‘Rosalind Neely is a disciplined, rigorous and enthusiastic editor.
She works with a meticulous eye for detail and her ability to reword an awkward sentence is second to none.
Moreover, her attention, tact and good humour make her an invaluable asset on any project.
It is an unalloyed pleasure working with her and she’s certainly both a safe and experienced pair of hands.
– Sophie Kullmann, Publisher, Ridinghouse, 2023
‘Rosalind Neely was appointed as copy-editor by MAP in May 2019, and her eagle-eyed attention to detail
has saved me from many an infelicity. I am very much in her debt’
– Andrea Rose, author of Leon Kossoff, published by Modern Art Press, 2021
‘Thank you for the wonderful job you are doing – you just make the writing so much clearer.
The edits are very thorough and really help the flow of the piece!’
– Caroline McCaffrey-Howarth, co-author of Presence, production by Wayment Print & Publishing Solutions, 2021
‘Thank you for the wonderful job you are doing – you just make the writing so much clearer.
The edits are very thorough and really help the flow of the piece!’
– Caroline McCaffrey-Howarth, co-author of Presence, production by Wayment Print & Publishing Solutions, 2021
‘I had forgotten how great it is to have another pair of very skilled eyes looking at the text afresh and making it so much better!’ – Rebecca Shaw, co-author of Presence, production by Wayment Print & Publishing Solutions, 2021
‘Rosalind dealt with a thorny manuscript in a professional and thorough manner.
I would not hesitate to recommend her
as a freelancer’
– Lydia Cooper, Editor, Art & Architecture, Yale University Press London, 2020
‘Rosalind is one of my most trusted freelance editors. I can hand over a complex illustrated book to her knowing
that it will be in safe hands. She is always efficient and deals with authors professionally and collaboratively’
– Sophie Oliver, Editor, Art & Architecture, Yale University Press London, 2018
‘Rosalind Neely is an exemplary editor who possesses invaluable editorial skills and expertise.
She is thorough, tactful and entirely dependable, and I would wholeheartedly recommend her
to those who need their books to be able to stand up to the closest scrutiny’
– Peter Sawbridge, Editorial Director, RA Publications, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 2017
‘Working with Roz is a pleasure and an education. She is an experienced, knowledgeable and talented editor.
She combines a meticulous attention to detail with an ability to find the best words for the right place.
One feels certain that a text and an author are safe in her very capable hands’
– Gillian Malpass, former Publisher for Art & Architecture at Yale University Press, London, 2017
‘You have done a fantastic and very thorough job on Dutch Pictures ... I am very impressed with the detail and high quality of
your work and I really appreciate all you have done to date ... Many thanks for all your help and your very sharp eyes’
– Debbie Wayment, Production Manager, Wayment Print & Publishing Solutions, for Sir Christopher White, Dutch Pictures in the
Collection of Her Majesty The Queen, published by Royal Collection Trust, 2016
‘I have just received a copy of the catalogue – and want to pass on my congratulations to you both [Rosalind Neely and
Peter Sawbridge]. It is a very handsome publication, and does the exhibition proud. Thank you ever so much for your part
in making this publication a reality. It stands out among the many publications on Australian art –
and I am sure it will become a much-treasured possession of many’
– Dr Anna Gray, Head of Australian Art, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, on Australia, published by the Royal Academy of Arts, London, in association with the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, 2013
‘My best thanks are due to Rosalind Neely, not only for her meticulous copy-editing but also for her unfailing sympathy
and support, without which I would probably have given up on this publication’
– Patricia Reed, author of William Nicholson, published by Modern Art Press with Yale University Press, 2011
‘I recommend Rosalind Neely without hesitation ... It was a complicated job. The text alone was over 300,000 words, and the nature of the manuscript meant conventions on presenting information had to be formulated by her with the author and then applied consistently throughout. Roz met the challenge brilliantly and cheerfully. On receiving the finished files, Derek Birdsall,
who designed the book and set the text, said he had never been handed such flawless work.
The book has been extremely well reviewed and listed for several prizes, including the Berger Prize, the Banister Fletcher Award and the Spear’s Book Award. It is true to say that it would not have been had the copy-editing not been immaculate’
– Toby Treves, CEO, Modern Art Press, on William Nicholson, published by Modern Art Press with Yale University Press, 2011
‘We were delighted with Roz’s copy-edit of the exhibition book Henry VIII: Man and Monarch, a very complex book being produced to a tight schedule. Her attention to detail, precision and sensitivity to the text made us feel confident we were
in very capable hands, and the author was delighted’
– Lara Speicher, Commissioning Editor, British Library Publishing, on Henry VIII, published by the British Library, 2009
‘Roz Neely worked as an editor at Thames & Hudson from the Autumn of 1987 to the end of 1998. During this period
she showed herself at all times as a conscientious employee, with the fine eye for detail required by an editor,
an organised and efficient approach to her work, and an ability to liaise effectively with authors and colleagues.
She played a particular role in developing Thames & Hudson’s highly successful multi-volume series New Horizons, the subjects for which were adapted from French-language originals and embraced many areas of non-fiction publishing’
– Jamie Camplin, Editorial Director, Thames & Hudson, 1999