Kevin Booth

Contact details
Barcelona
Barcelona
08004
Spain
Professional profile
Activities
Copywriting
Editing
Project management
Proofreading
Subtitling
Training/Educating
Transcreation
Translating
Writing
Document design & layout
Language pairs
Catalan > English
English > English
Spanish > English
Areas of expertise
Agriculture and Fisheries
Archaeology
Architecture
Art
Business and Finance
Education
Entertainment
Environment
Food and Drink
General science
Law and Patents
Literature and Philosophy
Marketing
Social Sciences
Tourism
Qualifications and experience

Postgrad. BA (Hons) Comparative Literatures. University of Auckland (New Zealand, 2008). First Class Honours.

BA (Hons) Literature. Open University (United Kingdom, 2005), First Class Honours.

DELE Superior in Spanish (C2 equiv.), Ministry of Education and Culture (Spain, 1997). Pass.

Sufficiency in Catalan (C1) Ministry of Culture, Govt of Catalonia (Spain, 2019) Pass.

Dip. TEFLA. Cambridge RSA. Languages International, Auckland (New Zealand, 1995). Pass.

 

Short courses

2020      Creative Copywriting for Publishers, Distinction (Publishing Training Centre, UK)

2019      Graphic Design for Beginners (Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, UK)

2014      Copy-editing 2: Progress (SfEP/Nelson Croom, UK)

2013      Professional copy-editing (SfEP, UK)

2013      Introduction to Web Editorial (SfEP, UK)

2013      Introduction to Copy-editing (SfEP, UK)

2013      Introduction to Publishing (Publishing Training Centre, UK)

Publications

100 Meters – an EFL/ESL play about a girl who overcame disability, poverty and racism to become the fastest woman in the world. For use in classrooms and student theatre productions. Teaching Pack containing 15 hours of classroom activities. English level CEFR A2, available in UK or US English. Poble Sec Books, 2022. (ISBN: 9781999983642)

Celia’s Room – an LGBT+ novel set in Barcelona. Poble Sec Books, 2011. (ISBN: 9788461540976)

Through the Whirlpool – Book 1 of an environmental fantasy. Poble Sec Books, 2013. (ISBN: 9780957655126)

Twilight Crosser – Book 2 of an environmental fantasy. Poble Sec Books, 2014. (ISBN: 9780957655133)

Lake of Stone – Book 3 of an environmental fantasy. Poble Sec Books, 2015. (ISBN: 9780957655157)

BCN Free Art 01: The Port and Barceloneta – a guide to free art in BCN, Poble Sec Books, 2016. (ISBN: 9780993229800)

Continuing professional development
Workshops