Blackman Editorial

About Blackman Editorial

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Blackman Editorial provides professional proofreading and copy-editing services to a number of client groups. Publishers, academics, students, businesses and authors can all benefit from my services. Any text that is going to be read by others requires a thorough editorial check to ensure it is fit for purpose and will have the desired impact.

I will check your text for spelling, grammar and punctuation, typographical errors, consistency, style and flow, and language choice and English idiomatic usage. Typographical and grammatical errors are a distraction to the reader, lessening the impact of your message. Poorly written business documents can be embarrassing and damaging to the reputation of any business. As a student, having worked very hard on your dissertation/thesis for a long time you have probably ceased to spot your own mistakes, so let a professional do this for you. If your first language is not English, then a review is essential to ensure best English language usage. I specialise in editing non-native English for both students and academics.

I can work with hard copy, or on screen using either Track Changes or PDF mark-up.

Please contact for prices. Special rates for students.

Krysia Johnson has undertaken courses with both the Publishing Training Centre (PTC) and the Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading (CIEP).

Corporate clients have included the Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience (IHRR) at Durham University, Routledge, Taylor and Francis, Jessica Kingsley, SAGE Publications and City Electrical Factors (CEF). Some of my work for corporate clients comes via publishing project management companies. I have worked on single-authored books, edited volumes, journal articles and product catalogues. Private clients have included students and academics from Durham University, the University of Neuchatel in Switzerland, the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Scuola Normale Superiore (Italy) and the European University Institute, for whom I have edited essays, dissertations, theses, journal articles, research proposals and book manuscripts. I specialise in editing texts for students and academics who do not have English as their first language.

Professional Member, Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading (CIEP).