About

I’m Owen Gregory, a copy editor. I fix sentences and paragraphs to help all kinds of writers get their words ready for publication.

I’m a Professional Member of the Chartered Institute of Editing and Proofreading (CIEP), working towards Advanced Professional status. This means I have the training, experience and knowledge necessary to achieve the higher levels of membership, and I abide by the CIEP code of practice.

Experience

I started my copy-editing career in 2010, and have since worked with dozens of writers on their books, chapters and articles. I’ve edited books for small, independent publishers and self-publishing authors, and I’ve edited academic books in the humanities, arts, and social sciences.

Grasping for the American Dream: Racial Segregation, Social Mobility, and Homeownership
Nora E Taplin-Kaguru
(Routledge, July 2021)
The Origins and Ascendancy of the Concert Mass
Stephanie Rocke
(Routledge, December 2020)
Empire, Early Photography and Spectacle: The Global Career of Showman Daguerreotypist J W Newland
Elisa deCourcy and Martyn Jolly
(Routledge, November 2020)
Creative and Critical Projects in Classroom Music: Fifty Years of Sound and Silence
John Finney, Chris Philpott and Gary Spruce
(Routledge, October 2020)
Scansion in Psychoanalysis and Art: The Cut in Creation
Vanessa Sinclair
(Routledge, November 2020)
Future Ethics
Cennydd Bowles
(NowNext Press, September 2018)

Education

I have an MA in Writing (Distinction) from Nottingham Trent University. Prior to that, I studied for my BA (Hons) in English Studies at the University of Nottingham.

Training

Introduction to Fiction Editing (CIEP)
Copy-editing 3, Progress (Society for Editors and Proofreaders)
Copy-editing 2, Headway (SfEP)

Interests

As well as reading imaginative/creative/narrative non-fiction and literary fiction (and a slew of far more exciting books with my seven-year-old son), I also read music: I play oboe and cor anglais with Birmingham Philharmonic Orchestra, ‘the finest non-professional orchestra in the land’.

Following a good stint as a web designer, I have specific expertise in all aspects of front-end web design and development. Over the past decade, this combination has led me to edit and copy-edit over twenty-five books for many well-respected figures in the web industry.

Understanding Privacy
Heather Burns
(Smashing Media AG, November 2022)
Image Optimatization
Addy Osmani
(Smashing Media AG, April 2021)
Art Direction for the Web
Andy Clarke
(Smashing Media AG, March 2019)
Design Systems
Alla Kholmatova
(Smashing Media AG, September 2017)
Content Design
Sarah Richards
(Content Design London, July 2017)
Web Typography
Richard Rutter
(Ampersand Type, May 2017)

Full Cream Milk?

That's right. The business name has stuck around since my web designing days. When I moved into copy editing, it seemed a shame to lose it. It's fresh, wholesome, hearty, good for you — apologies to anyone with dairy intolerance (and vegans) — and delivered exactly when you need it, right to your doorstep.