Training & Qualifications
I am committed to continuous professional development.
This page will showcase the training and qualifications I have obtained and will be updated regularly to show my progress.
Proofreading training
- Proofreading 1: Introduction
Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading - Proofreading 2: Headway
Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading - Introduction to Fiction Editing
Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading
Voluntary Work
- Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading
- Learning and Professional Development Committee, 2024–PRESENT
- Co-coordinator of CIEP Wessex, 2025–PRESENT
- London Writers’ Salon
- Co-host of the Flash Fiction Room, 2025–PRESENT
- Co-host of the LGBTQIA+ Room, 2025–PRESENT
- The Society of Young Publishers
- LAUNCH stream mentor, 2024–PRESENT
- UK Inclusivity Lead, 2024
- South West Inclusivity Officer, 2023
Continuing Professional Development
- Industry Insider – Disability, Access and Publishing (Society of Authors, 2022)
- What you need to know to start editing games (Kate Nascimento & Katherine Kirk, Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading, 2024)
- An Editor’s Guide to Assessing and Addressing Problematic Content (Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading, 2024)
- Authenticity in Publishing: A Crucial Service to Improve Content (Davina Bhanabhai, Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading, 2025)
Writing Workshops
- A Writer’s Guide to the Publishing World (Scott Pack, I AM Writing Festival, 2022)
- The World of Digital Publishing (Bookouture, I AM Writing Festival, 2022)
- How to Perfect Your Submission (Scott Pack, Pen to Print, 2022)
- Boy Meets Girl – And Beyond: Reinventing Tropes in the 2020s (Romance Writers’ Week, 2024)
- Meet Cute with your Ideal Reader (Romance Writers’ Week, 2024)
- Writing Interiority: How to show your character’s inner life on the page (Romance Writers’ Week, 2024)
- Essentials of Writing Fantasy (Fantasy Writers’ Week, 2024)
- World-Changing Worldbuilding: How to Use Your World to Challenge the Status Quo (Fantasy Writers’ Week, 2024)
- Building Rich Worlds for Many Stories (Fantasy Writers’ Week, 2024)
- Bringing Order to Creative Chaos: Project Management for Writers (Fantasy Writers’ Week, 2024)
- How to Start Planning a Book Series (Fantasy Writers’ Week, 2024)
- Creative Writing Workshop (Peter Symonds College, 2025)
- Legends & Lore: Exploring Mythology and Folklore course (Peter Symonds College, 2025)
