Line-Editing Workshop (Fiction or Non-Fiction)

How the course is delivered

The course is broken down into two sessions, with a break in between. It will run during the morning from 9.30am to 12.30pm. To join the course, you will need access to a computer, tablet or laptop with a camera and microphone. The course will be delivered via Zoom Pro with attendant security levels. You will need to activate a free Zoom account to join the course. This takes two minutes and does not require any payment. It is purely for administrative purposes.

Any information to be completed beforehand will be sent via email.

Accessibility

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If you have any concerns about technical requirements or access, please contact us on    or telephone (+44) 020 8874 2718.

In-house training

This course is also available for in-company training, either virtually or in person at your office. Course content is tailored to suit your requirements. Group sizes range from five to twelve attendees. To find out more, email or telephone +44 (0)20 8874 2718.

Delegate feedback

“I enjoyed the course very much and have gained an understanding of the difference between line editing and copyediting.” Editor, Rachael Prest Editing/Our Media

“Very informative and useful session.” The Literary Consultancy delegate

“I really enjoyed [Heather’s] method of teaching and the general flow of the class.”  The Literary Consultancy delegate

About the tutor

Heather Rawlin began her career in publishing by training with the PTC to become a proofreader and copy-editor. She worked for six years as an editorial project manager for a firm of typesetters, taking academic publications from manuscript through to print-ready and digital formats, and liaising closely with freelance copy editors, proofreaders and indexers, as well as with the in-house production team of typesetters and quality-assurance readers. Heather started her editorial freelance business in 2015 and began tutoring the PTC distance-learning courses Essential Copy Editing and Essential Proofreading in 2018. She has degrees in the History of Art and experience of editorial work in medical and scientific publishing, as well as the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences.

Related courses

The PTC offers virtual classroom courses, self-study distance-learning courses, and a range of e-learning modules. See below for those that complement or build on this course.  

Virtual classroom courses

• Advanced Copy-Editing
• Copyright - the basics
• Editorial Project Management
• Grammar and punctuation - the basics
• Introduction to Editorial Skills
• Progress in Editorial Skills
• Rewriting and Substantive Editing
• Working with Authors
• Writing for Online Audiences

Distance-learning courses

• Essential Copy-Editing
• Essential Grammar
• Essential Proofreading

e-Learning modules

• A comprehensive guide to copy-editing
• A copy-editor’s guide to working with authors
• An editor's guide to author queries
• An editor's guide to editing fiction
• An editor's guide to editing illustrations
• An editor's guide to editing references
• An editor's guide to editorial style
• An editor’s guide to working with typesetters
• Essential editorial project management