Yvonne Dixon

Yvonne Dixon – Editor

Indexer and proofreader. I have worked for Oxford University Press and Bloomsbury on topics including law, psychology, literature, religion.

Overview

I'm a freelance indexer and proofreader. My initial training was in-house with a publisher specializing in loose-leaf company law and tax guides. My personal interests include meditation and Qigong. I also work as an Adlerian counsellor, Quaker prison volunteer, and have a degree in French and German. Recent indexes include:

Jane Calderwood, The Freedom of Religious Organizations, Oxford University Press, 2016
Tom Burns and Mike Firn, Outreach in Community Mental Health Care, Oxford University Press, 2017
Angelica Duran, Islam Issa, and Jonathan R. Olson (eds), Milton in Translation , Oxford University Press, 2017
Amanda Anderson, Psyche and Ethos: Moral Life after Psychology , Oxford University Press, 2017
Marie Kolkenbrock, Stereotype and Destiny in Arthur Schnitzler’s Prose: Five Psycho-Sociological Readings , Bloomsbury, 2017
Victor Mallet, River of Life, River of Death: The Ganges and India’s Future , Oxford University Press, 2017
Marise Cremona, New Technologies and EU Law , Oxford University Press, 2017
Angela Zottola, Transgender Identities in the Press, Bloomsbury, 2020
Services
Non-Fiction
Christian Non-Fiction Health & Wellbeing Humanities & Social Sciences Law Medicine, Nursing, & Dentistry New Age Psychology Religion & Spirituality Self-Help & Self-Improvement
Languages
English (UK)

Work experience

Self-employed

Apr, 1987 — Present

With initial in-house experience I have been a freelance indexer and proofreader for over 30 years, working for prominent academic and specialist publishers, and have also been an examiner on accreditation schemes.

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Steven C.

Steven C.

May, 2021

I enjoyed working with Yvonne. The work she did on my manuscript was helpful and her communications were good. I was on a tight budget and Yvonne's fees were pleasingly affordable.
Camilla R.

Camilla R.

Feb, 2021

Yvonne was terrific: quick, professional and easy to work with. Very happy with the index. My sincere apologies for not leaving a review much sooner!

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