Mrs Jo Egre
- Membership Grade
- Professional Member
About Jo
Experience
Copyediting/proofreading on a freelance, self-employed basis since 1996, in a variety of disciplines.
Media
Academic textbooks; company literature; directories/yearbooks; distance-learning materials; encyclopaedias; GCSE and A-level science textbooks; illustrated books; journal articles; manuals; online materials; scientific reference books; technical handbooks.
Using Microsoft Word (all editing stages); Adobe Acrobat (proofreading only).
Subjects
Biology (general, molecular/cell); chemistry; conservation; earth sciences (general, geology); engineering; fiction (general, crime/mystery/thrillers, science fiction/fantasy/horror); genetics; geography; journalism; life sciences; literary studies (literary criticism); mathematics; medical specialisms (bacteriology); physics; sciences (academic, technology); social sciences/studies.
Recent Clients
Cambridge University Press; Geological Society, London; John Wiley & Sons; Oxford University Press.
Qualifications
BSc Joint Honours, Upper Second Class Degree in Geology and Biology.
Featured
Native speaker of British English, working equally in British and American Englishes.
Experienced in major reference works but enjoy short projects with quick turnaround time. Editor and proofreader for all STEMM subjects (sciences, technology, engineering, mathematics, medicine). Main interests are geology, biology and fiction.
Available all year and at short notice. Well accustomed to meeting impossible deadlines.
Fellow of the Geological Society; member of various other geological societies.
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.