WENDY SMITH

CONTACT DETAILS

Name
Wendy Smith

Location
Bristol, UK

Telephone
0785 4230879

E-mail
wendysmith@suddenlight.plus.com

SERVICES PROVIDED

  • Copy-editing
  • On-screen Editing
  • Production
  • Proofreading
  • Research
  • Web Editing

 FEES

  • Negotiable

SERVICES / EXPERIENCE

  • More than 20 years' experience as production editor on international natural-history magazine BBC Wildlife.
  • Skilled copy-editor and proofreader with a meticulous eye for detail.
  • Certificate in Periodical Journalism (one-year course at the LCP) and BA (Hons) in English and Related Literature, University of York.
  • Competent in QuarkXPress, InDesign, Microsoft Word and FileMakerPro.
  • Advanced member of the Society for Editors and Proofreaders.
  • Strong communication and prioritising skills.
  • Friendly approach and good sense of humour.
  • Currently freelance sub-editor for The National Trust Magazine, which reaches 3.4 million members.

CLIENTS INCLUDE

  • BBC Books
  • The National Trust
  •  A&C Black
  • Rough Guides
  • Natural Environment Research Council
  • Aurum Press
  • Mitchell Beazley
  • Bristol Magazines

WENDY SMITH


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