JOHN YOUNG

CONTACT DETAILS

Name
John Young

Location
Nottingham

Telephone
0115 845 2860

Web Site
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E-mail
jpy1955@googlemail.com

OVERVIEW

  • Proofreading
  • Proofreading translated copy
  • Rewriting text for non-native speakers
  • Web page checking

FEES

  • £15 per hour, negotiable in either direction (though not below £10 or above £20)

SERVICES

Proofreading, copy editing, rewrites/redrafting, anglicisation of US English, report writing, fact checking, all offered at negotiable rates for students, academics, general interest writers, novelists, businesses, charities, and absolutely anyone else in need of a fresh pair of eyes. No project too large or small.

Interests include film, music, history, politics, sociology, fiction (particularly existentialist pulp/noir) and all branches of the arts, humanities and social sciences - including academic theory at its most abstruse!

EXPERIENCE 

While researching my PhD, I was also articles editor of a peer-reviewed journal, which entailed copy editing, fact checking and liaising with authors. This is where I developed the taste for proofreading in general.

I have ten years' experience in market research, which included proofreading and report writing on projects ranging from biodiversity to anti-social behaviour.

I currently mark ESOL exams three times a year, as well as providing the kinds of services itemised above.



QUALIFICATIONS
  • PhD and MA (Distinction) in Film Studies
  • BA (Hons) English and Film Studies
  • Associate Member of the Society for Editors and Proofreaders
  • Maple Academy Diploma in Proofreading(Distinction) and Copy Editing (Distinction)


JOHN YOUNG


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