Denise and Louise talk to Jenny Slater, an in-house editor with Newgen Publishing UK. Newgen is a project management agency offering editing, proofreading, typesetting and indexing for publishers.
Note: Denise and Louise have no affiliation with this organization. Newgen exhibited at the 2019 SfEP conference at Aston University, and it was the perfect opportunity to find out more about how they operate!
Listen to find out more about:
- About Out of House Publishing and the Newgen family
- The Newgen freelance database
- Assessing freelance editors and proofreaders
- Team specialisms and continuity: academic and education
- Matching editor subject experience with book projects
- How the sample tests are evaluated according to publishing standards
- The feedback process
- House styles
Mentioned in the show:
- How to apply for freelance editing and proofreading work with Newgen: https://newgenpublishing.co.uk/work-with-us/
Denise and Louise
- Denise Cowle Editorial Services (non-fiction)
- Louise Harnby | Proofreader & Copyeditor (fiction)
Music credit
‘Vivacity’ Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/