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- Copy Editing for Magazines - A course syllabus in magazine copy editing and other information about the profession by Mindy McAdams.
- EServer TC Library: Editing - A collection of over 150 online resources about editing, indexing and copy editing, annotated and rated by professional writers.
- Alembic Editing Services - Fast and efficient copy editing and proofreading services for individuals and organizations. Operating worldwide, editing from both hard and electronic copies. Durham, UK.
- English Finish Copy-Editing Services - Comprehensive copy-editing and bibliographic editing services geared for the needs of non-native English speakers.
- Copy Massage - A twentysomething copy editor muses on the copy, the editing and the quirky rules that make folks despise us.
- The Slot: A Spot for Copy Editors - Overview of newspaper copy editing and style points from a Washington Post copy editor.
- HyperLife Editing Services - Editorial services for web pages, creative writing and essay writing. Professional proofreading and copy editing. Victoria, B.C.
- IB Editorial Services - Editorial services including proofreading, copy editing, indexing and copy writing, as well as word processing services for manuscripts.
- Testy Copy Editors - Message board geared toward newspaper copy editing.
- Copy-Editing Corner - For copy editors to gather and discuss topics.
Wikipedia Articles
- Copy editing - Copy editing (also copyediting) is the editorial work that an editor does to make formatting changes and improvements to a manuscript; copy (as a noun) refers to written or typewritten text for typesetting, printing, and publication. The editor effecting this is a copy editor; an organization's highest-ranking ...
- John Murphy Award for Excellence in Copy Editing - The John Murphy Award for Excellence in Copy Editing is given annually by the Texas Daily Newspaper Association (TDNA). Consideration is given only to submissions by Texas daily newspapers that are members of TDNA.
- Bill Walsh (author) - Bill Walsh (born December 20, 1961) is perhaps the United States' best-known newspaper copy editor, largely based on the popularity of his two books about editing, Lapsing into a Comma (ISBN 0-8092-2535-2) and The Elephants of Style (ISBN 0-07-142268-4), and his Web site, The Slot: A Spot for Copy Editors, one of the first online authorities on the craft of copy editing. Walsh is copy chief of ...
- Deskman - A deskman is a seemingly archaic term, referring to a journalist who performs a copy editing (also known as 'sub editing') role on newspapers or magazines. The usage is American-English (unlike the more universal copy editor and sub editor), and is cited in 'Essential English for Journalists, Editors and Writers' by Harold Evans, a bible for journalists.
- Literary editor - A literary editor is an editor in a newspaper or similar publication who deals with aspects concerning literature and books, especially reviews. A literary editor may also help with editing books themselves providing services such as proof reading, copy-editing, and literary criticism.