Eldo Barkhuizen – Editor

COPY EDITOR | PROOFREADER | AUTHOR

Former English teacher in a UK school (GCSE English).

* PROFESSIONALLY TRAINED *

Publishing Training Centre, Book House, London, copyediting course (pass with DISTINCTION).

Five UK Society for Editors & Proofreaders (now known as the Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading) courses:

• On-Screen Editing

• Efficient Editing

• Proofreading Problems

• Working for a Client

• Project Management

* PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP *

Accepted in 2002 as an ADVANCED MEMBER of the UK Society for Editors & Proofreaders.

* NON-FICTION *

• Autobiography/memoir

• Christian books

• Biblical studies

• Theology

• Church history

• History (ancient and modern)

• Psychology

• Self-help and self-improvement

* CLIENTS *

Inter-Varsity Press

Paternoster Press

SPCK

Hodder & Stoughton

Kingsway

Zondervan

HarperCollins

Sheffield Academic Press

Manchester University Press

Open University Press

Blackwell

Wiley-Blackwell

Taylor & Francis

Routledge

Psychology Press

Polity Press

Macmillan

Pearson Education

Harcourt Education

Hodder Education

Lexmark

MANY self-published authors

* TESTIMONIALS *

'Over the years I have written a dozen or so books but none of them has been edited as carefully and thoroughly as your . . . work. My sincere thanks.'

~ Dr P.T. O’Brien, Emeritus Professor

'Eldo, I have worked with many editors over the last forty years, and you are as good as any of them. Thank you for your outstanding work.'

~ Dr R.A. Peterson (co-author)

'Eldo is a very competent copyeditor whose work can be relied upon. Thoroughly recommended.'

~ Janey Fisher, Editorial Project Manager, Wiley-Blackwell

'Thank you for all your sterling work on my books through these 22 years.'

~ Dr Philip Duce, Senior Commissioning Editor, Inter-Varsity Press (email, on his retirement in November 2021)

’I have had the happy privilege of working with Eldo Barkhuizen as my copy editor on several projects, some of which were quite extensive and labor intensive.

’Eldo’s attention to detail in the midst of massive material is impressive, and his feedback was cordial, timely, and helpful – his services are highly recommended.'

~ L. Michael Morales, Professor of Biblical Studies, Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary

'It’s been a real pleasure working w. you! Many thanks for all the bits and pieces you’ve caught and for helping to improve the article!'

~ Professor Tia De Nora, author

'I always enjoy working with a copy editor because it gives me a sense of security – someone is out there sparing my blushes!

'In fact I’ve been amazed how quick and painless it was this time round.'

~Dr Tim Chester, author

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