About Our Editor

Cate Baum – Editor

Cate Baum is a postgraduate-educated professional editor and writer from Cambridge UK, living in LA and Spain. She has over fifteen years experience with the English language and has edited all kinds of books, scripts and manuals in three different countries (UK, USA and Spain) for commercial, specialist and literary audiences. Please hire Cate to edit your book here

Member – Editorial Freelancers Association USA

Experience
Editor – Indie Book Editing (2014- Present)
Editor – Self-Publishing Review Website (2012 – Present)
Contributor – Ole! (2014)  – Essays
Author – The Bull and The Ban (2012)
English Teacher – Marbella University (2011)
Book Editor – Suerte Publishing  (2010 – Present)
Project Manager – Cambridge University Press ELT Dept – English Language modules (2010)
SEO Account Manager for Editorial Reports (2009-2010) Publicis London
TV Script Editor – BMC Ents (2008-2009)
Editor  – Interactive Teaching Modules, Global – Save The Children UK (2008)
BluePoint Media (2003-2005) Editor/Sub Editor – Books and Interviews
Oberon Books London – Publishing Executive Assistant, Children’s and Non Fiction (2002)
English Module Editor, Coursework Author – Adult Learning Services Coordinator London  (1999-2001)
English Teacher, Special Needs Units London (1994-1997)

Education
BA Hons 2:1 (equivalent 3.4 GED) London Guildhall University
Postgraduate Certificate English as a foreign language (TEFL) Cambridge University
MA Creative Writing (Novels) City University London

Awards
First Prize – Compilations/Anthologies – San Francisco Book Festival 2014 for Ole! (Contributor, editor)

First Prize – National Indie Excellence Awards 2014 for Ole! (Contributor, editor)

Finalist in the Sports category of the International Book Awards 2014 for Ole! (Contributor, editor)

Finalist – ForeWord Reviews IndieFab Awards 2013 for Ole! (Contributor, editor)[/caption]