'Let's Eat Grandma': the editing and proofreading workshop with the Royal Literary Fund
11 Nov 2026, 10:00 - 12:00
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Learn editing and proofreading skills to write clearer, concise, error-free documents and avoid embarrassing autocorrect mist.
This workshop is for anyone who's ever sent an email or written a report, sent it off and THEN realised 'delivered a baby' has autocorrected to 'devoured a baby'.*
Editing and proofreading are two distinct but related skills, and this workshop helps you to develop both. It's full of tips and tricks from the Royal Literary Fund, and includes:
- editing your writing to make it concise, accurate and readabe
- making sure your writing strikes the right tone
- proofreading tips that will help your writing shine (and ensure 'Let's eat, Grandma' doesn't slip through as 'Let's eat Grandma'. Commas matter!).
Using discussion and practice activities, this workshop offers you a chance to develop your editing and proofreading skills, with the help of an experienced professional writer from the Royal Literary Fund.
*Other mistakes are also welcome.
This event is being held in partnership with the Royal Literary Fund. The session will be led by writer Penny Black.
Royal Literary Fund writers work in universities, with businesses and charities, and with NHS trusts to show people how to approach and plan different types of writing and to help them feel proud of their finished work.
How to join
This is an event for RCN members. Non-members are unable to book onto this workshop.
You will need your membership number in order to book. We are offering limited places to ensure participants get the most out of their time with our writers. If you book a place but find you can no longer attend, please cancel your ticket online or by emailing rcn.library@rcn.org.uk to free it up for others.
For any queries about this event please contact:
RCN Library and Museum
rcn.library@rcn.org.uk
0345 337 3368
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Page last updated - 28/08/2026
