![]() Dreyer began the project as a revision of an internal memo to advise copy editors and proofreaders at Random House. ĭreyer's English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style was published in the US on January 29, 2019, with a UK edition to follow on May 30, 2019. Supervising the publication of hundreds of titles a year- The New York Times describes Dreyer's role as "style-arbiter-of-last-resort"-he works only with novelist Elizabeth Strout as the sole author he continues to copy-edit himself. He was promoted from group manager to senior managing editor and copy chief in 2008 and now serves as vice-president, executive managing editor and copy chief, at the Random House division of Penguin Random House. In 1993 he joined Random House full time as a production editor. ![]() ![]() He worked in bars and restaurants before turning to freelance proofreading, then copy editing. Career Įarly in his career, Dreyer pursued writing and acting. ![]() He grew up in Queens, New York and Albertson, Long Island. Early life ĭreyer was born in a Jewish family. He is copy chief at Random House and the author of Dreyer’s English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style (2019). ![]() Benjamin Dreyer (born May 11, 1958) is an American writer and copy editor. ![]()
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