Charlotte Denton

Charlotte Denton – Editor

Editor, proofreader and project manager specialising in children's non-fiction, education and academic. Worked at OUP and Taylor & Francis.

Overview

I am an editor, proofreader and project manager with over 11 years' experience. I specialise in children's non-fiction and education. I also have extensive experience working on academic books and journals.

I love collaborating with authors to create books for children that are inspiring, engaging and fun, as well as factually rigorous. With a background in academic publishing and dictionaries, I pride myself on being thorough and accurate in my edits. My feedback is constructive and friendly, and I enjoy editorial problem solving.

I am a professional member of the Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading and have completed formal training in proofreading and copy editing.

Having worked as an in-house and freelance editor at every stage of the publishing process, I have a wealth of experience to draw upon and can help you at any stage of your publishing journey.

Services

Copy editing, proofreading, project management, developmental editing, book proposals, permissions

Services
Non-Fiction
Children’s Non-Fiction Education & Reference Humanities & Social Sciences
Languages
English (UK)
Certifications
  • CIEP Professional Member

Work experience

Self-employed

Sep, 2022 — Present
Experienced editor offering a range of services including copy editing, proofreading, project management, developmental editing, permissions and development of book proposals.

Oxford University Press

Nov, 2019 — Sep, 2022 (almost 3 years)
Development Editor managing titles across children's dictionaries, children's non-fiction and home learning.

Routledge, Taylor & Francis

Mar, 2017 — Nov, 2019 (over 2 years)
Academic editor commissioning new titles across the following subjects: Environment and Sustainability; Health and Social Care; Criminology and Criminal Justice.

Routledge, Taylor & Francis

Aug, 2015 — Mar, 2017 (over 1 year)
Reissuing titles across the humanities and social sciences from Routledge’s extensive backlist. Duties included identifying titles to reissue, working with authors and estates, negotiating and drawing up contracts, and preparing titles for production.

Routledge, Taylor & Francis

Sep, 2013 — Aug, 2015 (almost 2 years)
Managing the Politics and International Relations list, including co-ordinating the peer review process, processing contracts, ensuring timely submission of work, checking delivered texts for house style, handing over manuscripts to production, preparing cover briefs and organising complimentary copies at publication.

Portfolio

Developmental Editing
Developmental Editing
Very Short Introductions For Curious Young Minds: The Secrets Of The Universe

Goldsmith, Mike

Oxford University Press España, S.A.

Developmental Editing
Oxford Children's Maths and Science Words

Dictionaries, Oxford

OUP Oxford

Developmental Editing Copy Editing Proofreading
50 Words About Nature: Plants

Tara Pegley-Stanger

Oxford University Press

Developmental Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment Proofreading
50 Words About Nature: Bugs

Lily Holland

Oxford University Press

Developmental Editing Copy Editing Editorial Assessment Proofreading
Oxford Primary Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling Dictionary (Paperback)

Varios Autores

Oxford University Press España, S.A.

Developmental Editing Proofreading
Developmental Editing
Editorial Assessment
Oxford School Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar Dictionary

Dictionaries, Oxford

Oxford University Press

Developmental Editing Proofreading
Developmental Editing

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