Ms Kim Bishop
- Membership Grade
- Professional Member
About Kim
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I am an experienced proofreader, working both blind and against copy, in fiction and non-fiction, with an excellent eye for detail. I am reliable and flexible, and able to work at short notice and to tight deadlines, all year round.
I have experience of anglicising American and translated texts, and I have also done some on-screen editing using Microsoft Word's Track Changes.
Before going freelance I worked for more than 20 years in the book trade, as a bookseller and as a wholesale book buyer, the latter role including the proofreading of marketing materials and catalogues, in addition to purchasing and management responsibilities.
Media
Books, illustrated books, multi-author books
Qualifications and awards
BA History
Experience
Freelance since 2008
Training
Copy-editing by distance learning – merit (Publishing Training Centre) 2010; Basic proofreading by distance learning – merit (PTC) 2008
Clients
Faber & Faber, Constable & Robinson, Hay House, Orion, The Crowood Press, Historic England, Titan Books, Black Library, Michael O'Mara, John Wiley, The National Gallery, Pan Macmillan, The National Archives
Subjects
Fiction (literary, historical, popular, crime, mystery, thrillers, science fiction, fantasy, horror, young adult), general non-fiction (biography, memoirs, self-help, popular psychology, mind/body/spirit, history, military history, gardening, farming, art, architecture, crafts, DIY, sport)
Service(s)
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.