Editing 

I have worked as an editor, copy-editor and proofreader for more than fifteen years. Although particularly interested in history and archaeology, I have worked across a wide range of subjects for traditional publishers as well as independent authors. At present, I work primarily on academic books, academic articles and PhDs. I can be contacted at l.fentonpublishing@gmail.com.

Testimonials:

Yaacov Nir, author of Immigration to Palestine During the British Mandate, 1922-1948: 'Sincere appreciation is extended to Laurence Fenton who edited and proofread the book, and much improved its structure as well as its language.'

Dr Giulia Magazzu, "Gabriele d'Annunzio" University of Chieti-Pescara, Italy: 'Thank you for your very fast and excellent work.'

Prof Juri Engelbrecht, Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia: 'I would like to acknowledge the excellent help from Laurence Fenton on the style and English grammar of the manuscript.'

Dr M. Dan Georgescu, University of Calgary, Canada: 'The proofreading process is professional, of high quality, in perfect timing, and all at an excellent price. After the first proofread manuscript, I realized immediately that I found the proofreader with whom to collaborate over a long time. Five stars without hesitation!'


Examples of work:

Copy-Editing: 
Paula Simo-Tomas (ed.), International Case Studies in Tourism Planning (Routledge, 2026) 
Yusaf H. Akbar, A Research Agenda for Emerging Markets (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2026)
Adam J. Schneider, Psychoanalysis and Catholicism: From Freud to Francis (Routledge, 2026)
Vania Ceccato and Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris (eds.), Elgar Encyclopedia of Transit Crime and Safety (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2026)
Lino Briguglio (ed.), Overtourism in Cities and Small Islands (Routledge, 2026)
Anna Gorska, Quitting Academia (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2026)
Rob Hallak, Michael J. Mustafa and Craig Lee (eds.), Leadership in Tourism and Hospitality (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2025)
Marta Massi et al. (eds.), Artificial Intelligence in the Cultural and Creative Sectors: Opportunities, Challenges, and Transformations (Routledge, 2025)
Martina  Guzzetti, Feminist Language and Discourse in the British Suffrage Press: Words as Deeds (Routledge, 2025)
Harold Schobert, Energy: The Basics (2nd ed.) (Routledge, 2025)
Ailsa Cox, Writing Short Stories: A Routledge Writer’s Guide (3rd ed.) (Routledge, 2025)
Dan Zahavi, Phenomenology: The Basics (2nd ed.) (Routledge, 2025)
Michael M. Chemers and Analola Santana (eds.), The Figure of the Monster in Global Theatre: Further Readings on the Aesthetics of Disqualification (Routledge, 2024)
Diana Espirito Santo, UFOs, the Absurd, and the Limit of Anthropological Knowledge: Imagining the Impossible in Chile (Routledge, 2024)
Andrius Kasparas, Transforming PR: Public Relations to People Relations (Routledge, 2024)
Wendy Garnham and Paolo Oprandi (eds.), Outdoor Learning in Higher Education: Educating Beyond the Seminar Room (Routledge, 2024)
Dominic Price, The Flame and the Candle: War in Mayo, 1919-1924 (The Collins Press, 2012)
Hugh Carthy, Burren Archaeology: A Tour Guide (The Collins Press, 2011)
Niall Mac Coitir, Ireland's Animals: Myths, Legends and Folklore (The Collins Press, 2010)

Proofreading: 
Jamie Gilham, A Great English Muslim: The Life and Times of Marmaduke Pickthall (Hurst, 2026)
Anna Rogozinska-Pawelczyk et al., From Idea to Impact in Green HRM: How Social Enterprises Build a Green Future (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2026)
Florence Gaub, The Future: A User's Guide (Hurst, 2026)
Victor Mallet, Far-Right France: Le Pen, Bardella and the Future of Europe (Hurst, 2026)
M. Dan Georgescu, Foraminiferal Descendance and its Early Cambrian-Initiated Diversification (Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2026)
Jean-Pierre Filiu, A Historian in Gaza (Hurst, 2025)
Shafik Meghji, Small Earthquakes: A Journey Through Lost British History in South America (Hurst, 2025)
Beatrix Campbell and Rahila Gupta, Planet Patriarchy: Global Tales of Feminism and Oppression (Hurst, 2025)
Nicholas Walton, Orange Sky, Rising Water: The Remarkable Past and Uncertain Future of the Netherlands (Hurst, 2025) 
Ziauddin Sardar, Three Begums: The Women Who Shaped My Life (Hurst, 2025)
Diana T. Kudaibergen, What Does It Mean to Be Kazakhstani? Power, Identity and Nation-Building (Hurst, 2025)
Roslan Abd Shukor, Einstein in Malaya (Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2024)
Emma Pasquali, Early Modern English Trials: Pragmatic Influences on Thou and You (Paolo Loffredo Editore, 2023)
Tonny Kirabira, NGOs Impact on Transitional Justice: The Cases of Uganda and Myanmar in Perspective (PhD, University of Portsmouth, 2023)
Tina Byrom and Jackie Cawkwell (eds.), The Teaching and Learning Challenges of 21st-Century Higher Education: Prioritising Pedagogy (Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2023)
Sol Raulson, Debunking Myths About Terrorism (Kindle Edition, 2023)
Oleg Timofeyev, The Seven-String Guitar in Russia: Its Origins, Repertoire and Performance Practice, 1800-1850 (Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2023)
Luca Buffa, Intangible Squared: Digital Marketing for the Hospitality and Service Industry (Luca Buffa, 2022)
Giulia Magazzu, Dealing With Multilingualism in TV Series: A Descriptive and Multimodal Analysis (Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2022)
Meddour Belkacem, Fatigue of Materials: Courses and Exercises (LAP - Lambert Academic Publishing, 2022)
Stamatia Gerothanasi, A Multimodal Approach to the Study of Opera in Aribert Reimann's Medea (Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2022)
Yaacov Nir, Immigration to Palestine during the British Mandate, 1922-1948 (Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2021)
M. Dan Georgescu, Introduction to Microfossil Biostratigraphy (Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2021)
Angela Sileo (ed.), Audiovisual Translation as Trans-Creation: A Collection of Essays (UniversItalia, 2021)
Juri Engelbrecht, Complexity in Social Systems and Academies (Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2021)
Edoardo Villata, 1478, a Year in Leonardo da Vinci's Career (Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2021)
Besmir Fidahic, Linguistic Justice at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2020)
Giulia Magazzu, Valentina Rossi and Angela Sileo (eds.), Reception Studies and Adaptation: A Focus on Italy (Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2020)
Mike Cronin, Doesn't Time Fly? Aer Lingus - Its History (The Collins Press, 2011)

Editing: Marcus Connaughton, Rory Gallagher: His Life and Times (The Collins Press, 2012)

Substantive Copy-Editing: Ed Walsh, Upstart: Friends, Foes and Founding a University (The Collins Press, 2011)Gerard Hanberry, More Lives Than One: The Remarkable Wilde Family Through the Generations (The Collins Press, 2011)