Skills
This is a Directory of our Full Members. They are all professionally trained, experienced proofreaders, editors and indexers. You can simply browse the list, or if you are looking for someone with specific skills or specialisms, you can use the word cloud above or the search box below. To find exact matches, enclose your search word(s) in double quotes, e.g. “PhD theses”. (The search returns unordered results.)
Clicking on a member’s name will take you to their full Directory entry, which gives details of their skills, qualifications, areas of expertise, special interests and contact details. Please get in touch with individual members directly to discuss your project, obtain quotations and find out their availability.
If you’d like to work with one of our Associates to help them gain more experience, please see the list here.
| Image | Title | Select a skill below | hf:tax:skill |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Jennifer Armstrong | copy-editing, developmental editing, editing, fiction editing, non-fiction editing, project management, proofreading, rewriting, structural editing, sub-editing, writing & journalism | copy-editing developmental-editing editing fiction-editing non-fiction-editing project-management proofreading rewriting structural-editing sub-editing writing-and-journalism |
 | Joe Armstrong | academic editing, Children's fiction & non-fiction, copy-editing, copywriting, developmental editing, editing, fiction editing, ghostwriting, manuscript assessment, non-fiction editing, plain English, project management, proofreading, reader reports, research, rewriting, self-publishing support, structural editing, sub-editing, substantive editing, training, writing & journalism | academic-editing childrens-fiction-non-fiction copy-editing copywriting developmental-editing editing fiction-editing ghostwriting manuscript-assessment non-fiction-editing plain-english project-management proofreading reader-reports research rewriting self-publishing-support structural-editing sub-editing substantive-editing training writing-and-journalism |
| Aoife Barrett | artwork briefing, copy-editing, copyright clearance, copywriting, developmental editing, picture research, project management, proofreading, rewriting, writing & journalism | artwork-briefing copy-editing copyright-clearance copywriting developmental-editing picture-research project-management proofreading rewriting writing-and-journalism |
 | Dermott Barrett | business editing, copy-editing, copywriting, ESL editing, plain English, proofreading, research | business-editing copy-editing copywriting esl-editing plain-english proofreading research |
 | Geraldine Begley | indexing, proofreading | indexing proofreading |
 | Amanda Bell | coaching & mentoring, editing, manuscript assessment, rewriting, writing & journalism | coaching-and-mentoring editing manuscript-assessment rewriting writing-and-journalism |
| Elizabeth Best | academic editing, Children's fiction & non-fiction, copy-editing, editing, ESL editing, fiction editing, non-fiction editing, proofreading, reader reports, rewriting, style guide creation, sub-editing | academic-editing childrens-fiction-non-fiction copy-editing editing esl-editing fiction-editing non-fiction-editing proofreading reader-reports rewriting style-guide-creation sub-editing |
 | Richard Bradburn | fiction editing, ghostwriting, non-fiction editing, self-publishing support | fiction-editing ghostwriting non-fiction-editing self-publishing-support |
 | Averill Buchanan | book production, developmental editing, ebook formatting/conversion, editing, fiction editing, typesetting & layout | book-production developmental-editing ebook-formatting-conversion editing fiction-editing typesetting-and-layout |
 | Neil Burkey | copy-editing, editing, fiction editing, non-fiction editing, project management, proofreading | copy-editing editing fiction-editing non-fiction-editing project-management proofreading |
 | Therese Caherty | academic editing, business editing, coaching & mentoring, copy-editing, copywriting, editing, fiction editing, ghostwriting, indexing, non-fiction editing, plain English, proofreading, rewriting, structural editing, style guide creation, sub-editing, technical writing, training, writing & journalism | academic-editing business-editing coaching-and-mentoring copy-editing copywriting editing fiction-editing ghostwriting indexing non-fiction-editing plain-english proofreading rewriting structural-editing style-guide-creation sub-editing technical-writing training writing-and-journalism |
 | Stephanie Campion | academic editing, editing, project management, proofreading, self-publishing support, style guide creation | academic-editing editing project-management proofreading self-publishing-support style-guide-creation |
 | Tony Canavan | copy-editing, editing, fiction editing, non-fiction editing | copy-editing editing fiction-editing non-fiction-editing |
| Dominic Carroll | academic editing, artwork briefing, book production, business editing, Children's fiction & non-fiction, coaching & mentoring, copy-editing, copyright clearance, design & layout, ebook formatting/conversion, editing, ghostwriting, indexing, manuscript assessment, non-fiction editing, picture research, plain English, project management, proofreading, reader reports, research, rewriting, self-publishing support, structural editing, style guide creation, sub-editing, substantive editing, training, typesetting & layout, writing & journalism | academic-editing artwork-briefing book-production business-editing childrens-fiction-non-fiction coaching-and-mentoring copy-editing copyright-clearance design-and-layout ebook-formatting-conversion editing ghostwriting indexing manuscript-assessment non-fiction-editing picture-research plain-english project-management proofreading reader-reports research rewriting self-publishing-support structural-editing style-guide-creation sub-editing substantive-editing training typesetting-and-layout writing-and-journalism |
| Julitta Clancy | indexing | indexing |
 | Orla Clancy | copywriting, editing, proofreading, translation | copywriting editing proofreading translation |
 | Liza Costello | copy-editing, fiction editing, manuscript assessment, proofreading, writing & journalism | copy-editing fiction-editing manuscript-assessment proofreading writing-and-journalism |
 | Simon Coury | academic editing, Children's fiction & non-fiction, copy-editing, fiction editing, manuscript assessment, proofreading, structural editing | academic-editing childrens-fiction-non-fiction copy-editing fiction-editing manuscript-assessment proofreading structural-editing |
 | Alistair Daniel | copy-editing, copywriting, fiction editing, proofreading | copy-editing copywriting fiction-editing proofreading |
 | Rosemary Dawson | academic editing, Children's fiction & non-fiction, copy-editing, copywriting, fiction editing, ghostwriting, non-fiction editing, project management, proofreading, reader reports, rewriting, training, writing & journalism | academic-editing childrens-fiction-non-fiction copy-editing copywriting fiction-editing ghostwriting non-fiction-editing project-management proofreading reader-reports rewriting training writing-and-journalism |
 | Siobhán Denham | academic editing, copy-editing, ESL editing, plain English, proofreading, science editing | academic-editing copy-editing esl-editing plain-english proofreading science-editing |
 | Ruth Dilleen | academic editing, editing, ESL editing, proofreading, science editing, substantive editing | academic-editing editing esl-editing proofreading science-editing substantive-editing |
 | Barry Donnelly | copy-editing, editing, fiction editing, proofreading, sub-editing | copy-editing editing fiction-editing proofreading sub-editing |
 | Anne Downes | academic editing, copy-editing, editing, proofreading, science editing, technical editing | academic-editing copy-editing editing proofreading science-editing technical-editing |
| Emma Dunne | Children's fiction & non-fiction, copy-editing, manuscript assessment, proofreading, reader reports, structural editing | childrens-fiction-non-fiction copy-editing manuscript-assessment proofreading reader-reports structural-editing |
 | Fiona Dunne | academic editing, business editing, fiction editing, legal editing, non-fiction editing, proofreading | academic-editing business-editing fiction-editing legal-editing non-fiction-editing proofreading |
 | Tom Dwyer | copy-editing, copywriting, developmental editing, manuscript assessment, proofreading, reader reports | copy-editing copywriting developmental-editing manuscript-assessment proofreading reader-reports |
 | Paula Elmore | copy-editing, developmental editing, fiction editing, manuscript assessment, non-fiction editing, typesetting & layout | copy-editing developmental-editing fiction-editing manuscript-assessment non-fiction-editing typesetting-and-layout |
 | Dr Rachel Finnegan | academic editing, copy-editing, proofreading, structural editing, training | academic-editing copy-editing proofreading structural-editing training |
 | Amanda Gray | academic editing, business editing, copy-editing, non-fiction editing, proofreading, science editing | academic-editing business-editing copy-editing non-fiction-editing proofreading science-editing |
 | Gayle Green | academic editing, ESL editing, non-fiction editing, project management, proofreading | academic-editing esl-editing non-fiction-editing project-management proofreading |
 | Gloria Greenwood | copy-editing, indexing, proofreading, rewriting | copy-editing indexing proofreading rewriting |
 | Michelle Griffin | copy-editing, developmental editing, fiction editing, manuscript assessment, non-fiction editing, proofreading | copy-editing developmental-editing fiction-editing manuscript-assessment non-fiction-editing proofreading |
 | Pádraig Hanratty | copy-editing, copywriting, ebook formatting/conversion, editing, proofreading, self-publishing support | copy-editing copywriting ebook-formatting-conversion editing proofreading self-publishing-support |
 | Niamh Hatton | copy-editing, developmental editing, editing, non-fiction editing, proofreading, reader reports | copy-editing developmental-editing editing non-fiction-editing proofreading reader-reports |
 | Rosemary Horan | copy-editing, editing, fiction editing, proofreading, substantive editing, writing & journalism | copy-editing editing fiction-editing proofreading substantive-editing writing-and-journalism |
 | Liz Hudson | academic editing, book production, copy-editing, developmental editing, manuscript assessment, substantive editing | academic-editing book-production copy-editing developmental-editing manuscript-assessment substantive-editing |
 | Sheelagh Hughes | copy-editing, copywriting, plain English, proofreading, style guide creation, writing & journalism | copy-editing copywriting plain-english proofreading style-guide-creation writing-and-journalism |
 | Kristin Jensen | book production, copy-editing, ghostwriting, project management, proofreading, structural editing | book-production copy-editing ghostwriting project-management proofreading structural-editing |
 | Michael Johnston | copy-editing, copywriting, non-fiction editing, plain English, proofreading, writing & journalism | copy-editing copywriting non-fiction-editing plain-english proofreading writing-and-journalism |
 | Kingsley Jones | copy-editing, fiction editing, proofreading, rewriting | copy-editing fiction-editing proofreading rewriting |
 | Anna Kealy | copy-editing, proofreading | copy-editing proofreading |
 | Bernadette Kearns | copy-editing, developmental editing, fiction editing, manuscript assessment, proofreading, structural editing | copy-editing developmental-editing fiction-editing manuscript-assessment proofreading structural-editing |
 | Brian Langan | developmental editing, fiction editing, literary agent, manuscript assessment, structural editing | developmental-editing fiction-editing literary-agent manuscript-assessment structural-editing |
| Lucy Taylor | copy-editing, editing, picture research, project management, proofreading, writing & journalism | copy-editing editing picture-research project-management proofreading writing-and-journalism |
| Fionbar Lyons | indexing | indexing |
 | Natasha Mac a’ Bháird | copy-editing, proofreading, writing & journalism | copy-editing proofreading writing-and-journalism |
| Elizabeth MacAulay | copy-editing, project management, proofreading, rewriting, writing & journalism | copy-editing project-management proofreading rewriting writing-and-journalism |
| Elizabeth Mayes | academic editing, copy-editing, editing, non-fiction editing, proofreading | academic-editing copy-editing editing non-fiction-editing proofreading |
 | Alicia McAuley | book production, copy-editing, design & layout, editing, indexing, proofreading, typesetting & layout | book-production copy-editing design-and-layout editing indexing proofreading typesetting-and-layout |
 | Michael J McCann | academic editing, business editing, editing, proofreading, translation | academic-editing business-editing editing proofreading translation |
 | Donna McCormack | academic editing, copy-editing, editing, fiction editing, non-fiction editing, project management, proofreading | academic-editing copy-editing editing fiction-editing non-fiction-editing project-management proofreading |
 | Maria McGuinness | copy-editing, developmental editing, editing, manuscript assessment, proofreading, structural editing | copy-editing developmental-editing editing manuscript-assessment proofreading structural-editing |
 | Alexandra McKee | copywriting, design & layout, fiction editing, non-fiction editing, proofreading, reader reports | copywriting design-and-layout fiction-editing non-fiction-editing proofreading reader-reports |
 | Susan McKeever | artwork briefing, Children's fiction & non-fiction, copy-editing, copyright clearance, editing, fiction editing, ghostwriting, non-fiction editing, picture research, plain English, project management, proofreading, reader reports, rewriting, structural editing, substantive editing | artwork-briefing childrens-fiction-non-fiction copy-editing copyright-clearance editing fiction-editing ghostwriting non-fiction-editing picture-research plain-english project-management proofreading reader-reports rewriting structural-editing substantive-editing |
| Ciara McNee | artwork briefing, copy-editing, copyright clearance, editing, non-fiction editing, picture research, plain English, project management, proofreading, rewriting, structural editing, writing & journalism | artwork-briefing copy-editing copyright-clearance editing non-fiction-editing picture-research plain-english project-management proofreading rewriting structural-editing writing-and-journalism |
 | Rachel McNicholl | copy-editing, editing, non-fiction editing, proofreading, style guide creation, translation | copy-editing editing non-fiction-editing proofreading style-guide-creation translation |
 | Melissa Fagan | copy-editing, editing, ESL editing, non-fiction editing, project management, proofreading | copy-editing editing esl-editing non-fiction-editing project-management proofreading |
 | Maria Mulrooney | academic editing, editing, ESL editing, non-fiction editing, proofreading | academic-editing editing esl-editing non-fiction-editing proofreading |
| Kate Murphy | indexing | indexing |
 | Sharon Murphy | editing, proofreading, technical editing, technical writing | editing proofreading technical-editing technical-writing |
 | Brendan O’Brien | academic editing, copy-editing, editing, non-fiction editing, proofreading, substantive editing | academic-editing copy-editing editing non-fiction-editing proofreading substantive-editing |
 | Niamh O’Carroll | copy-editing, developmental editing, editing, project management, proofreading, structural editing | copy-editing developmental-editing editing project-management proofreading structural-editing |
| Gay O’Casey | copy-editing, proofreading | copy-editing proofreading |
 | Máire O’Dwyer | copy-editing, copywriting, legal editing, plain English, style guide creation, technical writing, writing & journalism | copy-editing copywriting legal-editing plain-english style-guide-creation technical-writing writing-and-journalism |
 | Brenda O’Hanlon | business editing, copy-editing, ESL editing, non-fiction editing, rewriting, science editing, substantive editing, technical editing | business-editing copy-editing esl-editing non-fiction-editing rewriting science-editing substantive-editing technical-editing |
 | Christine O’Neill | academic editing, editing, proofreading, reader reports, research, translation | academic-editing editing proofreading reader-reports research translation |
| Eileen O’Neill | indexing | indexing |
 | Julie O’Shea | copyright clearance, editing, project management, proofreading, technical editing, technical writing | copyright-clearance editing project-management proofreading technical-editing technical-writing |
 | Gill Pavey | academic editing, business editing, copywriting, ESL editing, proofreading | academic-editing business-editing copywriting esl-editing proofreading |
 | Siobhán Prendergast | academic editing, book production, business editing, Children's fiction & non-fiction, coaching & mentoring, copy-editing, developmental editing, editing, plain English, project management, proofreading, reader reports, self-publishing support, structural editing, style guide creation, training | academic-editing book-production business-editing childrens-fiction-non-fiction coaching-and-mentoring copy-editing developmental-editing editing plain-english project-management proofreading reader-reports self-publishing-support structural-editing style-guide-creation training |
| Jane Rogers | copy-editing, indexing, non-fiction editing, plain English, proofreading, rewriting, structural editing, substantive editing | copy-editing indexing non-fiction-editing plain-english proofreading rewriting structural-editing substantive-editing |
 | Michael Sandlin | academic editing, copy-editing, developmental editing, editing, fiction editing, manuscript assessment, non-fiction editing, proofreading, reader reports, style guide creation, substantive editing, writing & journalism | academic-editing copy-editing developmental-editing editing fiction-editing manuscript-assessment non-fiction-editing proofreading reader-reports style-guide-creation substantive-editing writing-and-journalism |
| Deirdre Sheeran | copy-editing, proofreading | copy-editing proofreading |
 | Albert Smith | copy-editing, plain English | copy-editing plain-english |
 | Pamela Smith | copy-editing, non-fiction editing, proofreading | copy-editing non-fiction-editing proofreading |
 | Lucy Taylor | copy-editing, editing, project management, proofreading, writing & journalism | copy-editing editing project-management proofreading writing-and-journalism |
 | Gráinne Treanor | academic editing, copy-editing, editing, ESL editing, non-fiction editing, proofreading | academic-editing copy-editing editing esl-editing non-fiction-editing proofreading |
 | Sahm Venter | copy-editing, editing, proofreading, rewriting | copy-editing editing proofreading rewriting |
| Sally Vince | copy-editing, proofreading, rewriting, self-publishing support | copy-editing proofreading rewriting self-publishing-support |
 | Djinn von Noorden | academic editing, copy-editing, copyright clearance, copywriting, developmental editing, editing, fiction editing, ghostwriting, manuscript assessment, non-fiction editing, plain English, project management, proofreading, reader reports, research, rewriting, self-publishing support, structural editing, sub-editing, substantive editing, translation | academic-editing copy-editing copyright-clearance copywriting developmental-editing editing fiction-editing ghostwriting manuscript-assessment non-fiction-editing plain-english project-management proofreading reader-reports research rewriting self-publishing-support structural-editing sub-editing substantive-editing translation |
 | Antoinette Walker | academic editing, copy-editing, editing, ghostwriting, non-fiction editing, picture research, plain English, proofreading, reader reports, rewriting, structural editing, style guide creation, sub-editing, substantive editing, writing & journalism | academic-editing copy-editing editing ghostwriting non-fiction-editing picture-research plain-english proofreading reader-reports rewriting structural-editing style-guide-creation sub-editing substantive-editing writing-and-journalism |
 | Meg Walker | editing, fiction editing, non-fiction editing, proofreading, sub-editing, writing & journalism | editing fiction-editing non-fiction-editing proofreading sub-editing writing-and-journalism |
| Una Whelan | copy-editing, editing, project management, proofreading, rewriting, science editing | copy-editing editing project-management proofreading rewriting science-editing |
 | Victoria Woodside | copy-editing, developmental editing, proofreading | copy-editing developmental-editing proofreading |