About Ellison Editorial

My background, values, qualifications – and reading habits!

Hello, I'm a freelance copyeditor and proofreader, based in Northumberland. I specialise in editing fiction and literary non-fiction, although I'm happy to turn my hand to any type of text that requires human endeavour!

I now spend my days wrestling with words, but in a past life I worked as an English teacher and freelance writer, so the potential of the written word has always underpinned my practice. These days, I use that experience to help individuals and small publishers showcase the written word at its finest.

Off the clock, I gravitate towards Russian literature and Nordic noir, sustained by strong Ringtons tea (a typical northerner ...) and the occasional Guinness, with fond memories of Murphy, my much-missed Labradoodle, never far away.

Amanda Ellison

Qualifications and training

  • BA (Hons) English with History
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Education (English)
  • Diploma in Proofreading and Editing (Level 4, Distinction)
  • CIEP Copyediting 2: Headway (Merit)
  • Diploma in Freelance Journalism
  • Intermediate Member of Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading (CIEP)

Being a certified proofreader and copyeditor goes beyond core training: I keep my skills sharp, and learn new ones, by undergoing further training with respected providers, such as the Publishing Training Centre (PTC).

Here are just some of the courses I've recently completed:

  • Copyright for Publishers (PTC)
  • Editing Illustrations (PTC)
  • Editing References (PTC)
  • Working with Typesetters (PTC)
  • Author Queries (PTC)
  • Editing Fiction (PTC)
  • Introduction to Publishing (PTC)
  • Essential Editorial Project Management (PTC)
  • Editing Children's Books (CIEP webinar)
  • Academic Essays (University of Queensland)
  • Building a Screenplay (University of Cambridge)
  • Agatha Christie and the Golden Age of Detective Fiction (Open University)

 

I'm currently reading ...