Leah Morin | Non-fiction editor

I have been copy-editing and proofreading various forms of non-fiction since 2006. I mostly work on academic texts (monographs, articles, collected essays), in subjects covering the humanities and social sciences. I work both in English and in French (I am a native speaker of both). I previously worked in the education and assessment sector (Cambridge Assessment), and also spent 12 years project-managing the production of multivolume encyclopedias for Wiley Blackwell.

I copy-edit the academic series Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment (formerly Studies on Voltaire and the Eighteenth Century, published by the Voltaire Foundation / Liverpool University Press). Having worked on volumes of the Oxford critical edition of Voltaire’s complete works (OCV) for many years, I am now involved in the Digital Enlightenment project (Voltaire Foundation). I am also an editorial supplier for the Department for Education. I have worked on York Notes study guides, and with teachers of mindfulness and meditation writing for Windhorse Publications and Wisdom Publications.

I cover most subject areas within the humanities and social sciences, and am experienced in applying a range of editorial styles, from APA, MLA and Chicago style to publishers’ bespoke house styles. I have a keen eye for detail, and enjoy working collaboratively with authors in order to help their writing to shine.

SERVICES

• Copy-editing
  
• Proofreading
• Project-management
  

EXPERIENCE

• Freelance since 2006
• Qualifications manager at OCR (Cambridge Assessment), 2006–2009
• Assistant development manager at Asset Languages (Cambridge Assessment), 2004–2006

TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS

• MA in Applied Linguistics, with research focus on bilingualism and identity (Anglia Ruskin University), 2008
• Copy-editing mentoring scheme (CIEP [SfEP]), 2006
• Proofreading mentoring scheme (CIEP [SfEP]), 2005
• BA (Hons) in Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic (University of Cambridge), 1999

CLIENTS

• Cambridge Assessment
• Cambridge University Press
• Centre de recherche du château de Versailles
  
• Liverpool University Press
• Modern Humanities Research Association
• Standards and Testing Agency (Department for Education)
• Voltaire Foundation
• Wiley Blackwell
• Windhorse Publications
• Wisdom Publications
• York Press

SUBJECTS

• Anthropology
• Cultural studies
• Education
• EFL/ESL
• Folklore/mythology
• French studies
  
• History
• Language and linguistics
• Literature
• Philosophy
• Politics
• Psychology
• Religion and theology
• Sociology

TESTIMONIALS

Having worked with Leah for over ten years, I can say that she is a valuable and much appreciated member of our wider editorial team. Her careful and critical eye, combined with enormous intelligence and common sense, means that any work sent her way is always in very good hands.

Gillian Pink (Senior Research Editor, Voltaire Foundation, University of Oxford)

I have just had the immense pleasure and reassurance of Leah copy-editing my forthcoming book in the Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment series (Liverpool University Press / Voltaire Foundation). The book is written in English with extensive quotations in French. The copy-editing was immaculate with a meticulous attention to detail and commendable tact. In a publishing career of well over forty years, I have never experienced superior professionalism.

Simon Davies (formerly Professor of Enlightenment Studies, Queen's University Belfast)

Leah Morin vient tout juste de compléter la révision linguistique de notre ouvrage Secrets et surveillance épistolaires dans l’Europe du dix-huitième siècle (Voltaire Foundation, Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment), qui ne comporte que des articles en français. Souvent pénible, cette étape cruciale dans tout processus d'édition s'est pourtant déroulée rondement, sans jamais que nous ne nous sentions pressés. Dans toutes nos interactions, elle a été d'une clarté exemplaire. De même, l'approche à la pièce proposée par Leah nous a semblé logique et parfaitement conçue pour les ouvrages collectifs. Quant au travail de révision effectué par Leah sur le manuscrit, il montre toute l'étendue de ses compétences. Elle débusque les coquilles les mieux cachées, même dans les longues notes, suggère des améliorations lorsqu'elles sont nécessaires et pose des questions en cas d'ambiguïté, le tout sans exagération. En outre, elle connaît le protocole de la collection sur le bout des doigts. Bref, ce fut un plaisir de collaborer avec une grande professionnelle.

Sébastien Côté (Carleton University, Ottawa) et Sébastien Drouin (University of Toronto Scarborough)

As General Editor of A Companion to American Literature (Wiley Blackwell), I worked with Leah while she served as the project manager for overseeing all three volumes through the copy-editing, proofreading and indexing stages of production. Leah is a consummate professional; she kept our large and complex project on schedule, kept me informed at every stage, and responded quickly to questions. My three volume editors and I found Leah a pleasure to work with—careful, meticulous, tactful, and an extraordinarily resourceful problem-solver. She has my highest and most enthusiastic recommendation.

Susan Belasco (Professor Emerita of English, University of Nebraska)

Leah vient de terminer la relecture et la préparation du texte définitif de mon étude sur Antoine Lasalle, traducteur de Francis Bacon. Je suis absolument ravie de la qualité de son travail, de sa rigueur, de sa précision, mais aussi de la qualité et de la rapidité de nos échanges. J’ai pris grand plaisir à travailler avec Leah et je recommande sans aucune hésitation son travail irréprochable et son grand professionnalisme, qui s’appuient sur sa parfaite maîtrise de la langue française.

Sylvie Kleiman-Lafon (Université Paris Nanterre)

Leah Morin is a copyeditor of the highest scholarly standard and a consummate professional. She did an excellent job cleaning up a chapter I wrote for an edited volume. But I had the full benefit of her skill when she worked on a substantial book manuscript, full of formatting, bibliographic, and linguistic complexities. Her powers of concentration, precision, and assiduousness were awesome. She is also good at planning the workflow and stuck to schedule and kept in regular touch, carefully checking responses to her queries. I think she’s great and cannot recommend her highly enough.

Andrew Kahn (Professor of Russian Literature, University of Oxford)

Leah is meticulous, efficient, highly skilled, and always does an amazing job. I really appreciate the calm and accomplished way she deals with any complexities and challenges. She is a pleasure to work with, and I could not recommend her more highly.

Michelle Bernard (Publishing Controller, Windhorse Publications)

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