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SfEP Directory of Editorial Services
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If you're looking for a professional editor, proofreader or editorial project manager, the SfEP Directory of Editorial Services provides contact information for more than 500 SfEP members plus details of the skills, subjects and services they offer.
Using the search box below, you'll be able to pinpoint quickly and easily experienced freelancers with the attributes you require.
Search the Directory
Enter one or more keywords and then click Search.
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Who and what are included?
Only ordinary and advanced members can take out an entry in the directory. SfEP associates cannot have entries (see Structure for more information).
Members who have attained accredited or registered status will include that information in their entries (see SfEP qualifications for more information).
Members' entries may include some or all of the following:
- contact details: address, landline, mobile, fax, email address, website, LInkedIn address, Skype id
- skills
- media in which they work
- equipment and software (if relevant)
- qualifications and awards
- experience
- recent training
- recent clients
- subjects – the ones in bold are those in which they particularly specialise.
Contacting entrants
Directory entries include all possible methods of contacting a member. If you have difficulty making contact with any entrant, please contact the SfEP Office for help.
Link direct to this page from your intranet
The SfEP positively encourages companies and other organisations to add a link to the SfEP Directory of Editorial Services on their intranets. To make this as easy as possible, we've supplied code and our logo to download.
Feedback
The directory evolves constantly through feedback both from its users and from members of the SfEP. Please send suggestions for improvements to the .
Disclaimers
- The SfEP Directory of Editorial Services should be considered a point of first contact. There is insufficient space in an entry to describe any individual's skills and abilities fully, and prospective clients must satisfy themselves that members are capable of the work on offer.
- The members themselves are responsible for their own entries and the SfEP has not made any attempt to vet them. The Society therefore cannot be held responsible for the quality of work of any member listed in the directory.
- Inclusion in the directory as a freelance does not necessarily mean that the member is self-employed as defined by HM Revenue & Customs and the Department for Work and Pensions.
Have a question about proofreading or copy-editing? Not sure if you want a proofreader or an editor?
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Want to link directly to the directory?
You can download our code and logo to create a direct link to the directory from your own website or intranet.
What people think of the SfEP Directory of Editorial Services
'… I love the SfEP freelance database. We use it to find all our freelancers – it's a great resource where we can search for freelancers with the relevant experience. I can't recommend it enough.'
Caroline Halford, production editor, Springer Healthcare
'I came into editing as a second career and … without the SfEP I would never have stood a chance. Their training was invaluable and 99% of new clients find me via the directory.
'Publishers seem to hold it in high regard, and the membership qualifications of advanced member and licentiate have definitely improved members' reputations and that of the Society.'
Pat Winfield
For advice on how clients and freelances can work together successfully, see our Best practice section, which includes our code of practice and guidance on contracts, plus model terms & conditions.
SfEP's suggested minimum freelance rates
Information on directory entries for SfEP members can be found in the Members' area.
Associates can advertise their skills and availability to the SfEP's membership through Associates Available
SfEP Directory of Editorial Services: Some background – find out how the directory started and has developed.