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Qualifications and Experience:
I began proofreading novels and academic papers that my family and friends were busy with as a side ‘hobby’. From there it grew into proofreading internal emails and client-facing collateral within my corporate job.
I then realised that a career in editing and proofreading was what I wanted and so I left the corporate world of being an office manager / PA and started my own proofreading and editing freelance business.
During this time I also completed my BA English through University of London Goldsmiths.
I am now 4 years into running a successful editing and proofreading freelance service for publishing houses and individuals alike.
Category: Editors and Proof Readers
Languages: English
Specialist Subject Areas:
Novels (any genre)
Business Books
Memoirs
Services:
Proofreading
Copy editing
Rewriting copy for social media content / websites / LinkedIn profiles
Contact Details:
Telephone:+27 (0)60 532 4050
Email: hazel@whichword.works
Website: https://www.whichword.works
Street Address:
Penchartz Road
Radiokop
Honeydew, Gauteng 2040
South Africa
Qualifications and Experience:
After obtaining an HED (1973) and BA Hons in Speech and Drama (1975) at Natal University, Pietermaritzburg, I spent five years as an English (HL and FAL) and Speech and Drama teacher from Grade 1 to matric, and ran my own Speech and Drama studio in Pietermaritzburg. From 1981–86 I lived in Johannesburg, where I joined Learn and Teach adult literacy organisation for two years, developing, editing and proofreading reading materials for newly-literate adults, followed by four years lecturing at Johannesburg College of Education in the Speech and Drama Department. Returning to KZN (Durban) in 1987, I completed a BA Hons in Applied Linguistics (University of Natal Durban, 1988-89), and from 1990–2003 worked as a trainer and materials developer (incl. editing and proof-reading) for four NGOs involved in INSET, adult education and ABET, respectively. In 1999 I did a copy-editing course through the Institute of People Development. Since 2003, I have worked as a materials developer, editor and proof-reader, including school text books for NASOU Via Afrika, including English HL, Creative Arts, Life Orientation and Dramatic Arts; and academic theses and journal articles for the UKZN Schools of Development Studies and Nursing, Health Systems Trust (SAHR), and three issues of the ChildrenFirst Journal. For the past ten years, I have focused on developing, editing and proofreading educational materials that support South African and Sub-Saharan African education systems, notably for the DBE’s Care and Support for Teaching and Learning (CSTL) Programme with MIET AFRICA, and the British Council’s module on inclusive education for all student teachers: Teaching for All: Inclusive Teaching and Learning for South Africa.
Category: Editors and Proof Readers
Languages: English
Specialist Subject Areas: English HL and FAL/ESL; Educational Drama; pedagogy; adult education, ABET; Inclusive Education; study skills; Life Orientation
Services:
Editing, proofreading
Contact Details:
Telephone:+27 (0)61 441 8984
Email: shirleymoon1952@gmail.com
Street Address:
80 Arundel Road
Hillary
Durban South, KwaZulu-Natal 4094
South Africa
Qualifications and Experience:
Since 2012 myself and the team have since helped more than 400 eager authors prepare, polish and then publish their books internationally. Be the next author to enjoy our 5-star publishing services and packages.
We guide authors through the self-publishing process. From draft manuscript through to your polished paperback being available worldwide for readers. We specialize in getting your new book listed within online platforms such as Amazon, Draft2Digital, Apple, Barnes & Noble etc.
Get in touch with us today to see how we can help you shape your bestseller.
Category: eBooks Services
Languages: All
Specialist Subject Areas:
- Author consultations over Zoom
- ISBN applications for South African authors
- Illustrations for your cover or book interior
- Editing of your words
- Cover designs for both eBook and paperback
- Interior print-layout of your book (aka typesetting)
- Conversion to Amazon-compatible eBook (reflowable, fixed-format, enhanced formats available.)
- Publishing of your eBooks online to Amazon and other leading stores
- Publishing of your “print on demand” paperback on Amazon.
- Professional WordPress author website design.
Services:
Looking for professional, friendly and kick-ass publishing help? We got you covered. We provide every step you need to shape your writing into a book you can be proud of. From editing your words through to cover design, interior layout and conversion into eBook formats our team of self-publishing experts knows what you need.
Contact Details:
Telephone:+27 82 624 3138
Email:publish@myebook.co.za
Website: http://www.myebook.online
Our Google Business Page = https://g.page/myebook?we
Street Address:
20 Lower Burg Street,
Cape Town,
CBD.
Qualifications and Experience:
I completed my Bachelor’s degree, double majoring in History and Anthropology at the University of the Western Cape. This afforded me spectacular research and editing skills that can be applied to a variety of fields seeing as much of my studies emphasized interdisciplinary focus.
After graduation I did a stint as a research assistant to a respectable senior researcher in the Desmond Tutu Center for Religion and Theology at my Alma Mater, in the intersecting fields of religion, gender and the South African political sphere.
In addition to this I work as a private tutor for an affluent foreign family in which I independently develop niche teaching and curriculum planning for students of varying ages in both American and British curriculums. This allows me to expand my knowledge and hone my research skills beyond that possible in a traditional, structured work environment.
Category: Editors and Proofreaders
Specialist Area: Anthropology. Sociology, History, Education, Academic, Fiction.
Languages: English
Contact Details:
Email: joubertalexes@gmail.com
Street Address:
5 Kempen Street
Kempenville
Cape Town
Western Cape
7530
Qualifications and Experience:
MA (with distinction) in creative writing – Wits University – 2018
PhD in creative writing – Wits University – 2’023
Copy Editing and Proofreading Online Course –University of Cape Town – 2023
Copyediting Introduction – Chartered Institute for Editors and Proofreaders (CIEP) (UK) – 2023
Copyediting Headway – Chartered Institute for Editors and Proofreaders (CIEP) (UK) – 2023
Director Operations and Publications Manager – Mapungubwe Institute (MISTRA) – 2010 to 2019
Author – ‘Songs and Secrets: South Africa from Liberation to Governance’ (Hurst, Jacana, 2012)
Author – ‘The List: A Novel’ (Jacana, 2018)
Author – ‘At Fire Hour: A Novel’ (Jacana 2023)
Address:
28 Villa Roseto
Katumba Road, Sunninghill
Johannesburg, Gauteng 2191
South Africa
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Phone:
(082) 908-4118
Email:
Category:
Editors and Proof Readers
Language:
English
Specialist Subject Areas:
Fiction
South African history and politics
Academic – Humanities
Services:
Development Editing
Copyediting
Proofreading
Qualifications and Experience:
Matric (Zimbabwe)
Secretarial Diploma (Zimbabwe)
Personal Assistant working experience
Freelance transcription typist business since 2008
Category: eBook Service
Languages: English
Specialist Subject Areas:
Transcription Typing
Services:
Services include but are not limited to:
Minutes of meetings, interviews, conference calls, disciplinary hearings, psychiatrist patient letters, personal notes, focus group discussions (including video recordings), death/coroner inquests, court judgments, labour law etc.
Contact Details:
Telephone: (072) 216-2339
Email: laurabezuidenhout@gmail.com
Website: http://transcription-typing.weebly.com/
Street Address:
5 New Market Street
Long Acres Country Estate
Langebaan, Western Cape 7357
South Africa
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Qualifications and Experience:
After completing a BA Hons (English) and HED at Stellenbosch University, I taught English for five years and lectured at the Hewat College of Education for a year. I have more than 25 years publishing experience. I spent 13 years with Struik Christian Books, including 11 years as Publishing Manager. As a freelance editor and proofreader, I have worked in a number of fields over the past 12 years: Academic, Art, Business, Christian, Education, Family & Health, Fiction, Financial Reporting, NPOs, Wine and Viticulture.
Category: Editors and Proof Readers
Languages: English
Specialist Subject Areas:
Multidisciplinary, Academic, Christian, Education, Fiction, Financial Reporting.
Services:
Editing & Proofreading.
Contact Details:
Telephone:+27 72 228 6010
Email:rhondacrouse01@gmail.com
Fax:+27 21 910 1963
Street Address:
26 La Rochelle Park,
La Rochelle Rd,
La Rochelle,
Bellville ,
Cape Town,
Western Cape.
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