Human ProofreadingEst. MMXXVI
Editorial craft for a changing catalogue

Words, weighed by people.

We are an editorial partner for publishers — proofreading, translation, indexing, and clear documentation of the human hands behind every page.

The shift

Provenance is becoming part of a book's value.

Publishers, platforms and standards bodies are increasingly asking a new question of every manuscript: who, and what, made this? Disclosure expectations are tightening, and the editorial record behind a title is starting to matter as much as the text itself.

Most houses have no settled way to document the human work in their catalogue — or to show it when asked.

We treat that record as something worth keeping well.

What we do

A service, not a platform.

The craft you'd expect from a careful editorial house — with a record of the human work kept alongside it.

01

Proofreading

Close, expert reading by people who know the subject — catching what automated passes miss and reading for sense, not just spelling.

02

Translation

Human translation that carries meaning, register and intent across languages, handled by translators with real subject knowledge.

03

Indexing

Considered, navigable indexes built by people who understand how a reader actually moves through a text.

04

Authorship documentation

A clear, kept record of the human editorial work behind a title — and certification you can point to when provenance is questioned.

Our focus
How we work

A partner with many tools — and judgement to match.

We are built to be close. We take on one or two projects at a time, work as personally as the relationship allows, and scale carefully when the work calls for it. The aim is simple: become the editorial partner you keep coming back to.

  • i.Personal by defaultYou work with the same people, who learn your list and your standards.
  • ii.Focused engagementsOne or two projects at a time, done properly, not a queue.
  • iii.Kept recordsThe human work is documented as we go, ready when you need to show it.
  • iv.Built to scaleTrusted readers brought in for bulk work, without losing the thread.
Let's talk

Book a conversation.

A short, no-pressure call to understand your list and where we might help. We keep our diary deliberately open — so the conversation isn't rushed.

By appointment

or email [email protected]