Lorraine Slipper

Advanced Professional Member
Location EYNSFORD, Nr. Sevenoaks, Kent
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Telephone
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Skills

  • Copy-editing
  • Proofreading (on screen and on paper)
  • Working knowledge of French, Spanish and German

Subjects

  • Fiction: in particular crime, thriller, mystery and suspense
  • Law: academic textbooks, international protocols, database content
  • Music: academic textbooks on all genres including classical, pop and rock, folk and world, instruction books
  • Linguistics
  • Theatre and drama
  • Crafts: knitting and crochet, sewing and dressmaking, embroidery, needlecraft, weaving
  • Fashion and textiles: history of fashion, design, theatrical costume design and construction
  • Vintage: costume, hairstyles, lifestyle
  • General lifestyle books

Media

Books, international protocols, online database content, articles, directories/yearbooks, journals, magazines, newsletters, programmes (concert, theatre, film), theses and dissertations, promotional material

Qualifications and awards

BA (Hons) Humanities with Creative Writing and English Language

Training

Introduction to Fiction Editing (CIEP)

Switching to Fiction (Louise Harnby)

Proofreading by distance learning (Publishing Training Centre)

On-screen Editing 1 (Society for Editors and Proofreaders)

Editing and Proofreading Music (Society for Editors and Proofreaders)

Clients

Cambridge University Press, Newgen, Crowood Publishing, Intellect, F&W Media, London College of Fashion, Edward Elgar, Ashgate Publishing, RCL Ltd, Rotovision, GMC Publications, Saxon Graphics, Quarto Publishing, Kyle Books, Marabout Hachette, Quintet Publishing

Testimonials

Thanks for the excellent work. I really appreciated your attention to detail.

Stuart Maslen, Honorary Professor, University of Pretoria

Thank you for your prompt, professional, and clear work on my book manuscript. You made the copyediting a painless process.

Dr Agata Fijalkowski, Reader, Leeds Law School, Leeds Beckett University