Dr Kathrin Luddecke | Academic Editor, Proofreader & Translator
Oxford and remotely with clients around the world
- Membership Grade
- Professional Member
About Kathrin
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Based in Oxford, I offer high-quality proofreading and copy-editing services at fair rates, delivered efficiently, intelligently and with a smile. This includes line editing but also language edits, including for authors whose first language is not English.
My main focus is on academic publications in humanities from Classics to European history, heritage, theology, literature and art. As well as Latin and Ancient Greek, I understand German and Italian, with a little French.
A second area of expertise is in public policy and social enterprise, around climate change, social justice and empowerment. I edit and proofread reports as well as community share offers and newsletters.
I welcome enquiries from individual researchers, university and other presses, as well as as think tanks and social enterprises.
I am also an experienced academic translator specializing in German to English.
My CV is available here. You can contact me via my website or email me.
Testimonial
'I cannot say enough about the value of Kathrin Luddecke’s copy-editing and proofreading skills. Her thoughtful consideration and attentiveness to detail, as well as ease of collaboration, are of inestimable worth. She is a professional gem, and any exposed to her expertise and commitment will soon realise how fortunate they are to have her working on their behalf.'
Dr Carolyn Sanzenbacher, Department of History, University of Southampton
Experience
Freelance since 2014, I have edited and proofread many publications, from ancient history, Classics and theology to medieval and renaissance studies, to international policy publications, in particular on sustainability.
Clients
Association for Heritage Interpretation, Boydell & Brewer, Cambridge University Press, E3G, Hodder Educational, Low Carbon Hub, Taylor & Francis.
Subjects – Humanities / Sustainability / Social Enterprise
- Art history (classical world, European, Renaissance)
- Education (tertiary)
- English literature (early/medieval, Victorian)
- Environment/energy (climate change, renewable energy)
- Geography (sustainable development)
- History (ancient, 15th century, 16th century, 17th century, 18th century, 19th century, church, early modern, English, European, medieval, political, Renaissance, social)
- Language (English language: Old/Middle English, other than English: German, Greek [classical], Italian, Latin, linguistics, philology, translation theory/studies)
- Literature other than English (German, Greek [classical], Italian, Latin)
- Literary studies (comparative literature, literary criticism, literary theory)
- Management (social enterprise, organisational development)
- Religious studies (focus on Christianity)
- Philosophy (ancient, ethics)
- Politics/government (local government, political theory)
- Social sciences/studies (rural development, voluntary sector)
- Sustainability and climate change
Training
- Editing with Word (SfEP, now CIEP), 2019
- Rewriting and Substantive Editing (Oxfordshire Publishing Group), 2016
- Copy-editing 2: Progress (SfEP, now CIEP), 2016
- Proofreading 2: Progress (SfEP, now CIEP), 2015
Qualifications
Diploma in Management (ILM 5), Co-operative College, accredited by the Chartered Management Institute
PhD in Literae Humaniores [Classics], University of Oxford
Erstes Staatsexamen in Klassischer Philologie, Freiburg i.Br.
What I work on
- Books, inc. multi-author
- Organisational literature, inc. annual reports, community share offers
- Indexing, inc. index locorum
- Journals
- Online materials
- Policy papers
- Websites
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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.