Dr Lewis Ward |

Membership Grade
Professional Member

About Lewis

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Experienced editor with knowledge of academic, legal and environmental sectors. Former BBC producer and university lecturer with a PhD in English. Specialist in polishing non-native English and improving structure and clarity. International outlook, mature approach.

Media

Journals, Websites/blogs, Newsletters, Books

In-house and freelance experience

Freelance since 2011

Senior Editor, Thomson Reuters (Sweet & Maxwell), 2013 to 2023  

Training

Copyediting 2 - Headway (CIEP), 2022

Copyediting 3 - Progress (CIEP), 2023

Clients for whom you have worked within the past three years

WePlanet (weplanet.org/) (formerly RePlanet)

Sweet & Maxwell (sweetandmaxwell.co.uk)

Charlesworth Group (cwauthors.com)

Rikkyo University, Tokyo

Mori Art Museum, Tokyo

Subjects

Environment/energy (climate change, green issues, renewable energy, alternative technologies), Literary studies, English literature (modern), Social science/studies, Area studies (Southeast Asia), International relations, Law, Linguistics

Qualifications

BA Literary Studies

MA Electronic Communication and Publishing

PhD English

testimonials

"Lewis is an excellent copy-editor whose services I’ve used for over 2 years on both small and large projects. I’ve worked with many copy-editors before him, and found Lewis to be very accurate and reliable. I greatly appreciate both his professionalism and flexibility. Never missing a deadline, Lewis can turn around work quickly when needed, while keeping great attention to detail. On occasion, Lewis had to work with fairly poor auto-translations, but he managed to turn even these into coherent and engaging texts. I have no hesitation in recommending Lewis for copy-editing."


Marco Visscher, author, editor

“Lewis is unusual in being able to map a project, understand exactly what is needed when and to follow through in great detail to the very end. He is precise, patient, efficient, analytical and creative in his approach. It is a very valuable set of skills!”


Maria Padget, Communications Consultant



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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.