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I attended Reading University as a mature student, and gained a degree in American Studies in 1996. After that I worked in the publishing department of the Automobile Association (The AA) in Basingstoke. In more than twenty years at AA Publishing I gained a wide range of experience in many areas of the book business.
As a Senior Editor at the AA I worked mainly on annual UK hospitality guidebooks; The Hotel Guide, The Restaurant Guide, The B&B Guide, The Pub Guide and so on. Over the years I was the in-house editor of many of these guides. Working closely with other departments, I was responsible for bringing all their elements together, ready for publication.
Since leaving the AA, I have worked on a number of educational publications for Pearson, including revision guides for the BTEC Business course and GCSE Citizenship Studies. I have also copy-edited market research reports for GlobalData.
As a Senior Editor at the AA I worked mainly on annual UK hospitality guidebooks; The Hotel Guide, The Restaurant Guide, The B&B Guide, The Pub Guide and so on. Over the years I was the in-house editor of many of these guides. Working closely with other departments, I was responsible for bringing all their elements together, ready for publication.
Since leaving the AA, I have worked on a number of educational publications for Pearson, including revision guides for the BTEC Business course and GCSE Citizenship Studies. I have also copy-edited market research reports for GlobalData.