Sarah Campbell

Sarah Campbell – Editor

Experienced academic and general copyeditor, proofreader & writer. Niche in Middle East & Islamic studies.

Overview

With a background in Middle East studies, I am an experienced editor with over 15 years' experience. I've edited and proofread for private clients, academics, and publishers, as well as in-house.

I have worked on titles for Edinburgh University Press, Yale, Syracuse University Press, and Hurst, as well as for academic clients.

I can help you polish your manuscript for submission to a publisher, copyedit a book or an article to house style, or proofread a final version before press. I can help edit prose to flow more naturally, and sort out issues in texts by authors for whom English is not a first language. With my background in Middle East studies I am comfortable working with transliteration and I enjoy working on texts in this area and can engage with the content in my editing.

Services
Non-Fiction
History Islam Middle Eastern & Islamic Studies Political Science & Current Affairs
Languages
English (NZ) English (UK) English (US)

Work experience

Institute of Ismaili Studies

Aug, 2021 — Jul, 2025 (almost 4 years)
The IIS publishes a number of book series in coordination with IB Tauris (Bloomsbury), and Oxford University Press. I worked on books in these series and coordinated with the co-publishers, as well as working on books published by our own imprint, Islamic Publications Limited.

Self-employed

Oct, 2020 — Present
I am an established freelance editor based in London, with experience working for Brill, Edinburgh University Press, Hurst, Syracuse University Press and Yale University Press, among others. I also have many years' in-house editorial experience. My academic niche and recent academic work has been in Middle East studies and Islamic studies (I have a background in Arabic), and I have a particular skill and interest in working on texts in this area. I work on all non-fiction, though, and recent projects have ranged from a study of the films of David Lynch to a book on culture in Nazi Germany, as well as a consideration of Shii legal attitudes to homosexuality.

Portfolio

Proofreading
Arduous Paths

Unknown Author

Copy Editing
Proofreading
Proofreading
Copy Editing
Battleground: 10 Conflicts That Explain the New Middle East

Phillips, Christopher

Yale University Press

Proofreading
Proofreading
After the Nazis: The Story of Culture in West Germany

Kater, Michael H.

Yale University Press

Proofreading
Proofreading
Copy Editing
Jerusalem Falls: Seven Centuries of War and Peace

Hosler, John D.

Yale University Press

Proofreading
Cairo 1921: Ten Days that Made the Middle East

Faught, C. Brad

Yale University Press

Proofreading
Copy Editing
A Short History of Islamic Thought

Morrissey, Fitzroy

Apollo

Proofreading
Copy Editing
Copy Editing
Copy Editing
Saudi Arabia: A Modern History

Commins, David

Yale University Press

Proofreading
Taiwan: A People’s History

Dawley, Evan N.

Reaktion Books

Proofreading
Copy Editing
Copy Editing
Iran and the Revolution: A History

Katouzian, Homa

Yale University Press

Proofreading
The Wars of the Roses

Hicks, Michael

Yale University Press

Proofreading
Proofreading
Proofreading
Proofreading
Copy Editing
Proofreading
Justice and Islamic Law: Mazalim Courts and Legal Reform

Brown, Jonathan A.C.

Oneworld Academic

Proofreading
Copy Editing
Copy Editing
Revenge, Politics and Blasphemy in Pakistan

Adeel Hussain

C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd

Proofreading
Copy Editing
Copy Editing
Copy Editing
Copy Editing
The Long Death of Adolf Hitler: An Investigative History

Sharples, Caroline

Yale University Press

Proofreading
Proofreading
Proofreading
Copy Editing
Copy Editing
Empire and Jihad: The Anglo-Arab Wars of 1870-1920

Faulkner, Neil

Yale University Press

Proofreading
Copy Editing

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