Cathy Dann

Hello, I’m an experienced editor and proofreader, available for small or ongoing jobs.

My background is in newspaper and magazine sub-editing, primarily the Guardian, The Sunday Times, Which? and The Grocer. I’ve also worked as an in-house copywriter for Hastings Direct, an insurance firm, and for a local council, where my roles included public relations, communications and tourism marketing.

My personal interests are in food production, foraging, wild food, fermenting, preserving, health, adapting to climate change, resilience, and the evolution of language – however I am always happy to be inspired and educated by a new subject. That is one of my favourite things about this job.

Most recently I’ve edited my husband’s second book, Edible Plants, published in January 2022. I’m also proofing a series of dark romantic suspense short stories by Julia Firlotte.