Ms Shelagh Aitken

Skype
seaitken

Web
http://www.editorproofreader.co.uk

Media

• books
• e-books
• articles and papers
• theses and dissertations
• newsletters
• online content
• company literature
• websites

Subjects

Appreciative Inquiry, strengths-based change, social constructionism and positive psychology
Change management, organisational development
Music (classical, jazz, instrumental, Baroque music, history of music)
Health and social care
Popular science and neuroscience
Human physiology and biology
History
Fine arts
Sailing

Experience

Freelance since 2005, I have worked for the online journal AI Practitioner for fifteen years in a variety of roles, including proofreading and editing, layout and project management. In that role, I have worked with authors on many articles on Appreciative Inquiry, social constructionism and strengths-based best practice. In addition, I have helped authors in those disciplines publish with publishers such as Kogan Page and TAOS Institute.

I have worked with students, especially non-native speakers, on papers, theses and dissertations.

I am a tutor for the Certified Institute for Editing and Proofreading.

Qualifications and training

Education

BFA (York University, Toronto, Canada)
MM - Master of Music (Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA)
PhD (Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA)
BA (Open University)

Training

Introduction to copy-editing
Professional copy-editing
Adobe InDesign (Certitec)
Introduction to web editorial skills
Online content : writing and editing skills (Online Content Training)
Fiction Editors Mini-Conference (2019)

Clients

Clients include: AI Practitioner, Ivy Press/Quarto Press (for the University of Chicago), Taniwha Press, Almond Insight, the Glastonbury Company, the Delphi Group, the F.Matthias Alexander Trust/HITE, Kinetik Solutions, Sage Publications Ltd. and St James's House. 

testimonials

Clear-headed and positive, Shelagh defined the stages needed to publish my book. She slimmed down rambling text, supervised a team of proof-readers, and communicated in a professional way with the printer. It is thanks to her work we recently celebrated the book-launch. Warm recommendations!

P.M., author

I am so grateful to you for all your help with this monstrous project.

N.L., Royal College of Music

I would like to thank you for all your fabulous and quick work you have done, in particular your kind and valuable hints and spotting the unclear sections. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!

Doctoral student