Susan Milligan | Copyeditor and proofreader

Experience

I have twenty-four years of editing and proofreading experience for publishers, higher education institutions, research institutes, and other organisations in the public and private sectors.

I work on

•    general non-fiction, including illustrated books

•    textbooks and other resources for educational publishers

•    academic books, including multi-author volumes

•    research papers for academics, institutes and universities

•    annual reports, prospectuses, in-house magazines and other literature for academic institutions and administrative bodies

I have expertise in using Word’s editing tools, including reviewing tools, templates, styles and macros. I am experienced in proofreading in PDF format as well as hard copy.

Professional training and qualifications

Advanced Professional Member of CIEP since 2004

Licentiateship of the City & Guilds of London Institute (LCGI) in Editorial Skills, 2010

Publishing Training Centre: Basic Editing, pass with distinction

MA (Hons), 1st class, in Greek and Hebrew; PhD in Greek, both University of Glasgow

Throughout my career I have continuously developed and updated my editorial skills by attending CIEP conferences and taking CIEP and other courses.

I am a member of the CIEP’s tutoring team for some of their editorial skills courses.

My academic background is in ancient languages: Greek, Latin and Hebrew. 

I often find that my knowledge of French, German and Italian is useful in my work.

•    provide on-screen copyediting in Word and hard copy or on-screen (PDF) proofreading, specialising in non-fiction

•    copyedit and proofread journal articles, research papers and reports for print and online publication

•    copyedit and proofread textbooks, study guides and resource materials on social subjects, vocational subjects and literacy for leading educational publishers

•    handle projects from copyediting to final proofs, including illustrated books and multi-author volumes

•    provide a consultation and editorial service for public and private sector clients, especially for work on reports, prospectuses and in-house magazines

Some of the subject areas I work in

History (ancient, medieval, modern)

Archaeology

Art history

Management and business

Diet and wellbeing

Craft and hobbies

What others have said about me …

•    We are greatly indebted to Susan Milligan for her impeccable copyediting and control over the production process.

•    [Thanks to] Susan Milligan for her exemplary patience and skill in copyediting a difficult manuscript.

•    Special thanks also to Susan Milligan, who served as copyeditor for this book … Her friendly professionalism is greatly appreciated.

… and to me

•    Thanks for all your hard work on this book. It’s been a tough project on many levels, so it’s great to have your usual meticulous eye over the end result. (Pearson managing editor)

•    Thank you very much for your help with another volume. I know the authors really like working with you and the quality of your copyediting is second to none. (Research institute managing editor)

•    I’d like to thank you very much again for your excellent work on this job. We have had a very good response from the authors to the queries you raised, so this and your very thorough read has helped to ensure the project will be in great shape once it goes to the printer. (Thames & Hudson managing editor)

•    You should be working in the CID. (Author: retired police superintendent)

• Editor
• Proofreader

• Archaeology
• Art & culture
• Biography, autobiography & memoir
• Body, mind & spirit
• Business & finance
• Classics
• Crafts & hobbies
• Diet & nutrition
• Education & training
• English literature
• Food & cooking
• History
• Humanities
• Narrative non-fiction
• Philosophy
• Reference
• Religion & theology