Honorary president: Judith Butcher Honorary vice-president: David Crystal OBE

Collective wisdom

The SfEP is a professional society for freelance and employed copy-editors, proofreaders and other editorial professionals. Here you can tap into the knowledge and experience of the Society's membership.

• SfEP guides
  Written by senior members of the SfEP, this growing series of practical booklets focuses on copy-editing, proofreading and related fields and on how to make a living from them.


• The SfEP review of books
  Here you'll find all the reviews that have appeared in the SfEP magazine Editing Matters since January 2007 – and many more we didn't have room for.


• Why edit? Examples of the difference that good editing can make
  A collection of positive examples of editing that highlight the value of what editors do by showing 'before' and 'after' and explaining each problem and its solution.


• 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.


• The SfEP showcase
  Members and associates reveal the books that carry their names as author, co-author, editor or translator.

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