Mrs Tamsin Shelton

Skype
tamsin.shelton

Media

Books, educational materials, illustrated books, travel guides, magazines, company literature, websites

Equipment and software

PC, scanner, Adobe Acrobat Reader DC, PDF-XChange

Qualifications and awards

BA Hons English Language & Literature; Post-graduate diploma in printing & publishing studies (London College of Printing)

Experience

Freelance since 1997; editor, Struik (South Africa), 1996–97; assistant editor, Oxford University Press, 1995–96; assistant editor, Penguin Books, 1989–92

Contributor to and Tutor on CIEP's Introduction to Editing Fiction course

Distance Learning Tutor on the Publishing Training Centre's Essential Proofreading course

Recent training

Editing digital products (Publishing Training Centre), Editing in Word (PTC), Introduction to web editorial skills (SfEP)

Recent clients

Faber & Faber, Penguin Random House, Atlantic Books, Oxford University Press, Oneworld, Unbound, Corsair, Head of Zeus, Simon & Schuster, Biteback, Indigo Press, Michael O'Mara, Balestier, Ebury Press, Lannoo, Publishing Training Centre, Gecko Magazines, Professional Boards Forum, World Gold Council, University of the Arts London

Subjects

Fiction (adult, literary, crime, historical, science fiction, young adult fiction), travel, history, literature, autobiography, biography, education, philosophy, politics, theology

Featured

I have 31 years' experience in mainstream publishing, the last 23 of which have been spent as a freelance editor and proofreader. In addition to my proven skills, I offer my clients a commitment to quality, an impeccable record in meeting deadlines, excellent communication skills and sensitive dealings with authors.

Recent work

Recent editing work includes: Atlantic: Prince Albert by A.N. Wilson; The Cafe de Move-on Blues by Christopher Hope; Exquisite Cadavers by Meena Kandasamy; House of Stone by Novuyo Rosa Tshuma; The Ginger Chld and Night for Day by Patrick Flanery. Penguin Random House: A Boy in the Water by Tom Gregory. Faber: Writing a Novel by Richard Skinner; The Fall of a Sparrow: Vivien Eliot's Life and Writings by Ann Pasternak Slater; Kitty Peck novels I to IV by Kate Griffin. Oneworld: Democracy and Its Crisis by A.C. Grayling; Posh Boys by Robert Verkaik; A History of Britain in 21 Women by Jenni Murray; The Way Home by Mark Boyle. Head of Zeus: Why Will No One Publish My Novel? and After the Peace by Fay Weldon; Prayer for the Living by Ben Okri; Invisible in a Bright Light by Sally Gardner; Wakenhyrst by Michelle Paver. Unbound: The Scottish Boy by Alex de Campi; Mary Ann Sate by Alice Jolly; The Long and the Short of It by Lev Parikian. Michael O'Mara: Corsair: Katherine Carlyle and Never Anyone But You by Rupert Thomson; The Wisdom of Bones by Kitty Aldridge

testimonials

Thanks so much for all your punctilious hard work and careful editing

author, Atlantic Books

Thanks you so much for your attentiveness! All your notes are … enormously helpful

author, Atlantic Books

What a good editing job you have done! You have picked up some very important points, and a howler or two, for which I can only thank you

author, Oneworld

It is wonderful to have the benefit of your incredible attention to detail to make the novel as good as it can be.

author, Faber & Faber

Thanks for doing such a meticulous job and making it so author-friendly.

author, Faber & Faber

Tamsin is a meticulous and diligent proofreader … As well as being an impeccable proofreader, Tamsin is a pleasure to work with and always meets her deadlines

editorial director, Time Out Guides