Honorary president: Judith Butcher Honorary vice-president: David Crystal OBE
The Society for Editors and Proofreaders (SfEP) is a professional organisation based in the UK for editors and proofreaders – the people who strive to make text accurate and readable.
This website contains much information – for members and associates, for those who would like to employ them and for anyone connected in some way to the production of text. In particular, you can find out about:
SfEP AGM and 21st annual conference
Succeeding through innovation
University of Strathclyde, Glasgow
Sat–Mon 4–6 September 2010
Booking is now closed for this great conference that aims to inspire innovative thinking to take careers forward. The programme and info for delegates are still available …Read more
Top tips for every editorial professional
The SfEP has compiled two sets of top tips from its membership, one from the point of view of freelance copy-editors and proofreaders and one from the perspective of project managers and managing editors …Read more
Recent changes to this website
July/August 2010
- New section – Top tips for every editorial professional – created
- New media release added to News page
- New addition to Why edit?
- New SfEP guide: Theses and Dissertations
- Local groups page updated
- Updated SfEP membership list
- New addition to SfEP Showcase
- New membership benefit: UK Speechwriters' Guild (membership & conference)
- New reviews in SfEP review of books
- Council minutes for 10 May 2010 meeting
- New membership benefit: discount on PerfectIt MS Word add-on
May/June 2010
- Rate for the Job page expanded and updated
- Addition to SfEP review of books
- Editing Matters index updated
- SfEP proofreading notes added
- Local groups page updated
- Updated SfEP corporate associate list
- Updated SfEP membership list
- New addition to SfEP showcase
Have a question about proofreading or copy-editing? Check out our FAQs or email our HelpDesk.
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