Editor Profile

Sandy Shepherd

Profile

Non-fiction and academic freelance editor with more than 40
years of non-fiction publishing, in trade and scholarly books. My clients include the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa
(CODESRIA) and Brill Publishers, for whom I edit books and journal articles, such as for Africa Review and Diaspora
Studies
. I have also edited books in Brill’s Africa
Multiple Series.  I edit and proofread scholarly work in the
Humanities in general,  and offer developmental and structural editing.
I am fluent in French and have intermediate-level Italian
and Afrikaans. 

Editorial Skills

  • Consulting and manuscript evaluation
  • Copy editing
  • Developmental or project editing
  • Desktop publishing
  • Metrication
  • On-screen editing
  • Online editing
  • Plain language
  • Production editing
  • Research and fact-checking
  • Referencing
  • Rewriting
  • Structural and substantive editing
  • Stylistic editing
  • Writing

Media / Genres

  • Academic books and monographs
  • Academic materials general
  • Academic papers and essays
  • Books art and photography
  • Books general
  • Conference materials
  • Cookbooks
  • Government materials general

Subjects

  • Africa
  • Archaeology and ancient history
  • Arts
  • Culture
  • Developing countries
  • Economy politics and law general
  • Food and drink
  • Gender studies
  • Government
  • History
  • Humanities general
  • International relations
  • Life sciences
  • Politics
  • Psychology and mental health
  • Social sciences
  • Society general

Working Languages

  • English
  • French
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