Copy Editing and Proofreading Services

A copy editing and proof reading service is available for manuscripts and other forms of writing that are in need of an edit or final proofing before going on submission, to print and/or online publication. Indicative costs of this work are laid out below. Pricing for more substantial editing, rewriting and developmental editing is available on request. Included in these services are manuscript appraisals - checking over and advising on changes for poetry, novels, short stories and non-fiction.

If you would like to make an enquiry or get a no obligation quote, please email dialectwriters@gmail.com.

We use rates recommended by the Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading.

Proofreading is the final stage, where we check the final print-ready text for typos, punctuation or spelling errors etc. There should not be any major text changes at this stage, as such changes should all have been done at the previous stages. We usually quote based on being able to proofread 3000 words an hour. We charge in multiples of quarter hours (so if a document is estimated to take 2.62 hours to proofreading, we will charge at a rate of 2.75 hours).

The hourly rate for proofreading is £26.90

Copy-editing is when we make small changes to text to improve grammar, sentence structure, and readability, and to ensure the text follows the client's house style or ‘voice’. We may also raise queries for points that are confusing or seem to be wrong. We usually quote for this based on 2000 words an hour, but the speed can be slower if the original is badly written or heavily technical. As above, we charge in multiples of quarter hours.

The hourly rate for copy editing is £31.30