I am a professional and experienced proofreader and copyeditor, specialising in academic texts in the Arts and Humanities. I provide an expert service to academics, postgraduate students and publishers. With over 15 years’ extensive experience, I am confident across the range of academic writing, including monographs, journal articles, theses and dissertations.

I also provide consultancy in research support to academics and institutions. I have a proven track record in supporting applications for funding and research at institutional and strategic levels, and I have extensive experience of working with small, specialist institutions.

The highly specialised service I provide is based on my academic experience and professional expertise. I have a qualification in proofreading from the Publishing Training Centre and a PhD in English Literature.

Services

Take a look at my services for more information and contact me to discuss what I can do to help you.

If you want to work with an experienced and professional proofreader and copyeditor who specialises in the Arts and Humanities or if you need support with research, then please get in touch.

What Clients Say

  • Sally never fails to come up with the goods; she has a keen eye for detail, she is thorough, her feedback is always honest and constructive.
    — Professor Matthew Hilton
    Vice-Principal (Humanities and Social Sciences)
    Queen Mary University of London
    AHRC Advisory Board Application
  • What you get when she proofreads your stuff is complete confidence that it's all had an exceptionally robust and methodical going-over; there really is no-one more meticulous. But you also get the special benefit of her brilliant and sympathetic editorial eye.
    — Professor Ewan Fernie
    Chair of Shakespeare Studies and Fellow
    University of Birmingham
    Monograph
    AHRC Application
  • Sally Baggott at Birmingham provided constructive criticism that made my funding application more convincing than I could. As well as being a meticulous copyeditor, Sally has an intuitive and enviable grasp of what a research project is really about.
    — Acknowledgements
    Matt Houlbrook
    Prince of Tricksters:
    The Incredible True Story of Netley Lucas
    Gentleman Crook
    (University of Chicago Press, 2016)
  • With her impressive efficiency and careful queries, Sally helped me thoroughly to double-check every detail -- from punctuation to pagination -- and to return the proofs swiftly and confidently to the publisher. Without her help, this simply would not have been possible.
    — Dr. Kate Rumbold
    University of Birmingham
    Monograph