About Us
Typesetting
Chris Allen began his career as a typesetter in 1997 when he joined Sheffield Academic Press. It was here that he gained a thorough grounding in the world of academic publishing, on many occasions being called upon to subedit the books and journals he was assigned and shaping the material into the required house style prior to the start of the main editorial process. He became a freelancer in 2003, which has led to a broadening of his publishing experience, with new clients and with new technologies. The world of journal publishing in particular has become more focused on electronic distribution, and Chris has kept pace with these developments. He is responsible for the management of Equinox Publishing's online journals and for the distribution of XML metadata to content providers such as Swets and EBSCO. He is currently working to convert the Equinox Publishing back catalogue into e-books.
Iain Beswick joined Sheffield Academic Press in 1995, having spent several years in different employment areas where he learned to use almost every type of computer around at the time (excluding, rather ironically, the Mac). As the Press was based exclusively around Macs at the time, there was a feeling of 'Oh look, another OS to learn—no worries!'.
Owing to his wide experience with different computer systems and interest in how they all worked Iain became the Technical Support/Troubleshooter at the Press as well as the Senior Typesetter (and Font Technology/Character Set 'guru').
He has constantly been looking for new ways to improve the quality and the throughput (typesetting-wise) by trying new computer software and ways of working, a process which is still ongoing.
Editorial Services
Norma Beavers now works freelance as a copyeditor, proofreader and project manager. Previously, she was a desk editor at Sheffield Academic Press producing a mix of academic books and journals.
Norma has worked on various series including the renowned Earth Bible Series, Introductions in Feminist Theology Series, The Biblical Seminar Series, and the Journal For The Study Of The Old Testament Supplement Series.
A trained journalist, Norma maintains an interest in all types of publishing—from book to newspaper and magazine. She is the editor of Primary Care Today, a professional newspaper serving a healthcare readership. Norma draws experience from training and working in the UK and New York, USA.
She can be contacted by email at normabeavers@blueyonder.co.uk
Audrey Mann was the newest member of the editorial staff at Sheffield Academic Press when it closed and also the oldest! Audrey has a BA and MA in Biblical Studies from the University of Sheffield, gained as a mature student, and subjects studied include Classical and New Testament Greek, biblical Hebrew and Latin. This interest in languages is nothing new as she has ‘A’ levels in French, German and Russian.
Her career in publishing with Sheffield Academic Press is a recent development so therefore quite brief but varied. It includes working on pre-production assessment of manuscripts, indexing, proof reading, project management and copy editing. She is currently registered as a part-time PhD student and is keen to use her skills in helping to maintain accuracy and good style in books, particularly in those of an academic nature.
Audrey is Sheffield based and can be contacted by email at edit-proof@blueyonder.co.uk
Sarah Norman. Sarah Norman (BA Hons) has a total of seven years' experience in the publishing sector. She worked for Sheffield Academic Press for three years, first as a Production Editor for SAP's theology and religious titles; then as Managing Editor. Before that, she worked as a Production Editor for PIRA International and Croner Publications (part of the worldwide Kluwer group). She is now working as a full-time freelance editor. Her clients include: Continuum (academic, theology, religious studies); Equinox (theology, religious studies, popular music history); Gower/Ashgate (business and management); Fenman (human resource development, training); and Greenleaf (environmental management). She has also proofread fiction titles for Stratus Publishing. Her expertise lies in academic books and journals, and business-to-business publishing. Sarah is available for any kind of editorial work—ranging from copy-editing, proofreading, project management to full editorial management (working with the ex-SAP typesetting team).
Sarah is based in Sheffield and can be contacted by email at s_norman@blueyonder.co.uk
Design Services
Hardcore Design. Mark Lee is the propriator of Hardcore Design and is responsible for almost all of the cover designs used on this site. From 1999 to 2001 he was the in-house designer at Sheffield Academic Press where he created, or commissioned, all publicity materials such as covers, catalogues, leaflets, conference display stands and stationary. He now works as a freelance designer, designing covers for books and journals on various subjects, including Biblical studies, archaeology, literature and contemporary European studies, and a range of scientific, professional and reference titles.