English Finish copy-editing and language editing

Introduction

What is English Finish*?
An agency that provides copy-editing and proofreading services to professional writers worldwide. We specialise in language-editing for non-native speakers who choose or have to write in English and want to feel as confident about the quality of their work as when they write in their own language.

Why would you need a copy editor or a proofreader?
Most of us write from some sort of 'script' in our heads. When we go back to read what we've written, our brain anticipates the vocabulary we've chosen and the structure we've devised for our text. Because our work is so familiar to us, we normally lack not only the critical distance from which gaps and mistakes become clearly visible, but also the fresh eye that will spot them. For that reason, most copy editors and proofreaders won't correct texts written by themselves.

A professional copy editor or proofreader will bring that fresh eye to your written work, plus a toolkit of skills and techniques for repairing any problems that crop up.

Copy-editing or proofreading?
While there is an overlap between the two, the terms are not synonymous. When you submit a manuscript for publication it is first copy-edited, then proofread. In the process, the copy editor will overhaul your manuscript so that the proofreader can run the final check and eliminate any remaining errors before your work is sent to the printer.

Find out more about the copy-editing and proofreading services offered by English Finish to decide which service you need.

Our Clients

Our clients, whether native speakers or ESL writers, include:

academic writers, management consultants (London School of Economics – UK; University of Zurich – Switzerland; Ludwig-Maximilians University – Munich, Germany; Freie Universität Berlin – Germany; Copenhagen Business School – Denmark; Witten/Herdecke University – Germany; University of Oldenburg – Germany; German Research Center for Environmental Health – Neuherberg, Germany; Psychiatric Hospital of Ludwig-Maximilians University – Munich, Germany; Rouen Business School – France; Institute for Mediterranean Studies – Rethymno, Greece)
scriptwriters, journalists, critics (film critics; literary critics; art critics; the Greek Film Archive – Athens, Greece; the Greek Film Center – Athens, Greece)
postgraduate students, postdoctoral researchers (film studies; business studies)
freelance writers (short stories; non-fiction)

Our Subject Areas
	Our subject areas include: business management (theory and practice) film theory and criticism screenplays, synopses art reviews literary criticism fiction general non-fiction (e.g. websites, self-help guides, travel guides) history psychiatry psychology neurology genetics epidemiology social anthropology

Contact Us
	Send us an e-mail at English Finish. Before you do so, you might like to consult our list of practical tips for authors, our additional tips for non-native speakers, as well as the checklist for authors, which we hope you will find helpful. You may also wish to have a look at our general terms & conditions.