Jonathan Campion

Jonathan Campion - Editor

Norwich, UK

Experienced, affordable and friendly. I specialise in books on mental health and wellbeing, memoirs, and fiction by self-published authors.

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Overview

I am a book editor and proofreader based in Norwich, England. I often proofread writing by new authors looking either to self-publish, or to pitch a book to publishers for the first time.

The genre I work with most often is positive psychology: books that give guidance on improving mental health and wellbeing. In 2022 I edited titles about improving professional skills, recovering from abuse, overcoming trauma, coping with loss, business and leadership.

My recent projects also include two autobiographies, both of which touched upon European history and politics, and three fiction novels.

I enjoy perfecting texts written by non-native English speakers. Starting my career in 2007 at international companies, for eight years I worked with colleagues whose mother tongues included German, French, Ukrainian, Russian, Turkish and Bulgarian. As a freelance editor since 2018 I have edited writing by authors from Great Britain, the United States, the Netherlands, Romania, Ukraine, Belgium, Sweden and Russia.

I am a writer myself. My writing about travel, culture, food & drink and sport has been published in five books, and I have been a features writer for a variety of magazines. Having had my own writing changed by editors for the last 15 years – and having not always taken their feedback gracefully! – I make sure to always make changes respectfully and reasonably.
Languages
English (UK)
Fiction
Action & Adventure
Contemporary Fiction
Cultural & Ethnic
Short Story
Non-Fiction
Business & Management
Health & Wellbeing
History

Awards

  • Certificate of appreciation from the Embassy of Kazakhstan in the United Kingdom, for my work with Kazakhstan

Work experience

Freelance book editor and proofreader

Jonathan C.
September, 2018 – Present (over 4 years)

I am a book editor and proofreader based in Norwich, England. I often proofread writing by new authors, looking either to self-publish, or to pitch a book to publishers for the first time.

The genre I work with most often is positive psychology: books that give guidance on improving mental health and wellbeing. In 2022 I edited titles about improving professional skills, recovering from abuse, overcoming trauma, and coping with loss.

My recent projects also include two memoirs, both of which touched upon European history and politics, and three fiction novels.

Proofreader and Russian Translator

Adam Smith Conferences (Informa Plc)
January, 2011 – October, 2015 (over 4 years)

Editor, Proofreader and Russian Translator

Freelance
January, 2010 – Present (about 13 years)

Full-time freelance editor since 2018.

Proofreader and Russian Translator

Beiten Burkhardt Law Firm
August, 2009 – August, 2010 (about 1 year)

Proofreader and Russian Translator

Volkov and Partners Law Firm
September, 2007 – August, 2009 (almost 2 years)

Orchestra

Gonik, Vladimir

I Think We Should Just Live

Khlebnikova, Ekaterina, Campion, Johnatan

The Code of Civilization

Nikonov, Vyacheslav, Davies, Huw

Slavdom: A Selection of his Writings, in Prose and Verse

Štúr, Ľudovit, S. Kraszewski, Charles

The Power of Reinvention: Personal Stories of How Our Greatest Challenges Become The Catalyst to Reinvent Our Life!

Thomson, Mags, Anggreeni, Irene, Farnsworth, Rachel Claire, Smillie, Emma, White-Foster, Dr Trinise, Dobenesque, Marie, Thor, Silja, Gillespie, Martin, avni, einav

Jonathan has 16 reviews

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Jens Laursen-Schmidt
Absolute perfect collaboration. Very good value for money. I received a super proofread of my book, at a very detailed level. Supplemented by good extra comments. Would definitely use him again

Jens Laursen-Schmidt, March 2023


Peter Babichenko
Jonathan was a pleasure to work with. Very professional and great work. Would hire again.

Peter Babichenko, February 2023


Julie Thompson
I have enjoyed working with Jonathan with my first book, 'The Great Burnout' he was able to give me honest feedback and guidance with my first draft.

Julie Thompson, February 2023


Jennifer Fox
Jonathan understood what I was trying to achieve with my book which addressed some complex issues. When I get into the flow of creativity I tend to let that burn through without being a stickler for punctuation and tenses. Particularly when switching back and forth between standard English and Jamaican dialect where the sentence structure is different. Jonathan's editing improved what I had wr...
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Jennifer Fox, August 2022


Allen McNair
I am greatly satisfied with my collaboration with Jonathan C. He was timely in his editing contributions and informative with his suggestions to improve people's reading experience.

Allen McNair, July 2022

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