Mr Andy Hawes |
- Membership Grade
- Professional Member
About Andy
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Primarily, I proofread in the subjects below for the listed publishers. By providing a professional editing service I aim to ensure all my clients are completely satisfied.
Subjects
Fiction (crime/thriller, science fiction/fantasy, horror, general), sport (cricket, cycling, football, rugby), history (British, Irish, military, modern, World War I, World War II), biography/autobiography (sport, historical).
Experience
I have edited hundreds of titles since turning freelance in 2008. My clients include several leading publishers (listed below) and I have worked on titles from the following authors: Stephen Aryan; Chris Blackhurst; M. R. Carey; Eliza Chan; Genevieve Cogman; Max Allan Collins; Dominic Dulley; C. A. Fletcher; Daniel Friebe; John Gywnne; Sir Lenny Henry; Lucy Holland; Benedict Jacka; Peter James; Eddie Jones (rugby union coach); Stephen King; Tim Lebbon; Jenn Lyons; Ken MacLeod; George Mann; Kim Newman; Claire North; Rena Rossner; Gavin Scott; Brian Staveley; Matthew Ward among many others.
I have also worked on several acclaimed autobiographies, including from these sportspeople: Fernando Alonso; Rob Burrow; Alun Wyn Jones; Chris Kamara; Martin O'Neill; Dan Biggar.
Qualifications and awards
BA History (hons).
Clients
British Library Publishing (especially the Crime Classics and Tales of the Weird series); Orbit Books (Little, Brown Book Group); Pan Macmillan (adult and children's fiction and non-fiction for the Macmillan, Pan and Tor imprints); The Folio Society; Titan Books; Trotman.
Training
Proofreading by distance learning (Publishing Training Centre) 2008 (distinction); Copy-editing by distance learning (Publishing Training Centre) 2014 (merit).
Media
Books.
Service(s)
Specialisms
Disclaimer note
The CIEP Directory of Editorial Services should be considered a point of first contact and prospective clients must satisfy themselves that members are capable of the work on offer. The Institute cannot be held responsible for the quality of work provided by any member listed in the directory. The members themselves are responsible for the maintenance and accuracy of their entries in the Directory and the CIEP has not made any attempt to vet them. The institute cannot be held responsible for any inaccuracies in the Directory. Inclusion in the Directory as a freelance does not necessarily mean that the member is self-employed as defined by HM Revenue and Customs and the Department for Work and Pensions.