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Academic editing: With Hester Higton
Episode 137

Academic editing: With Hester Higton

The Editing Podcast · Louise Harnby (fiction editor) and Denise Cowle (non-fiction editor)

February 11, 202544m 49s

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Show Notes

Learn about becoming a professional academic editor with guest Hester Higton.

Listen to find out more about

  • The journey from academia to editing
  • How editors support academics
  • Specific skills needed
  • Acquiring training
  • Different types and sources of clients
  • Academic voice
  • Ethical issues and AI

About Hester Higton

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Music credit

'Vivacity’ by Kevin MacLeod

  • Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4593-vivacity
  • Licence: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/