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News
- 15 July 2011 Proofreaders help to protect the bottom line
- 16 June 2011: Join us in Oxford for our annual conference – booking closes soon
- 18 May 2011: So you think you can proofread?
- 18 April 2011: Standing room only at the SfEP's London Book Fair seminar (image gallery)
- 9 March 2011: Book before 31 March for the SfEP conference
- 18 February 2011: What price quality? Overseas outsourcing of editorial services
- 10 February 2011: Join us in Oxford for our 22nd annual conference
- 31 January 2011: The SfEP's first seminar at the London Book Fair
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