About

Elizabeth Bird Proofreader

Meet Liz

Liz lives in Newcastle with her husband, three children, and her adorable cavoodle, Banjo. She loves to read, paint, be in nature, and spend time with her friends and family.

Liz enjoys working with small businesses, editing and proofreading reports, websites, and other forms of written communication. She has also proofread theses in a variety of disciplines for PhD candidates at several Australian universities. More recently she has engaged in proofreading for fiction writers.

Accreditation and Experience

Certificate in Copyediting and Proofreading

Australian College

Professional Member

Institute of Professional Editors

Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Teaching

University of Newcastle

10+ Years Experience

As a Freelance Proofreader

Our Process

Author writing

Your initial enquiry

When you get in touch with Liz, please provide as much information about your project as possible. This should include:

$

Type of proofreading required

$

Length of document (word length, page length)

$

Timeframe for turnaround (e.g. submission date)

$

Any questions you have

We’ll send you a quote

Once we review your requirements, we’ll send you a quote for the service. This will not be a contract or an invoice. It will be a calculated estimate of the total price for the enquired service. To find out more about working with editors and their rates of pay, please refer to the IPEd website.

Proofreading Quote
Proofreading on paper

We’ll get to work

Now it’s time to get to work. We will begin the proofreading as per our agreed schedule. Timely completion of your project is also dependent on you reviewing work and responding according to agreed timeframes. 

Invoices will be sent as per the contract (e.g. monthly, or on the completion of the assignment).

Our Process

Your initial enquiry

When you get in touch with Liz, please provide as much information about your project as possible. This should include:

$

Type of proofreading required

$

Length of document (word length, page length)

$

Timeframe for turnaround (e.g. submission date)

$

Any questions you have

Author writing
Proofreading Quote

We’ll send you a quote

Once we review your requirements, we’ll send you a quote for the service. This will not be a contract or an invoice. It will be a calculated estimate of the total price for the enquired service. To find out more about working with editors and their rates of pay, please refer to the IPEd website.

We’ll get to work

Now it’s time to get to work. We will begin the proofreading as per our agreed schedule. Timely completion of your project is also dependent on you reviewing work and responding to us according to agreed timeframes. 

Invoices will be sent as per the contract (e.g. monthly, or on the completion of the assignment).

Proofreading on paper

Ready to get started?