
- African Football Migration: Aspirations, Experiences and Trajectories by Paul Darby, James Esson and Christian Ungruhe
- An Anthropology of Crosslocations by Sarah Green et al.
- Bedsit Land: The Strange Worlds of Soft Cell by Patrick Clarke
- Bordering Intimacy: Postcolonial Governance and the Policing of Family by Joe Turner
- The Business of Birth Control: Contraception and Commerce in Britain before the Sexual Revolution by Claire L. Jones
- Doing Digital History: A Beginner’s Guide to Working With Text as Data by Jonathan Blaney et al.
- An Ethnography of NGO Practice in India: Utopias of Development by Stewart Allen
- The History of Emotions by Rob Boddice
- Home-grown Jihad: Understanding Islamist Terrorism in the US and UK by Sam Mullins
- Icelandic Studies on Diversity and Social Justice in Education edited by Hanna Ragnarsdóttir and Samúel Lefever
- The International Co-operative Alliance and Co-operative Internationalism in Europe, 1860-1939 by Mary Hilson
- Knowledge Resistance by Mikael Klintman
- Living Politics after War: Ex-combatants and Veterans Coming Home by Johanna Söderström
- Military Revolution and the Thirty Years War 1618–1648: Aspects of Institutional Change and Decline by Olli Bäckström
- Puma (Irwell edition) by Anthony Burgess (ed. Paul Wake)
- Reconstructing Modernity: Space, Power and Governance in Mid-Twentieth Century British Cities by James Greenhalgh
- Representation, Recognition and Respect in World Politics: The Case of Iran-US Relations by Constance Duncombe
- Riding Two Horses: Labour in Europe by Glyn Ford
- Shakespeare's Resources by John Drakakis
- ‘Slava Ukraini!’: Strategy and the Spirit of Ukrainian Resistance 2014–2023 by Ilmari Käihkö
- Sounds of Liberty: Music, Radicalism and Reform in the Anglophone World, 1790-1914 by Kate Bowan and Paul Pickering
- Taking Travel Home: The Souvenir Culture of British Women Tourists, 1750–1830 by Emma Gleadhill
- They Call It Diplomacy by Sir Peter Westmacott
- Traditional Martial Arts as Intangible Cultural Heritage by UNESCO-ICHCAP
- Ultras: The Passion and Performance of Contemporary Football Fandom by Mark Doidge, Radoslaw Kossakowski and Svenja-Maria Mintert
- US Politics Today(4th edn) by Edward Ashbee
- Women Before the Court: Law and Patriarchy in the Anglo-American World, 1600–1800 by Lindsay R. Moore
- World Heritage: 50 Years and Moving Forward by UNESCO-WHIPIC
Testimonials
Joe has demonstrated excellent copy-editing abilities, becoming a dependable and reliable freelancer. The copy-editing work required by ICP is wide ranging in subject matter and we expect our copy-editors to be meticulous with regards to quality of language, consistency and accuracy of basic scientific content; all copy-editing is rigorously checked in-house. The job therefore expects Joe to be punctual, consistent and thorough and in this regard he has never failed me. He has proven to have a confident grasp of many branches of science, and I know he can be relied upon to meet our high expectations. He is a pleasant person to work with and is always polite. I highly recommend Joe to any future employers. — Imperial College Press
We really appreciate all your hard work for us over the last couple of years, taking on a variety of different tasks and always delivering on time and to expectations... more specifically, we wanted to thank you for all your efforts on the the website review that you worked on. It certainly was a challenging project and your support meant that we were able to really impress the client – they said you had done an outstanding job. — RWS language services
I can honestly say, it has been a fantastic experience. This is my fifth book and easily the best experience. Without a shadow of a doubt, you have made the book better. Not just from a language perspective, but from some amazing knowledge that has clarified and improved the text. Thank you so much. — Dr Mark Doidge, University of Brighton
I am also indebted to my copy-editor Joe Haining for his scrupulous attention to detail, for the clarity of his advice, for the speed of his responses and for his unfailing good humour; his invaluable help, and his extraordinary eye for detail, and his valuable suggestions for improvement contributed in no small measure to making this very important part of the process pleasurable. — Dr John Drakakis, University of Stirling (from Shakespeare's Resources, Manchester University Press, 2021)
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