Anne Sweetmore

Anne Sweetmore

With over 25 years’ editorial experience, both freelance and in-house, I specialise in international development; globalisation studies; politics, philosophy and economics. I also have a background in practical tropical agriculture.

Bringing these areas together, in 2017 I gained an MA in Communication for Development from the University of Malmö.

I offer a range of publishing services, from basic copy-editing to rewriting and repurposing, always with the reader in mind. Working closely with the text, I also offer intelligent layout and picture research services that can short-circuit the layout process, resulting in documents that work in both visual and content terms. Clients range from publishing houses to international development and scientific research institutions.

Subjects

Development / substantive editing

Plain / clear English

Rewriting

Copy-editing

Page design / layout

Editing non-native English

Project management

Proofreading

Media

Multi-author books

Books

Company literature

Government reports

Typesetting

Educational materials

Online materials

Journals

Experience

Freelance since 1997

Science Writer / Editor 2015-2018

Digital Development Editor  2011-2013

Project Manager 1994-1997

Training

MA, Communication for Development (University of Malmö)  2017

Infographic Storytelling (Guardian Masterclass) 2015

Clients

British Crop Production Council

COLEAD - AGRINFO

CTA - Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Co-operation ACP-EU

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Oxford University Press

Routledge

Wiley-Blackwell

Additional subjects

agriculture/farming (crops/crop protection, forestry, agroforestry, sciences, tropical)

biology (popular, school)

country/area studies (Africa, Asia, Caribbean, developing countries)

economics (development, theory)

English literature (drama/theatre, Shakespeare)

environment/energy (climate change, conservation, developing countries, energy, environmental studies, international development, politics, science, environmental, renewable energy, urban regeneration)

gardening/horticulture (pest and disease management)

geography (developing countries, development studies, economic, sustainable development)

life sciences (anthropology, ecology, genetics, microbial, natural history, taxonomy, plant physiology, entomology)

medicine (National Health Service, patient information, public health)

philosophy

politics/government (international development, international relations, aid, developing countries, political philosophy, political theory, United Nations)

sciences (academic, philosophy of, popular, school)

social sciences/studies (charities, cultural studies, health economics/planning, human rights, rural development, social/cultural anthropology)

tourism/travel

transport

Qualifications

BA Theology

MA Communication for Development

BSc Biological Sciences

MSc Crop Protection

Software

InDesign, Adobe Acrobat