Helen White
helen-white.bsky.social
Helen White
@helen-white.bsky.social
Copyeditor, proofreader and proofreading tutor. Advanced Professional Member of the CIEP. Lancastrian 🌹
Next month’s webinar is available to book. What are you waiting for?
📅 6 Oct | Webinar: Knowing your limits: How much to intervene when proofreading and editing.

👉 balance clarity with author voice
👉 know when to step in & when to hold back
👉 build confidence & judgement.

✨ Perfect if you’re starting out/need a best-practice refresher.
www.ciep.uk/events/event...
September 11, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Thrilled to have a tour around the new gallery I’ve been working on for the Natural History Museum. (And have a photo with Hope the blue whale before the crowds were let in!)
July 1, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Some lovely feedback coming in from last week's @the-ciep.bsky.social live proofreading session. It's always helpful for freelancers to get together and discuss best practice. Watch this space for more coming soon!
June 23, 2025 at 9:48 AM
My live proofreading event is now available to book. This is an interactive session to share best practice for non-fiction proofreading. www.ciep.uk/events/event...
Live exercise: Proofreading (level three)
Join us on 19 June from 2 to 3.30pm BST for a level three live proofreading exercise event, hosted by Helen White.
www.ciep.uk
May 22, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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An apt word for us editorial types today!
May 22, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Just booked for #CIEP2025. Who's going?
May 20, 2025 at 10:44 AM
I was hanging out with the Swiss drummers before they were famous #eurovision
May 17, 2025 at 7:18 PM
It turns out my yearly goal for non-work reading was not ambitious enough! Time to double it. Anyone else read books on their phone or am I weird?
April 20, 2025 at 7:23 AM
My revamped website is now live: www.whitehouseeditorial.co.uk. Watch this space for details of another live proofreading webinar to come in the spring.
White House Editorial | Proofreading & Copyediting
Copyediting and proofreading services for publishers, businesses and non-profit organisations
www.whitehouseeditorial.co.uk
March 6, 2025 at 11:17 AM
New Year’s resolution to read more novels for fun instead of mindlessly scrolling is going well: I’ve read four already (not counting those for work) and I’m loving it! Turns out there’s no such thing as too much reading. Now if only I could crack the diet and exercise resolution…
January 28, 2025 at 3:01 PM