An accomplished editor with more than twenty years' trade publishing experience, both in-house and as a freelance. I’m knowledgeable, collaborative and conscientious. Advanced Professional Member of the Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading.TESTIMONIALS“As both a copy-editor and a proofreader, Kate has an excellent eye for detail. She’s meticulous, thoughtful and fully engages with the text, and her comments and queries to authors are always written in a professional manner. We hope to continue working with Kate across our imprints at Pan Macmillan and I can't recommend her editorial services highly enough.” — Laura Carr, Managing Editorial Director, Pan Macmillan“Kate is one of the best copyeditors on our books. She is knowledgeable, extremely thorough, has a great eye for detail, and is an invaluable asset to us. We can’t recommend her highly enough.” — Kit Nevile, Commissioning Editor, Canelo“Kate is an extremely competent and reliable copy-editor and proofreader who has rapidly become one of our go-to freelancers. Her work is always of a very high standard, she delivers on time and she is lovely to work with too!” — Samantha Fletcher, Senior Desk Editor, Adult Publishing, Pan, Mantle and Tor, Pan Macmillan“Kate is my go-to copy-editor and proofreader. Her notes are always helpful, precise and sensitively written. We've worked together on a broad range of non-fiction projects; from translated works in need of fine-tuning to practical hands-on manuals. She works with interest and curiosity to engage with the topic at hand, bringing her considerable experience and expertise to bear on each and every task. I would highly recommend her for a reliable, keen and creative eye.” — Hockley Raven Sloane, Editorial Director, Bluebird and One Boat, Pan Macmillan”I've just been through your edit of my book, and I wanted to thank you for the care and attention to detail you put into it. It means a lot to have someone look so closely at my work, and your thoughts were really constructive.”— Jenny Kleeman, author, The Price of Life“I’ve hired Kate to copyedit a number of books, and I would highly recommend her work. She has always delivered insightful and thorough editing before the due date. Her communication is clear and timely throughout the process, and her flexibility in the face of my often shifting project specs makes her a pleasure to work with.” — Cat Tobin, MD, Pelgrane Press